Canadian Masters (snooker)

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.<ref name="cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk"/>

It was held in the Minkler Auditorium, with the crowd filling the 1000 seats (Seneca Village, 1750 Finch Ave E, Toronto M2H)

Winners

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Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
Canadian Open (non-ranking)
1974	Template:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	8–6	1974/75
1975	Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	Template:Flagicon John Pulman	15–7	1975/76
1976	Template:Flagicon John Spencer	Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	17–9	1976/77
1977	Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	Template:Flagicon John Spencer	17–14	1977/78
1978	Template:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn	Template:Flagicon Tony Meo	17–15	1978/79
1979	Template:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn	Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	17–16	1979/80
1980	Template:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn	Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	17–10	1980/81
Canadian Masters (non-ranking)
1985	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	9–5	1985/86
1986<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	Template:Flagicon Willie Thorne	9–3	1986/87
1987	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	9–7	1987/88
Canadian Masters (ranking)
1988	Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	9–4	1988/89