The 1980 Canadian Open was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in August 1980. This was the last time the tournament was played until 1985, when the tournament was rebranded as the Canadian Masters.[1]

Canadian Open
Tournament information
Dates13–31 August 1980 (1980-08-13 – 1980-08-31)
VenueCanadian National Exhibition Stadium
CityToronto
CountryCanada
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
ChampionCanada Cliff Thorburn
Runner-upWales Terry Griffiths
Score17–10
1979
1985

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–10 in the final.[2]

Main draw

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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
  Cliff Thorburn9
  Eddy Agha9  Eddy Agha1
  Cliff Thorburn9
  Tony Knowles3
  Mario Morra5
  Mario Morra9
  Mario Morra9  Jim Wych3
  Cliff Thorburn9
  Jason Whittaker2
  Kirk Stevens5
  Kirk Stevens9
  Ken Shea9  Ken Shea4
  Kirk Stevens9
  Paul Thornley8
  Frank Jonik5
  Frank Jonik9
  Frank Jonik9  John Spencer7
  Cliff Thorburn17
  Jim Bear6
  Terry Griffiths10
  Terry Griffiths9
  John Bear9  John Bear4
  Terry Griffiths9
  R Tammett4
  Steve Davis2
  Steve Davis9
  Willie Thorne9  Willie Thorne3
  Terry Griffiths9
  Terry Whitthread3
  Alex Higgins6
  Alex Higgins9
  Jimmy White9  Jimmy White7
  Alex Higgins9
  Vic Harris8
  Tony Meo7
  Tony Meo9
  Bernie Mikkelsen9  Bernie Mikkelsen1
  Gilles Boismenu1

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
  3. ^ "1980 Canadian Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2018.