Canadian Professional Championship

Canadian Professional Championship

Tournament information
Location	Toronto
Country	Canada
Established	1974
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	1988
Final champion	Alain Robidoux

The Canadian Professional Championship was a professional snooker tournament which was open only for Canadian players.

History

The championship was first played unofficially in 1974 with Cliff Thorburn winning the title.

The first official Canadian tournament was played in 1983 when the WPBSA offered a subsidy of £1,000 per player to any country holding a professional national championship. Like other similar tournaments in Australia and South Africa, it was discontinued when WPBSA funding was withdrawn after the 1988/89 season.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Venue	Season
1980	Cliff Thorburn	Jim Wych	9–6	Toronto	1979/80
1983	Kirk Stevens	Frank Jonik	9–8	Toronto	1983/84
1984	Cliff Thorburn	Mario Morra	9–2	Toronto	1984/85
1985	Cliff Thorburn	Bob Chaperon	6–4	Toronto	1985/86
1986	Cliff Thorburn	Jim Wych	6–2	Toronto	1986/87
1987	Cliff Thorburn	Jim Bear	8–4	Toronto	1987/88
1988	Alain Robidoux	Jim Wych	8–4	Toronto	1988/89