The insistence by Hazelgrove Superleague that their new range of Superleague pool tables would match, if not better, the quality of tables that had formerly borne the illustrious name from an earlier manufacturer was a major reason why the launch of the new tables from the company's Cannock factory was delayed. Superleague director Eric Lewis was adamant that the proud bearers of the name should, to continue the nautical image, be "up to standard"as the Royal Navy would say.