1980 Canadian Open

Snooker tournament

Canadian OpenTournament information

Dates| 13–31 August 1980 (1980-08-13 – 1980-08-31)
Venue| Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City| Toronto
Country| Canada
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Non-ranking event
Final
Champion|  Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up|  Terry Griffiths
Score| 17–10

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Snooker tournament

The 1980 Canadian Open was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in August 1980. This was the last time the tournament was played until 1985, when the tournament was rebranded as the Canadian Masters.[1]

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–10 in the final.[2]

## Main draw[edit]

[3]

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
| | |
|  Eddy Agha| 9| | |  Eddy Agha| 1| |
| | | | |  Cliff Thorburn| 9
|  Tony Knowles| 3| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Mario Morra| 5| |
| |  Mario Morra| 9| | | |
| | | |
|  Mario Morra| 9| | |  Jim Wych| 3| |
| | | | |  Cliff Thorburn| 9
|  Jason Whittaker| 2| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Kirk Stevens| 5| |
| |  Kirk Stevens| 9| | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Ken Shea| 9| | |  Ken Shea| 4| |
| | | | |  Kirk Stevens| 9
|  Paul Thornley| 8| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Frank Jonik| 5| |
| |  Frank Jonik| 9| | | |
| | | |
|  Frank Jonik| 9| | |  John Spencer| 7| |
| | | | |  Cliff Thorburn| 17
|  Jim Bear| 6| | | | |
| | | | |  Terry Griffiths| 10
| |  Terry Griffiths| 9| | | | | | | |
| | | |
|  John Bear| 9| | |  John Bear| 4| |
| | | | |  Terry Griffiths| 9
|  R Tammett| 4| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Steve Davis| 2| |
| |  Steve Davis| 9| | | |
| | | |
|  Willie Thorne| 9| | |  Willie Thorne| 3| |
| | | | |  Terry Griffiths| 9
|  Terry Whitthread| 3| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Alex Higgins| 6| |
| |  Alex Higgins| 9| | | | | | |
| | | |
|  Jimmy White| 9| | |  Jimmy White| 7| |
| | | | |  Alex Higgins| 9
|  Vic Harris| 8| | | | | | |
| | | | |  Tony Meo| 7| |
| |  Tony Meo| 9| | | |
| | |
|  Bernie Mikkelsen| 9| | |  Bernie Mikkelsen| 1| |
| | | |
|  Gilles Boismenu| 1| | |
| | | | | | | |

## References[edit]

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.
3. ^ "1980 Canadian Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

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