1980 Canadian Open

Canadian Open
Tournament information
Dates13–31 August 1980 (1980-08-13 – 1980-08-31)
VenueCanadian National Exhibition Stadium
CityToronto
CountryCanada
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
Champion Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up Terry Griffiths
Score17–10
1979
1985

The 1980 Canadian Open was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in August 1980. This was the last time the tournament was played until 1985, when the tournament was rebranded as the Canadian Masters.[1]

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–10 in the final.[2]

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 17 frames
Round 2
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 33 frames
Cliff Thorburn9
Eddy Agha9 Eddy Agha1
Cliff Thorburn9
Tony Knowles3
Mario Morra5
Mario Morra9
Mario Morra9 Jim Wych3
Cliff Thorburn9
Jason Whittaker2
Kirk Stevens5
Kirk Stevens9
Ken Shea9 Ken Shea4
Kirk Stevens9
Paul Thornley8
Frank Jonik5
Frank Jonik9
Frank Jonik9 John Spencer7
Cliff Thorburn17
Jim Bear6
Terry Griffiths10
Terry Griffiths9
John Bear9 John Bear4
Terry Griffiths9
R Tammett4
Steve Davis2
Steve Davis9
Willie Thorne9 Willie Thorne3
Terry Griffiths9
Terry Whitthread3
Alex Higgins6
Alex Higgins9
Jimmy White9 Jimmy White7
Alex Higgins9
Vic Harris8
Tony Meo7
Tony Meo9
Bernie Mikkelsen9 Bernie Mikkelsen1
Gilles Boismenu1

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
  3. ^ "1980 Canadian Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2018.