1975 Canadian Open

Canadian Open 1975 08 13 1975 09 1 y Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Snooker Canada Non-ranking event $10,000 $5,000 Cliff Thorburn CAN (142) NIR Alex Higgins ENG John Pulman 15–7 1974 1976 The 1975 Canadian Open was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place between 13 August and 1 September 1975.Duncan Graham W. "Plus" International Snooker Championship National Billiard News 10-11 October 1975Canadian 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 It was also referred to as the "Plus Cigarettes International".Alex Higgins wins "Plus Cigarettes" International Snooker Scene 1975 9 Alex Higgins won the title defeating John Pulman 15–7 in the final.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 146 81 players entered. There was a total prize fund of $10,000, with $5,000 awarded to the winner and $2,000 for the runner-up. Cliff Thorburn compiled the highest break of the tournament, 142. Main draw Results of the tournament are shown below. Numbers in parentheses indicate seedings. Last 16 Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 29 frames NIR Alex Higgins (4) 9 CAN Eric Mortenson 1 NIR Dennis Taylor (5) 9 CAN Wayne Jackson 3 ENG Graham Miles (3) 9 CAN Dave Ridge 5 CAN Cliff Thorburn (2) 9 CAN Gerry Watson 8 ENG John Pulman (6) 9 CAN Gabe Tarini 4 CAN Bill Werbeniuk (7) 9 CAN Eddy Agha 0 ENG Willie Thorne (8) 9 CAN Jerry Kapchinsky 4 ENG John Spencer (1) 9 CAN Leo Levitt 7 NIR Alex Higgins 9 NIR Dennis Taylor 7 ENG Graham Miles 9 CAN Cliff Thorburn 6 ENG John Pulman 9 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 8 ENG Willie Thorne 9 ENG John Spencer 7 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG Graham Miles 4 ENG John Pulman 9 ENG Willie Thorne 6 NIR Alex Higgins 15 ENG John Pulman 7 References Category:1975 in snooker Open Open