>>6822311

Snooker CB is smaller than the object balls (OB).

Standard American tournament pocket billiard balls - CB is same diameter as OBs = 2.25".

A bar box CB is oversized relative to OBs to allow for return.

The balls in the picture are racked for either 14.1 or one-pocket.

For an 8 ball rack, the 1 ball must be in front.

For rotation games, the 15 ball is the head ball, the 2 and 3 balls are racked behind the 15. The 1 ball is in the middle of the rack with the 13 & 14 balls behind the 1 ball with the rest of the balls placed in any order.

Assuming a game is about to be played, somebody racked those balls for a high-skill game. I'd like to think for one-pocket.

>>6822403

It's the 12. You can see the purple at the top right edge of the ball. Very typical appearance when the rack is covering the bottom of the balls.

>>6822536

The worn path from the CB to the rack indicates that's the usual breaking spot for the CB on that table. However, it is not the recommended breaking position for the CB in any game nowadays. For most slam breaks, the shooter wants the CB to come off the head ball and over to one of the long rails so it will bank back into center table for possible position for the next shot should an OB be pocketed. That requires an off center set position for the CB and hitting with draw.

>>6822573