1977 Canadian Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August – 5 September 1977 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $15,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $6,000[2] |
| Highest break | John Spencer (ENG) (146)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up | John Spencer |
| Score | 17–14 |
← 1976 1978 → | |
The 1977 Canadian Open was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place between 17 August and 5 September 1977.[1][3]
Alex Higgins won the title defeating John Spencer 17–14 in the final.[4]
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 33 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Dillon | 1 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 9 | Cliff Thorburn | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Agha | 1 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 9 | Ray Reardon | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 6 | Ray Reardon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Holden | 9 | Stan Holden | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 6 | Alex Higgins | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 9 | John Spencer | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra | 3 | John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Robitaille | 9 | Kevin Robitaille | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 8 | John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 9 | Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych | 8 | Dennis Taylor | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | Bill Werbeniuk | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Duncan, Graham W. (October 1977). "Higgins Wins C.N.E.". National Billiard News: 12.
- ^ a b Duncan, Graham W. (October 1977). "C.N.E. Won by Higgins". National Billiard News: 26.
- ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 146.