1979 Canadian Open

Canadian OpenTournament information

Dates| September 1979
Venue| Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City| Toronto
Country| Canada
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Non-ranking event
Winner's share| $6,000 (£2,222)
Final
Champion|  Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Runner-up|  Terry Griffiths (WAL)
Score| 17–16

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Snooker tournament

The 1979 Canadian Open was the sixth edition of the snooker tournament the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1979.[1]

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–16 in the final.[2][3]

## Summary

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The event was held at the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium and was open to any player who paid the $30 entry fee. The top eight seeds were placed into the seventh round.[2]

Thorburn led Griffiths 10–3 in the final, before winning in the deciding frame, 17–16. Thorburn received $6,000 as winner, with Griffiths taking $2,000 as runner-up.[2]

## Main draw

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Results from the later rounds are shown below.[2][3]

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Round 6
Best of 17 frames| | | Round 7
Best of 17 frames| | | Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames| | | Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames| | | Final
Best of 33 frames
| | | | |
| |  Cliff Thorburn| 9
| | |
|  Gordon Tekatch| 9| | |  Gordon Tekatch| 1| |
| | | | |  Cliff Thorburn| 9
|  Ken Shea| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Steve Davis| 6| |
| |  Steve Davis| 9| | | |
| | | |
|  Jimmy White| 9| | |  Jimmy White| 3| |
| | | | |  Cliff Thorburn| 9
|  Tony Knowles| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Alex Higgins| 6| |
| |  Alex Higgins| 9| | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Kevin Robitaille| 9| | |  Kevin Robitaille| 0| |
| | | | |  Alex Higgins| 9
|  D Ireland| 5| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Bill Werbeniuk| 5| |
| |  Bill Werbeniuk| 9| | | |
| | | |
|  Paul Thornley| 9| | |  Paul Thornley| 8| |
| | | | |  Cliff Thorburn| 17
|  Jim Whittaker| 2| | | | |
| | | | |  Terry Griffiths| 16
| |  Terry Griffiths| 9| | | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Derek Norris| 9| | |  Derek Norris| 6| |
| | | | |  Terry Griffiths| 9
|  Bernard Bennett| 7| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Jim Wych| 2| |
| |  Jim Wych| 9| | | |
| | | |
|  Jim Wych| 9| | |  Tony Meo| 8| |
| | | | |  Terry Griffiths| 9
|  Mario Morra| 7| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Kirk Stevens| 8| |
| |  Kirk Stevens| 9| | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Joe Johnson| 9| | |  Joe Johnson| 2| |
| | | | |  Kirk Stevens| 9
|  John Bear| 7| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Dennis Taylor| 3| |
| |  Dennis Taylor| 9| | | |
| | |
|  Kari Elovaara| 9| | |  Kari Elovaara| 2| |
| | | |
|  Tom Regina| 8| | |
| | | | | | | |

## Other events

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There were two additional events run alongside the main snooker tournament.[2]

* Women's snooker: Natalie Stelmach won the tournament by defeating Ann Johnson 4–3 in the final.
* English billiards: There were 16 entrants. Joe Johnson defeated Ian Williamson 500–284 in the final.

## References

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1. ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. ^ a b c d e "Round by round at the C.N.E. International". Snooker Scene. Halesowen. October 1979. pp. 11–17.
3. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.

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