1988 Canadian Masters

Canadian MastersTournament information

Dates| 26 October – 5 November 1988 (1988-10-26 – 1988-11-05)
Venue| Minkler Auditorium
City| Toronto
Country| Canada
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £200,000[1]
Winner's share| £40,000[2]
Highest break|  Dennis Taylor (NIR) (132)[3]
Final
Champion|  Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up|  Steve Davis (ENG)
Score| 9–4

← 1987

Snooker tournament

The 1988 BCE Canadian Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 26 October to 5 November 1988 at the Minkler Auditorium, Toronto, Canada.[4] This was the first and only year the event was held as a ranking event. All preliminary rounds were played in the UK and only the last 32 players travelled to Canada.[5]

Jimmy White won the tournament by defeating Steve Davis nine frames to four in the final.[6][7]

As of 2025 it remains the only ranking event to take place in North America.[8]

## Main draw

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| Last 32
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Final
Best of 17 frames |

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|  Steve Davis | 5 | | | | |
|  George Scott | 1 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
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| | |  Steve James | 0 |
|  Steve James | 5 |

|  Joe Johnson | 4 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
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| | |  Terry Griffiths | 3 |
|  Doug Mountjoy | 5 | |

|  Willie Thorne | 4 |
| |  Doug Mountjoy | 4 |
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| | |  Terry Griffiths | 5 |
|  Terry Griffiths | 5 |

|  Ray Reardon | 2 |
| |  Steve Davis | 9 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  Cliff Thorburn | 5 | | |

|  John Spencer | 2 |
| |  Cliff Thorburn | 5 |
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| | |  Ian Graham | 4 |
|  Ian Graham | 5 |

|  Eddie Charlton | 2 |
| |  Cliff Thorburn | 4 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  Cliff Wilson | 5 | |

|  Dean Reynolds | 4 |
| |  Cliff Wilson | 1 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  Stephen Hendry | 5 |

|  Danny Fowler | 2 |
| |  Steve Davis | 4 |
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| | |  Jimmy White | 9 |
|  Warren King | 5 | | | |

|  Steve Duggan | 4 |
| |  Warren King | 2 |
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| | |  Mike Hallett | 5 |
|  Mike Hallett | 5 |

|  Marcel Gauvreau | 3 |
| |  Mike Hallett | 5 |
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| | |  John Parrott | 3 |
|  John Virgo | 5 | |

|  Steve Newbury | 2 |
| |  John Virgo | 4 |
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| | |  John Parrott | 5 |
|  John Parrott | 5 |

|  Darren Morgan | 3 |
| |  Mike Hallett | 2 |
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| | |  Jimmy White | 9 |
|  David Taylor | 5 | | |

|  Colin Roscoe | 1 |
| |  David Taylor | 2 |
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| | |  Dennis Taylor | 5 |
|  Dennis Taylor | 5 |

|  Martin Clark | 4 |
| |  Dennis Taylor | 3 |
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| | |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  Steve Longworth | 5 | |

|  Murdo MacLeod | 3 |
| |  Steve Longworth | 0 |
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| | |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  Jimmy White | 5 |

|  Mark Bennett | 3 |

## References

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1. ^ Smith, Terry (8 November 1988). "White reminds Davis he still needs practice". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 36.
2. ^ Smith, Terry (7 November 1988). "White ends brilliant Davis run". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 34.
3. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). "Jimmy's turn!". The Official 1990 Matchroom Special. London: Hamyln. pp. 14–15\. ISBN 0600566005.
4. ^ Smith, Terry (11 August 1988). "Canadian ban poses threat". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 37.
5. ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
6. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 156.
7. ^ "Canadian Masters (1988)". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
8. ^ "List of all snooker ranking events in history and the champions". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 23 April 2025.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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