1978 Canadian Open

The 1978 Canadian Open was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place from August to September 1978.[1]

Canadian Open
Tournament information
Dates16 August–4 September 1978
VenueCanadian National Exhibition Stadium
CityToronto
CountryCanada
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
Champion Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up Tony Meo
Score17–15
1977
1979

Cliff Thorburn won the title defeating Tony Meo 17–15 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[2]

  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 Thorburn 9  
          Leo Levitt 1  
  Cliff Thorburn 9  
  Paul Thornley 7  
      Paul Thornley 9
          John Pulman 6  
  Cliff Thorburn 9  
  Kevin Robitaille 5  
          Kevin Robitaille 9  
          Tom Regina 2  
  Kevin Robitaille 9
  Tony Knowles 5  
Tony Knowles 9 Tony Knowles 9
Steve Mizerak 7     Rex Williams 2  
  Cliff Thorburn 17
  Tony Meo 15
Tony Meo 9     Tony Meo 9  
Frank Jonik 8     Bill Werbeniuk 3  
  Tony Meo 9
  Kirk Stevens 3  
      Kirk Stevens 9
          ? ? ?  
  Tony Meo 9
  Alex Higgins 7  
          Alex Higgins 9  
          Mario Morra 5  
  Alex Higgins 9
  Steve Davis 8  
Steve Davis 9 Steve Davis 9
Kari Elovaara 0     Willie Thorne 3  

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.
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