1979 Canadian Open

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

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–16 in the final.

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.

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.

Main draw

Results from the later rounds are shown below.

Other events

There were two additional events run alongside the main snooker tournament.

• 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.

References

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2. 1979 Player's Canadian Open
3. Canadian Women's Open
4. Canadian Open (golf)
5. Canadian Open (tennis)
6. Canada
7. Borg–McEnroe rivalry
8. Lee Trevino
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10. Open front unrounded vowel
11. List of proposed provinces and territories of Canada
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13. 1979 NHL expansion
14. Royal Bank of Canada
15. Canadian Pacific Railway
16. Petro-Canada
17. List of Canadian writers
18. National Bank of Canada
19. Canadian Open Chess Championship
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