1979 Canadian Open

The 1979 Canadian Open was the sixth edition of the snooker tournament the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1979.^[1]

Canadian Open

Tournament information
Dates	September 1979
Venue	Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City	Toronto
Country	Canada
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	$6,000 (£2,222)
Final
Champion	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Runner-up	Terry Griffiths (WAL)
Score	17–16
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Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–16 in the final.^[2][3]

Summary

The event was held at the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium and was open to any player who paid the $30 entry fee. The top eight seeds were placed into the seventh round.^[2]

Thorburn led Griffiths 10–3 in the final, before winning in the deciding frame, 17–16. Thorburn received $6,000 as winner, with Griffiths taking $2,000 as runner-up.^[2]

Main draw

Results from the later rounds are shown below.^[2][3]

	Round 6 Best of 17 frames					Round 7 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 33 frames
						Cliff Thorburn		9
	Gordon Tekatch		9			Gordon Tekatch		1
											Cliff Thorburn		9
	Ken Shea		5
											Steve Davis		6
						Steve Davis		9
	Jimmy White		9			Jimmy White		3
																Cliff Thorburn		9
	Tony Knowles		5
																Alex Higgins		6
						Alex Higgins		9
	Kevin Robitaille		9			Kevin Robitaille		0
											Alex Higgins		9
	D Ireland		5
											Bill Werbeniuk		5
						Bill Werbeniuk		9
	Paul Thornley		9			Paul Thornley		8
																					Cliff Thorburn		17
	Jim Whittaker		2
																					Terry Griffiths		16
						Terry Griffiths		9
	Derek Norris		9			Derek Norris		6
											Terry Griffiths		9
	Bernard Bennett		7
											Jim Wych		2
						Jim Wych		9
	Jim Wych		9			Tony Meo		8
																Terry Griffiths		9
	Mario Morra		7
																Kirk Stevens		8
						Kirk Stevens		9
	Joe Johnson		9			Joe Johnson		2
											Kirk Stevens		9
	John Bear		7
											Dennis Taylor		3
						Dennis Taylor		9
	Kari Elovaara		9			Kari Elovaara		2
	Tom Regina		8

Other events

There were two additional events run alongside the main snooker tournament.^[2]

• Women's snooker: Natalie Stelmach won the tournament by defeating Ann Johnson 4–3 in the final.
• English billiards: There were 16 entrants. Joe Johnson defeated Ian Williamson 500–284 in the final.