Canadian Open 1980 (snooker)

Canadian Open 1980 Dufferin Cue Canadian Open 1980
Tournament type:	Non-ranking
Attendees:	24
Venue:	Canadian National Exhibition , Toronto , Canada
Opening:	August 13, 1980
Endgame:	August 31, 1980
Winner:	Cliff Thorburn
Finalist:	Terry Griffiths
Highest Break:	139 ( Willie Thorne )
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The 1980 Dufferin Cue Canadian Open was a professional, non-ranking snooker tournament for the 1980/81 season . It was held from August 13 to 31, 1980 as part of the Canadian National Exhibition in the Canadian city ​​of Toronto . The winner was local hero Cliff Thorburn , who defeated the Welshman Terry Griffiths 17:10 in the final. It was the last event for the Canadian Open as the tournament got in the way of the earlier start of the season in Great Britain. It wasn't until 1985 that it was revived as the Canadian Masters .

Prize money

For the first time, the tournament was sponsored by the cue manufacturer Dufferin Cue . It was for this reason that the prize pool was increased by more than 300% to £ 9,822 , about a quarter of which went to the winner.

	Prize money
winner	£ 2,222
finalist	£ 2,000
Semi-finalist	£ 1,000
Quarter finalist	£ 500
Round of 16	150 pounds
Round 1	50 pounds
All in all	£ 9,822

Tournament course

The field of 24 players mostly took part in the first round, with eight professional players not joining until the round of 16. In the first round, eight other professional players and eight English and Canadian amateurs competed, with one professional playing against an amateur. The eight winners each played in the round of 16 against another professional player, from there on the tournament victory was played out. Up to the semi-finals, the games were played in the best of 17 frames mode, before this was increased to a maximum of 33 frames in the final.

Note: Since the number one in the world ranking list Ray Reardon did not take part in the tournament, the counting of the world ranking list positions starts at two. Furthermore, the amateur players are marked with an A instead of the world ranking positions.

	First round best of 17 frames				Round of 16 best of 17 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 17 frames					Semi-final best of 17 frames					Final Best of 33 frames
	28	Tony Knowles	3		2	Cliff Thorburn	9
	A.	Eddy Agha	9		A.	Eddy Agha	1
										2	Cliff Thorburn	9
										28	Mario Morra	5
	28	Mario Morra 1	9		17th	Jim Wych	3
	A.	Jason Whittaker	2		28	Mario Morra	9
															2	Cliff Thorburn	9
															11	Kirk Stevens	5
	28	Paul Thornley	8th		11	Kirk Stevens	9
	A.	Kenny Shea	9		A.	Kenny Shea	4th
										11	Kirk Stevens	9
										28	Frank Jonik	5
	28	Frank Jonik	9		15th	John Spencer	7th
	A.	Jim Bear	6th		28	Frank Jonik	9
																				2	Cliff Thorburn	17th
																				5	Terry Griffiths	10
					4th	Alex Higgins	9
					28	Jimmy White	7th
										4th	Alex Higgins	9
										28	Tony Meo	7th
	28	Bernie Mikkelsen	9		28	Tony Meo	9
	A.	Gilles Boismenu	1		28	Bernie Mikkelsen	1
															4th	Alex Higgins	6th
															5	Terry Griffiths	9
	28	John Bear	9		5	Terry Griffiths	9
	A.	R. Tammett	4th		28	John Bear	4th
										5	Terry Griffiths	9
										13	Steve Davis	2
	20th	Willie Thorne	9		13	Steve Davis	9
	A.	Terry Whitthread	3		20th	Willie Thorne	3

¹At the same time Jim Wych defeated the English amateur player Vic Harris 9: 8.

final

In the final, Terry Griffiths from Welsh and Cliff Thorburn from Canada met two players who had become world snooker champions in 1979 (Griffiths) and 1980 (Thorburn). The two players faced each other in the final last year, when Thorburn won 17:16 and won his third title at the Canadian Open.

The beginning of the game was shaped by Thorburn, who took the lead 5-0 and 7-1. Griffiths then managed to win a frame before Thorburn restored the old distance and Griffiths was able to win another frame. But now Thorburn took over again, who now won five frames in a row and led with an impossible score of 13: 3. Griffiths shortened to 13: 5 before Thorburn ruined this success and won two frames himself. Now, however, Griffiths took over the helm when he - with the help of a 121 break - shortened to 15:10. Thorburn managed to win the 26th frame before he won the 27th frame with 82: 6 and thus won the match. For Thorburn, the fourth title win should remain the last, in the new edition of the tournament as the Canadian Masters , he managed one more final.

Final: Best of 33 Frames Canadian National Exhibition ,  Toronto , Canada , August 31, 1980
Cliff Thorburn	17 : 10	Terry Griffiths
59:36 ; 63:27 ; 64 : 41; 83 : 39; 62:22 ; 35: 92 ; 70 : 8; 64 : 6; 42: 70 ; 70 : 62; 42: 59 ; 62:29 ; 85 : 0 (69); 93:18 (68); 66 : 9; 66:24 ; 38: 55 ; 23: 62 ; 98 : 12 (94); 91 : 48 (74); 43: 55 ; 8: 129 (121); 0: 88 (58); 31: 65 ; 42: 84 (60); 58:16 ; 82 : 6
94	Highest break	121
-	Century breaks	1
4th	50+ breaks	3

Century Breaks

A total of six Century Breaks were played during the tournament , with no player reaching two or more Centuries.

Willie Thorne 139 Alex Higgins 126 Terry Griffiths 121

John Bear 118 Cliff Thorburn 109 Jimmy White 104

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1980 Canadian Open. CueTracker.net, accessed March 14, 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 14, 2019 (English).  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1980 Canadian Open - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed March 14, 2019 .  
4. ^ Ron Florax: Rankings - 1980-1981. CueTracker.net, accessed March 14, 2019 .