The Canadian Masters was a professional snooker tournament.
History The tournament was first held in 1974 and was named Canadian Open in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was part of Canadian National Exhibition Week. It was however discontinued after it clashed with the early start of the Main Tour. The event was revived in 1985, and was retitled as Canadian Masters. It was an eight-man invitation event held at the CBC Television Studios. The tournament was sponsored by BCE in 1985 and 1986.
In 1987 the tournament became part of the World Series and Labatt's overtook sponsorship of the event. In 1989 it became the first ranking event held overseas, although only the stages from the last 32 were held in Canada. BCE sponsored the tournament, which was won by Jimmy White, who defeated Steve Davis 9–4 to win £40,000.
It was held in the Minkler Auditorium, with the crowd filling the 1000 seats (Seneca Village, 1750 Finch Ave E, Toronto M2H)
Winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season Canadian Open (non-ranking) 1974 Cliff Thorburn Dennis Taylor 8–6 1974/75 1975 Alex Higgins John Pulman 15–7 1975/76 1976 John Spencer Alex Higgins 17–9 1976/77 1977 Alex Higgins John Spencer 17–14 1977/78 1978 Cliff Thorburn Tony Meo 17–15 1978/79 1979 Cliff Thorburn Terry Griffiths 17–16 1979/80 1980 Cliff Thorburn Terry Griffiths 17–10 1980/81 Canadian Masters (non-ranking) 1985 Dennis Taylor Steve Davis 9–5 1985/86 1986 Steve Davis Willie Thorne 9–3 1986/87 1987 Dennis Taylor Jimmy White 9–7 1987/88 Canadian Masters (ranking) 1988 Jimmy White Steve Davis 9–4 1988/89
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