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Canadian Masters (snooker)

Professional snooker tournament in Canada

Professional snooker tournament in Canada

FieldValue
tournament_nameCanadian Masters
venueMinkler Auditorium
locationToronto
countryCanada
establishment1974
organisationWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
formatRanking event
final year1989
Final ChampionENG Jimmy White

The Canadian Masters was a professional snooker tournament.

History

The tournament was first held in 1974 and was named Canadian Open in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of Canadian National Exhibition Week. It was however discontinued after it clashed with the early start of the Main Tour. The event was revived in 1985, and was retitled as Canadian Masters. It was an eight-man invitation event held at the CBC Television Studios. The tournament was sponsored by BCE in 1985 and 1986.

In 1987 the tournament became part of the World Series and Labatt's overtook sponsorship of the event. In 1989 it became the first ranking event held overseas, although only the stages from the last 32 were held in Canada. BCE sponsored the tournament, which was won by Jimmy White, who defeated Steve Davis 9–4 to win £40,000.

It was held in the Minkler Auditorium, with the crowd filling the 1000 seats (Seneca Village, 1750 Finch Ave E, Toronto M2H)

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreSeasonCanadian Open (non-ranking)Canadian Masters (non-ranking)Canadian Masters (ranking)
1974CAN Cliff ThorburnNIR Dennis Taylor8–61974/75
1975NIR Alex HigginsENG John Pulman15–71975/76
1976ENG John SpencerNIR Alex Higgins17–91976/77
1977NIR Alex HigginsENG John Spencer17–141977/78
1978CAN Cliff ThorburnENG Tony Meo17–151978/79
1979CAN Cliff ThorburnWAL Terry Griffiths17–161979/80
1980CAN Cliff ThorburnWAL Terry Griffiths17–101980/81
1985NIR Dennis TaylorENG Steve Davis9–51985/86
1986ENG Steve DavisENG Willie Thorne9–31986/87
1987NIR Dennis TaylorENG Jimmy White9–71987/88
1988ENG Jimmy WhiteENG Steve Davis9–41988/89

References

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  2. (3 November 1986). "Brit Davis pockets Canadian snooker". [[The Gazette (Montreal).
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