1977 Canadian Open

The 1977 Canadian Open was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place between 17 August and 5 September 1977.^[1][3]

Canadian Open

Tournament information
Dates	17 August – 5 September 1977 (1977-08-17 – 1977-09-05)
Venue	Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
City	Toronto
Country	Canada
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	$15,000[1]
Winner's share	$6,000[2]
Highest break	John Spencer (ENG) (146)[2]
Final
Champion	Alex Higgins
Runner-up	John Spencer
Score	17–14
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Alex Higgins won the title defeating John Spencer 17–14 in the final.^[4]

Main draw

^[4]

	Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 33 frames
	Alex Higgins		9
	John Dillon		1			Alex Higgins		9
	Cliff Thorburn		9			Cliff Thorburn		6
	Eddy Agha		1								Alex Higgins		9
	Ray Reardon		9								Ray Reardon		7
	Kirk Stevens		6			Ray Reardon		9
	Stan Holden		9			Stan Holden		2
	John Pulman		6													Alex Higgins		17
	John Spencer		9													John Spencer		14
	Mario Morra		3			John Spencer		9
	Kevin Robitaille		9			Kevin Robitaille		3
	Doug Mountjoy		8								John Spencer		9
	Dennis Taylor		9								Dennis Taylor		6
	Jim Wych		8			Dennis Taylor		9
	Bill Werbeniuk		9			Bill Werbeniuk		7
	Willie Thorne		7

References

1. Duncan, Graham W. (October 1977). "Higgins Wins C.N.E.". National Billiard News: 12.
2. Duncan, Graham W. (October 1977). "C.N.E. Won by Higgins". National Billiard News: 26.
3. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 146.