Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)

Canadian Amateur Championship
Tournament information
Country Canada
Established 1969 (1969)
Organisation(s) Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association
Format Amateur event
Recent edition 2015
Current champion(s) Canada John White

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

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Year Winner Runner-up Final score City
Amateur event
1969 Canada Paul Thornley Unknown Unknown Unknown
1970 Canada Paul Thornley Unknown Unknown Unknown
1971 Canada Winnie McKinley Unknown Unknown Unknown
1972 Canada Cliff Thorburn Unknown Unknown Unknown
1973 Canada Bill Werbeniuk Unknown Unknown Unknown
1974 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Julien St. Denis Unknown Unknown
1975 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bill Werbeniuk Unknown Unknown
1976 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bill Werbeniuk Unknown Unknown
1977 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bob Paquette 10–6 Ottawa
1978 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Bob Paquette 10–6 Ottawa
1979[3] Canada Jim Wych Canada Bob Paquette 10–7 Ottawa
1980 Canada Jim Bear Canada Bob Paquette Unknown Ottawa
1981 Canada Bob Chaperon Canada Carey Lorraine Unknown Ottawa
1982 Canada Brian McConnell Canada Bob Paquette Unknown Montreal
1983 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Tom Finstad 9–3 Montreal
1984 Canada Tom Finstad Canada Claude Smith 9–6 Montreal
1985 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Mike Sobala 9–6 Montreal
1986 Canada Gary Natale Canada Larry Firth Unknown Vancouver
1987 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Jeff White 7–1 Vancouver
1988 Canada Brady Golan Canada John Bear 7–3 Halifax
1989 Canada Tom Finstad Canada Gary Natale Unknown Halifax
1990 Canada John White Canada Jeff White Unknown Halifax
1991 Canada Ed Galati Canada Frank Kissner 8–5 Toronto
1992 Canada Chris Woods Canada Fern Loyer 8–1 Saskatoon
1993 Canada Daryl Wouters Canada Tom Matsui 8–6 Saskatoon
1994 Canada Kirk Clouthier Canada John Kenyon 6–3 Guelph
1995 Canada Mike Sobala Canada Gerard Morrison 7–3 Vancouver
1996 Canada Ben Reicker Canada Ray Saunders 8–4 Saskatoon
1997 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Charlie Brown 6–3 Saint John
1998 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Tom Finstad 7–3 Halifax
1999 Canada Jim Wych Canada Tom Finstad 6–4 Saint John
2000 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Bob Chaperon 6–3 Guelph
2001 Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Tom Finstad 4–3 Vaughan
2002 Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Cliff Thorburn 6–1 Saint John
2003 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Cliff Thorburn 6–2 Halifax
2004 Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Tom Finstad 6–2 Montreal
2005[4] Canada Tom Finstad Canada John White 6–4 Montreal
2006[5] Canada Alain Robidoux Canada John White 6–2 Markham
2007[6] Canada Floyd Ziegler Canada Tom Finstad 6–0 Ottawa
2008[7] Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Tom Finstad 6–2 Toronto
2009[8] Canada Alain Robidoux Canada John White 6–1 Toronto
2010[9] Canada Floyd Ziegler Canada Fern Loyer 6–3 Toronto
2011[10] Canada Alex Pagulayan Canada Floyd Ziegler 6–0 Toronto
2012[11] Canada Alex Pagulayan Canada Tom Finstad 6–3 Toronto
2013 Canada Floyd Ziegler Canada Jason Williams 6–2 Toronto
2014[12] Canada Alan Whitfield Canada Floyd Ziegler 6–1 Toronto
2015[13] Canada John White Canada Floyd Ziegler 6–2 Toronto

Stats

Finalists

Rank Name Winner Runner-up Finals
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

  1. ↑ "CBSA Past Champions". cbsa.ca. Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Amateur Snooker Champions". cbsa.ca. snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jim Wych knock off champion". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "2005 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "2006 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "2007 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2008 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2009 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "2010 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "2011 Canadian Amateur Snooker Championship" (PDF). snookerline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Final Day of the Canadian Championships". thepoolscene.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Whitfield wins Canadian Snooker Championships". thepoolscene.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "2015 Canadian Snooker Championships". Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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