1980 Canadian Open

Canadian Open

Tournament information
Dates	13–31 August 1980
Venue	Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City	Toronto
Country	Canada
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Cliff Thorburn
Runner-up	Terry Griffiths
Score	17–10
← 1979 1985 →

The 1980 Canadian Open was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in August 1980. This was the last time the tournament was played until 1985, when the tournament was rebranded as the Canadian Masters.^[1]

Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–10 in the final.^[2]

Main draw

^[3]

	Round 1 Best of 17 frames					Round 2 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 33 frames
		Eddy Agha	9				Cliff Thorburn	9
		Tony Knowles	3				Eddy Agha	1
												Cliff Thorburn	9
												Mario Morra	5
		Mario Morra	9		Mario Morra	9
		Jason Whittaker	2				Jim Wych	3
																	Cliff Thorburn	9
																Kirk Stevens	5
		Ken Shea	9				Kirk Stevens	9
		Paul Thornley	8				Ken Shea	4
												Kirk Stevens	9
												Frank Jonik	5
		Frank Jonik	9		Frank Jonik	9
		Jim Bear	6				John Spencer	7
																						Cliff Thorburn	17
																						Terry Griffiths	10
		John Bear	9				Terry Griffiths	9
		R Tammett	4				John Bear	4
												Terry Griffiths	9
												Steve Davis	2
		Willie Thorne	9		Steve Davis	9
		Terry Whitthread	3				Willie Thorne	3
																	Terry Griffiths	9
																Alex Higgins	6
		Jimmy White	9				Alex Higgins	9
		Vic Harris	8				Jimmy White	7
												Alex Higgins	9
												Tony Meo	7
		Bernie Mikkelsen	9		Tony Meo	9
		Gilles Boismenu	1				Bernie Mikkelsen	1

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