1979 Canadian Open
The 1979 Canadian Open was the sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, Canadian Open, which took place in September 1979.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1979 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,222 |
| Final | |
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| Score | 17–16 |
← 1978 1980 → | |
Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–16 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gordon Tekatch | 9 | |
Cliff Thorburn | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ken Shea | 5 | |
Gordon Tekatch | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Davis | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy White | 9 | |
Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tony Knowles | 5 | |
Jimmy White | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Robitaille | 9 | |
Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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D Ireland | 5 | |
Kevin Robitaille | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Higgins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Thornley | 9 | |
Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Whittaker | 2 | |
Paul Thornley | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Griffiths | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Derek Norris | 9 | |
Terry Griffiths | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Bennett | 7 | |
Derek Norris | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Wych | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Wych | 9 | |
Jim Wych | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mario Morra | 7 | |
Tony Meo | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Stevens | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Johnson | 9 | |
Kirk Stevens | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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John Bear | 7 | |
Joe Johnson | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Stevens | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Taylor | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kari Elovaara | 9 | |
Dennis Taylor | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Regina | 8 | |
Kari Elovaara | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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