“In March of 2007, the Delta-13 “all aluminum” and “aerospace engineered” billiard ball rack was born. The idea was spawned while developing a wall mount for leaning up a cue stick during pool play. The production manager at Tag Team Manufacturing was tired of his Dad and buddies putting chalk marks on his family room walls as they knocked over their cue sticks. At the time, it seemed logical to design a pool ball rack made out of aluminum to go with the wall mount. By August 2007, the rack design had changed from a “three pound gorilla” to a 16oz superior product thanks to feedback received from the WPBA (Women’s Professional Billiard Association).

On June 1st of 2013, Delta-13 introduced a new Select rack. As a result of this new Select design, the Regular rack is discontinued, which should make the market value of this rack go up.

The Select is made out of the same 6061 extruded aluminum as the Elite with a sleek new three sided design. The Select features a patented ergonomic grip and new design for a consistently tight rack with explosive results and reducing cloth wear. The Select will come in the two most popular colors; Pitch Black and Silver Grey.

Shortly after the final design changes, the UPA, which is now the U.S. Pool Players Association, decided to endorse the “Delta-13” and make it their official rack. They too, were instrumental in helping the Delta-13 receive early recognition. It was during this same time period that the company, Executive Billiards (changed to Delta-13 in October 2013) was started. It’s main objectives were to market and distribute the Delta-13 brand. Delta-13 began to sponsor professional billiard tournaments in March of 2008 and the first racks were sold in a booth at the Super Billiards Expo. The Delta-13 Elite is manufactured in Parker, Colorado by Tag Team Manufacturing, a 30- year old company specializing in manufacturing aerospace, medical devise, and computer storage components.

The Delta-13 Elite are custom-made and adheres to strict guidelines used in aerospace manufacturing. The rack is guaranteed to never warp, bend, or splinter when used for the intended purpose. Humidity, dryness and even the acid from your hands will not deteriorate the Delta-13 racks. The dimensions are so exact, it identifies under-sized balls, which will dramatically improve the break, potentially putting more balls into the pockets. This is one of the many reasons the professional players love the Delta-13. In addition, the rack has less friction on cloth and thus billiard halls change their expensive cloth less often. Finally, there are a number of anodized colors to select from and the company performs custom engraving to include names, dates, logos, etc. Delta-13 purchased a laser engraving machine in 2014, which allows them to place any text, logo, or picture on the side of the racks.

In 2016, Delta-13 sought after a company who could produce patterns on the racks and came out with the first ever, American Flag anodized Select Ball Rack. Delta-13 is a proud company of products made 100% in the U.S.A.

Delta-13 has sponsored over 50 professional tournaments and tours along with several amateur leagues. Delta-13 is the rack sponsor for world renowned trick shot artist, Florian “Venom” Kohler.

The Delta-13 brand is known to most professional players and amateurs alike around the world. Delta-13 has also been one of the biggest sponsors of the US 9-Ball Champions from 2008-2012, Delta-13 was the official rack for the Billiards International ESPN through 2014 and was the official rack of the Women’s Pro Billiard Tour through 2013. In March of 2013, six years after the Elite rack was invented, with the help of a $13,000 CAD program, Delta-13 designed a new rack. This would bring a higher quality product at a lower cost into the market. After having overseas complications and the complexity of the painting process for the Delta-13 Regular rack, Delta-13 went back to the drawing boards to rethink a better solution. We found a less expensive way to produce a rack in house in order to have a complete Delta-13 product line made in the U.S.A. On June 1st of 2013, Delta-13 introduced a new Select rack. As a result of this new Select design, the Regular rack is discontinued, which should make the market value of this rack go up.