1980 Canadian Open

Snooker tournament Canadian Open 1980 08 13 1980 08 31 y Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada WPBSA Non-ranking event $25,000Thorburn wins Open title again The Globe and Mail 1 September 1980 S2 $9,000 Willie Thorne ENG (139)Thorne faces Griffiths Leicester Mercury 9 September 1980 35 CAN Cliff Thorburn WAL Terry Griffiths 17–10 1979 1985 The 1980 Canadian Open was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place between 13 and 31 August 1980.CNE sports right on cue for opening The Toronto Star 13 August 1980 B4 This was the last time the tournament was played until 1985, when the tournament was rebranded as the Canadian Masters.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 17–10 in the final.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 147 __TOC__ Main draw 1980 Canadian Open Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=501 Snooker Database 22 February 2018 3 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210803094848/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=501 dead Round 1 Best of 17 frames Round 2Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 33 frames CAN Eddy Agha 9 ENG Tony Knowles 3 CAN Mario Morra 9 ENG Jason Whittaker 2 CAN Ken Shea 9 CAN Paul Thornley 8 CAN Frank Jonik 9 CAN Jim Bear 6 CAN John Bear 9 CAN R Tammett 4 ENG Willie Thorne 9 ENG Terry Whitthread 3 ENG Jimmy White 9 ENG Vic Harris 8 CAN Bernie Mikkelsen 9 CAN Gilles Boismenu 1 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 CAN Eddy Agha 1 CAN Mario Morra 9 CAN Jim Wych 3 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 CAN Ken Shea 4 CAN Frank Jonik 9 ENG John Spencer 7 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 CAN John Bear 4 ENG Steve Davis 9 ENG Willie Thorne 3 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG Jimmy White 7 ENG Tony Meo 9 CAN Bernie Mikkelsen 1 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 CAN Mario Morra 5 CAN Kirk Stevens 9 CAN Frank Jonik 5 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 ENG Steve Davis 2 NIR Alex Higgins 9 ENG Tony Meo 7 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 CAN Kirk Stevens 5 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 NIR Alex Higgins 6 CAN Cliff Thorburn 17 WAL Terry Griffiths 10 References Category:1980 in snooker Open Open