1979 Canadian Open

Canadian Open September 1979 Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada WPBSA Non-ranking event $6,000 (£2,222) Cliff Thorburn CAN Terry Griffiths WAL 17–16 1978 1980 The 1979 Canadian Open was the sixth edition of the snooker tournament the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1979.Canadian Open, Canadian Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 22 February 2018 Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–16 in the final.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 147 Summary 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. 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. Main draw Results from the later rounds are shown below.Round by round at the C.N.E. International Snooker Scene Halesowen October 1979 11–17 Round 6 Best of 17 frames Round 7Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 33 frames CAN Gordon Tekatch 9 CAN Ken Shea 5 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Tony Knowles 5 CAN Kevin Robitaille 9 CAN D Ireland 5 CAN Paul Thornley 9 CAN Jim Whittaker 2 CAN Derek Norris 9 ENG Bernard Bennett 7 CAN Jim Wych 9 CAN Mario Morra 7 ENG Joe Johnson 9 CAN John Bear 7 CAN Kari Elovaara 9 CAN Tom Regina 8 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 CAN Gordon Tekatch 1 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG Jimmy White 3 NIR Alex Higgins 9 CAN Kevin Robitaille 0 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 9 CAN Paul Thornley 8 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 CAN Derek Norris 6 CAN Jim Wych 9 ENG Tony Meo 8 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 ENG Joe Johnson 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 9 CAN Kari Elovaara 2 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 ENG Steve Davis 6 NIR Alex Higgins 9 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 5 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 CAN Jim Wych 2 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 NIR Dennis Taylor 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 NIR Alex Higgins 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 CAN Kirk Stevens 8 CAN Cliff Thorburn 17 WAL Terry Griffiths 16 Other events There were two additional events run alongside the main snooker tournament. 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 Category:1979 in snooker Open Open Category:Snooker in Canada