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Canadian Open
Tournament information
Dates16 August – 4 September 1978 (1978-08-16 – 1978-09-04)
Venue Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City Toronto
Country Canada
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon- ranking event
Total prize fund $15,000 [1]
Winner's share $6,000 [2]
Highest break  Tony Meo ( ENG) (131) [2]
Final
Champion Canada Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up England Tony Meo
Score17–15
1977
1979

The 1978 Canadian Open was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place between 16 August and 4 September 1978. [1] [3]

Cliff Thorburn won the title defeating Tony Meo 17–15 in the final. [4]

Main draw

[4]

Round 1
Best of 17 frames
Round 2
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 33 frames
Canada Cliff Thorburn9
Canada Leo Levitt1
Canada Cliff Thorburn9
Canada Paul Thornley7
Canada Paul Thornley9
England John Pulman6
Canada Cliff Thorburn9
Canada Kevin Robitaille5
Canada Kevin Robitaille9
Canada Tom Regina2
Canada Kevin Robitaille9
England Tony Knowles5
England Tony Knowles9
England Tony Knowles9 England Rex Williams2
Canada Cliff Thorburn17
United States Steve Mizerak7
England Tony Meo15
England Tony Meo9
England Tony Meo9 Canada Bill Werbeniuk3
England Tony Meo9
Canada Frank Jonik8
Canada Kirk Stevens3
Canada Kirk Stevens9
???
England Tony Meo9
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins7
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins9
Canada Mario Morra5
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins9
England Steve Davis8
England Steve Davis9
England Steve Davis9 England Willie Thorne3
Canada Kari Elovaara0

References

  1. ^ a b "Snooker tourney slated at Canadian National Exhibition". National Billiard News: 22. August 1978.
  2. ^ a b Duncan, Graham (November 1978). "Thorburn Dumps Meo For CNE Title". National Billiard News: 6–7.
  3. ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.