1976 Canadian Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1976 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins |
| Score | 17–9 |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The 1976 Canadian Open was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1976.[1]
John Spencer won the title defeating Alex Higgins 17–9 in the final.[2]
Main draw
[edit]| Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 33 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denis McColgan | 1 | John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winnie McKinlay | 9 | Winnie McKinlay | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 8 | John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 9 | John Virgo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Holden | 6 | John Virgo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 9 | Cliff Thorburn | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Agha | 1 | John Spencer | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 9 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 4 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | Bill Werbeniuk | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Lanning | 6 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen | 9 | Bernie Mikkelsen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Greaves | 6 | Bernie Mikkelsen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 9 | John Pulman | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1976 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_(1953%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small} Alex Higgins |
| Score | 17–9 |
← 1975 1977 → | |
The 1976 Canadian Open was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1976.[1]
John Spencer won the title defeating Alex Higgins 17–9 in the final.[2]
Main draw
[2]
| Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 33 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Denis McColgan | 1 | John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winnie McKinlay | 9 | Winnie McKinlay | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 8 | John Spencer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 9 | John Virgo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Holden | 6 | John Virgo | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 9 | Cliff Thorburn | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Agha | 1 | John Spencer | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 9 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 4 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | Bill Werbeniuk | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Lanning | 6 | Alex Higgins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen | 9 | Bernie Mikkelsen | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Greaves | 6 | Bernie Mikkelsen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 9 | John Pulman | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "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.