Championship Snooker

Canadian television series

Championship Snooker

Presented by| Bill Walker
Narrated by| George Chenier (1966)
Gordon Jones (1967)
Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
Production
Producers| Claude Baikie (1966)
Rick Rice (1967)
Original release
Network| CBC Television
Release| 7 May 1966 (1966-05-07) –
16 September 1967 (1967-09-16)

Championship Snooker is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.

## Premise

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Each episode featured snooker games between two players, recorded in Toronto at the House of Champions and edited for the hour-long time slot.[1]

Don Maybee and Bob Trodd were the competitors in the debut episode.[2]

## Scheduling

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The series was broadcast on Saturday afternoons. The first series featured a 26-week tournament, broadcast between 7 May and 26 November 1966.[2] The second season was broadcast from 13 May to 16 September 1967,

## References

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1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Championship Snooker". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. ^ a b "Weekend Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 7 May 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

## External links

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* Allan, Blaine (1996). "Championship Snooker". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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