1 August 2014, Beijing - The CYCLOP Pool Balls, produced by the Shanghai Xinzhan Rubber Co., Ltd., became the official balls for competitions under the CBSA, announced the Chinese Billiards Association in Beijing on 31 July 2014, thereby breaking the Belgian monopoly over the past years. Pictures are scenes of the signing ceremony held on the same day for a five-year partnership between the CBSA and Shanghai Xinzhan. (Photos China Sports Online/Bai Yu)

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