The 1980 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 18 and 22 March 1980 at the Masonic Temple in Toronto, Canada.[3][1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–22 March 1980 |
| Venue | Masonic Temple |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $15,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $4,500[1] |
| Highest break |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (131)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Cliff Thorburn |
| Runner-up | Jim Wych |
| Score | 9–6 |
1983 → | |
Cliff Thorburn won the title beating Jim Wych 9–6 in the final.[4]
Main draw
edit| First round Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik
| 5 | Frank Jonik
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Robitaille
| 2 | Cliff Thorburn
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Bear
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Bear
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Thornley
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Century breaks
edit- 131, 130, 112 – Cliff Thorburn
- 119 – Kevin Robitaille
- 114 – John Bear
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nine top stars to play snooker in pro tourney". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 17 March 1980. p. S5.
- ^ a b Duncan, Graham (May 1980). "Canadian Pro Snooker Champ: Cliff Thorburn". National Billiard News: 26.
- ^ "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ^ "1980 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.