1978 Canadian Open

The 1978 Canadian Open was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place from August to September 1978.[1]

Canadian Open

Tournament information
Dates	16 August–4 September 1978
Venue	Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City	Toronto
Country	Canada
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up	Tony Meo
Score	17–15
← 1977 1979 →

Cliff Thorburn won the title defeating Tony Meo 17–15 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[2]

	Round 1 Best of 17 frames					Round 2 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 33 frames
							Cliff Thorburn	9
							Leo Levitt	1
												Cliff Thorburn	9
												Paul Thornley	7
					Paul Thornley	9
							John Pulman	6
																	Cliff Thorburn	9
																Kevin Robitaille	5
							Kevin Robitaille	9
							Tom Regina	2
												Kevin Robitaille	9
												Tony Knowles	5
		Tony Knowles	9		Tony Knowles	9
		Steve Mizerak	7				Rex Williams	2
																						Cliff Thorburn	17
																						Tony Meo	15
		Tony Meo	9				Tony Meo	9
		Frank Jonik	8				Bill Werbeniuk	3
												Tony Meo	9
												Kirk Stevens	3
					Kirk Stevens	9
						?	?	?
																	Tony Meo	9
																Alex Higgins	7
							Alex Higgins	9
							Mario Morra	5
												Alex Higgins	9
												Steve Davis	8
		Steve Davis	9		Steve Davis	9
		Kari Elovaara	0				Willie Thorne	3

References

1. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.