Canadian Professional Championship

Canadian Professional Championship
Tournament information
LocationToronto
CountryCanada
Established1974
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1988
Final championAlain Robidoux

The Canadian Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for Canadian players.

History

The championship was first played unofficially in 1974 with Cliff Thorburn winning the title.

The first official Canadian tournament was played in 1983 when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per player to any country holding a professional national championship. Like other similar tournaments in Australia and South Africa, it was discontinued when WPBSA funding was withdrawn after the 1988/89 season.

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue Season
1980 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 9–6 Toronto 1979/80
1983 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Frank Jonik 9–8 Toronto 1983/84
1984 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Mario Morra 9–2 Toronto 1984/85
1985 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bob Chaperon 6–4 Toronto 1985/86
1986 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 6–2 Toronto 1986/87
1987 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Bear 8–4 Toronto 1987/88
1988 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Jim Wych 8–4 Toronto 1988/89

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 30 October 2017.