Canadian Open 1976 (snooker)

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Canadian Open 1976
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Tournament type: Non-ranking
Attendees: 16
Venue: Canadian National Exhibition , Toronto , Canada
Opening: September 1976
Endgame: September 1976

Winner: EnglandEngland John Spencer
Finalist: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Highest Break: CanadaCanada Bernie Mikkelsen (141)
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The 1976 Canadian Open was a professional, non-ranking snooker tournament for the 1976/77 season . They were held in September 1976 as part of the Canadian National Exhibition in the Canadian city ​​of Toronto . In the final, last year's winner Alex Higgins lost 9:17 to Englishman John Spencer . The highest break was played by Canadian amateur Bernie Mikkelsen with a 141 break.

Prize money

Compared to last year, the total prize money has been reduced by approximately £ 100 to £ 4,248.

Prize money
winner £ 2,167
finalist £ 867
Semi-finalist £ 303
Quarter finalist 108 pounds
Round of 16 22 pounds
All in all £ 4,248

Tournament course

As in the previous year, eight professional players each faced a Canadian amateur player in the round of 16, but unlike last year they were not all eliminated. Thus achieved Winnie McKinlay least the quarter-finals and bill werbeniuk the semifinals. Up until then, all games were played in the best of 17 frames mode , only in the final this was increased to the best of 33 frames .

The best placed participant in the world rankings was number two in the world, Alex Higgins.

  Round of 16
best of 17 frames 		  Quarterfinals
Best of 17 frames 		  Semi-final
best of 17 frames 		  Final
Best of 33 frames
                                     
2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9                  
A. CanadaCanada Kirk Stevens 4th  
2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
  14th CanadaCanada Bill Werbeniuk 3  
14th CanadaCanada Bill Werbeniuk 9
 
A. CanadaCanada Paul Lanning 6th  
2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
  A. CanadaCanada Bernie Mikkelsen 1  
15th EnglandEngland John Pulman 9      
 
A. CanadaCanada Mario Morra 4th  
15th EnglandEngland John Pulman 8th
  A. CanadaCanada Bernie Mikkelsen 9  
22nd EnglandEngland David Greaves 6th
 
A. CanadaCanada Bernie Mikkelsen 9  
2 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
  8th EnglandEngland John Spencer 17th
8th EnglandEngland John Spencer 9            
 
A. CanadaCanada Denis McColgan 1  
8th EnglandEngland John Spencer 9
  A. CanadaCanada Winnie McKinley 2  
22nd EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 8th
 
A. CanadaCanada Winnie McKinley 9  
8th EnglandEngland John Spencer 9
  22nd EnglandEngland John Virgo 4th  
13 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 9      
 
A. CanadaCanada Eddy Agha 1  
13 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
  22nd EnglandEngland John Virgo 9  
22nd EnglandEngland John Virgo 9
 
A. CanadaCanada Stan Holden 4th  

final

In the final, two former world champions met with Alex Higgins and John Spencer , both of whom were to become world champions one more time (Higgins 1982 and Spencer 1977). Both had defeated two amateurs and one professional player on their way to the final before they met in the final.

After an even start of the match, Spencer won two frames in a row after Higgins equalized 2-2, before Higgins came up to 3-4. Then Spencer extended his lead to 6-3 before Higgins came up 4-6. But now Spencer won five frames in a row to 11-4 lead. Higgins won the 16th frame, but Spencer extended his lead and took the lead 14-5. Higgins could still win four frames to 9:14, but with 8:89, 51:72 and 40:68 Spencer won the last three frames necessary to win the match and tournament.

Final: Best of 33 Frames
Canadian National Exhibition ,  Toronto , Canada , September 1976
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9: 17 EnglandEngland John Spencer
1: 108 ; 70 : 63; 36: 49 ; 65 : 54; 22: 76 ; 29: 66 ; 53:28 ; 28: 95 (78);
18: 101 ; 70:15 ; 41: 77 ; 8: 114 (90); 21: 94 ; 56: 70 ; 56: 68 ; 111 : 0 (74);
55: 72 ; 59: 86 (86); 32: 65 ; 109 : 0 (102); 69 : 14; 75:30 ; 88:23 (56); 8: 89 (74);
51: 72 ; 40: 68
102 Highest break 90
1 Century breaks -
3 50+ breaks 4th

Century Breaks

For the first time in tournament history, amateurs played a Century Break , with Bernie Mikkelsen and Stan Holden being two amateurs. A total of seven Centurys were played by five players.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1976 Canadian Open. CueTracker.net, accessed on March 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Chris Turner: Canadian Open / Canadian Masters - World Ranking and Invitation Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on April 18, 2016 ; accessed on March 16, 2019 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1976 Canadian Open - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed on March 16, 2019 .
  4. ^ Ron Florax: Rankings - 1976-1977. CueTracker.net, accessed on March 16, 2019 .