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Canadian Professional Championship

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Canadian Professional Championship
Tournament information
LocationToronto
CountryCanada
Established1974
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1988
Final championAlain Robidoux

The Canadian Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for Canadian players.

History

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The championship was first played unofficially in 1974 with Cliff Thorburn winning the title.

The first official Canadian tournament was played in 1983 when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per player to any country holding a professional national championship. Like other similar tournaments in Australia and South Africa, it was discontinued when WPBSA funding was withdrawn after the 1988/89 season.

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue Season
1980 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 9–6 Toronto 1979/80
1983 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Frank Jonik 9–8 Toronto 1983/84
1984 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Mario Morra 9–2 Toronto 1984/85
1985 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bob Chaperon 6–4 Toronto 1985/86
1986 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 6–2 Toronto 1986/87
1987 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Bear 8–4 Toronto 1987/88
1988 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Jim Wych 8–4 Toronto 1988/89

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 30 October 2017.