1974 Canadian Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1974 | 
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | 
| City | Toronto | 
| Country | Canada | 
| Organisation | WPBSA | 
| Format | Non-ranking event | 
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png) Cliff Thorburn | 
| Runner-up | .svg.png) Dennis Taylor | 
| Score | 8–6 | 
| 1975 →  | |
The 1974 Canadian Open was the first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1974.[1]
Cliff Thorburn won the title defeating Dennis Taylor 8–6 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Cliff Thorburn | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Joe Lapello | 3 | .svg.png) Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
|  Willie Thorne | 5 |  Willie Thorne | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Dave Ridge | 1 | .svg.png) Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
|  Graham Miles | 5 |  Graham Miles | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Tom Regina | 2 |  Graham Miles | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Gabe Tarini | 5 | .svg.png) Gabe Tarini | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Julien St Dennis | 4 | .svg.png) Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Dennis Taylor | 5 | .svg.png) Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Fred Pepper | 1 | .svg.png) Dennis Taylor | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Eddy Agha | 5 | .svg.png) Eddy Agha | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Bill Werbeniuk | 1 | .svg.png) Dennis Taylor | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Alex Higgins | 5 | .svg.png) Alex Higgins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Mike Evans | 2 | .svg.png) Alex Higgins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
|  John Virgo | 5 |  John Virgo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png) Tino Malo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 146.