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1983 Canadian Professional Championship

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Canadian Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates23 August – 4 September 1983 (1983-08-23 – 1983-09-04)
VenueCanadian National Exhibition Stadium
CityToronto
CountryCanada
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund$20,000[1]
Winner's share$5,000[2]
Highest break Jim Bear (CAN) (128)[3]
Final
ChampionCanada Kirk Stevens
Runner-upCanada Frank Jonik
Score9–8
1980
1984

The 1983 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 23 August and 4 September 1983 at the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Canada.[4][5]

Kirk Stevens won his first professional title, beating Frank Jonik 9–6 in the final.[6]

Main draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 17 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 Frames
Final
Best of 17 Frames
Canada Kirk Stevens 9
Canada Joe Cagianello 1 Canada Kirk Stevens 9
Canada Jim Bear 9 Canada Jim Bear 8
Canada John Bear 5 Canada Kirk Stevens 9
Canada Frank Jonik 9 Canada Frank Jonik 8
Canada Jim Wych 5 Canada Frank Jonik 9
Canada Cliff Thorburn 9 Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
Canada Bernie Mikkelsen 2

References

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  1. ^ "Sports in brief". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer. 3 September 1983. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Joe Ng's table-tennis career may be taking new bounce". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 5 September 1983. p. S5.
  3. ^ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 20. ISBN 0600501922.
  4. ^ "Thorburn sets hectic pace". Times Colonist. Victoria. 3 August 1983. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.
  7. ^ "1983 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.