Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Country | Canada |
Established | 1969 |
Organisation(s) | Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association |
Format | Amateur event |
Recent edition | 2015 |
Current champion(s) |
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The Canadian Amateur Championship (occasionally known as the Canadian Open Snooker Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in Canada and is the highest ranking amateur event in the Canada.
The competition was first established back in 1969 which was won by Paul Thornley. Alain Robidoux is the record championship holder with seven titles, one ahead of Kirk Stevens. Tom Finstad holds the record for reaching the most finals having reached eleven finals and won the championship three times. The championship is currently held by Alan Whitfield who defeated former champion Floyd Ziegler 6–1 to win the 2014 tournament.
Many former champions have gone on to play on the world tour such as Alain Robidoux, Kirk Stevens, Bob Chaperon, Jim Wych, Bill Werbeniuk and most noticeably Cliff Thorburn who won the compition in 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 2001 and would go on to become the only former champion to win the World Snooker Championship in 1980 becoming the first champion from outside the United Kingdom in the modern era.
Winners
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | City | |
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1969 | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1970 | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1971 | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1972 | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1973 | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
1974 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Unknown | |
1975 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Unknown | |
1976 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Unknown | |
1977 | ![]() |
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10–6 | Ottawa | |
1978 | ![]() |
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10–6 | Ottawa | |
1979[3] | ![]() |
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10–7 | Ottawa | |
1980 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Ottawa | |
1981 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Ottawa | |
1982 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Montreal | |
1983 | ![]() |
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9–3 | Montreal | |
1984 | ![]() |
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9–6 | Montreal | |
1985 | ![]() |
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9–6 | Montreal | |
1986 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Vancouver | |
1987 | ![]() |
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7–1 | Vancouver | |
1988 | ![]() |
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7–3 | Halifax | |
1989 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Halifax | |
1990 | ![]() |
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Unknown | Halifax | |
1991 | ![]() |
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8–5 | Toronto | |
1992 | ![]() |
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8–1 | Saskatoon | |
1993 | ![]() |
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8–6 | Saskatoon | |
1994 | ![]() |
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6–3 | Guelph | |
1995 | ![]() |
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7–3 | Vancouver | |
1996 | ![]() |
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8–4 | Saskatoon | |
1997 | ![]() |
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6–3 | Saint John | |
1998 | ![]() |
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7–3 | Halifax | |
1999 | ![]() |
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6–4 | Saint John | |
2000 | ![]() |
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6–3 | Guelph | |
2001 | ![]() |
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4–3 | Vaughan | |
2002 | ![]() |
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6–1 | Saint John | |
2003 | ![]() |
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6–2 | Halifax | |
2004 | ![]() |
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6–2 | Montreal | |
2005[4] | ![]() |
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6–4 | Montreal | |
2006[5] | ![]() |
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6–2 | Markham | |
2007[6] | ![]() |
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6–0 | Ottawa | |
2008[7] | ![]() |
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6–2 | Toronto | |
2009[8] | ![]() |
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6–1 | Toronto | |
2010[9] | ![]() |
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6–3 | Toronto | |
2011[10] | ![]() |
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6–0 | Toronto | |
2012[11] | ![]() |
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6–3 | Toronto | |
2013 | ![]() |
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6–2 | Toronto | |
2014[12] | ![]() |
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6–1 | Toronto | |
2015[13] | ![]() |
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6–2 | Toronto |
Stats
Finalists
Rank | Name | Winner | Runner-up | Finals |
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1 | Robidoux, AlainAlain Robidoux | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Thorburn, CliffCliff Thorburn | 6 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Stevens, KirkKirk Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 |
4 | Tom Finstad | 3 | 8 | 11 |
5 | Floyd Ziegler | 3 | 3 | 6 |
6 | John White | 2 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Paul Thornley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Wych, JimJim Wych | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Pagulayan, AlexAlex Pagulayan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Werbeniuk, BillBill Werbeniuk | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Chaperon, BobBob Chaperon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Gary Natale | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Winnie McKinley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Jim Bear | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Brian McConnell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Brady Golan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Ed Galati | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Chris Woods | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Daryl Wouters | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Kirk Clouthier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Mike Sobala | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Ben Reicker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Alan Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Bob Paquette | 0 | 5 | 5 |
25 | Fern Loyer | 0 | 2 | 2 |
25 | Jeff White | 0 | 2 | 2 |
27 | Julien St. Denis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Carey Lorraine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Claude Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Mike Sobala | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Larry Firth | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Bear, JohnJohn Bear | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Tom Matsui | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | John Kenyon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Gerard Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Ray Saunders | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Charlie Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Frank Kissner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
27 | Jason Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "CBSA Past Champions". cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian Amateur Snooker Champions". cbsa.ca. snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Jim Wych knock off champion". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2005 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2006 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2007 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2008 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2009 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2010 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2011 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Final Day of the Canadian Championships". thepoolscene.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Whitfield wins Canadian Snooker Championships". thepoolscene.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Canadian Snooker Championships". Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 August 2015.