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Canadian Professional Championship
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 The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards based in Bristol, England. It owns and publishes the official rules of the two sports and engages in promotio ... 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 Like other similar tournaments in Australia and South Africa, it was discontinued when WPBSA funding was withdrawn after the 1988/89 season.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 References {{Snooker tournaments Canadian Professional Championship Snooker non-ranking competitions Defunct snooker competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
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1984 Canadian Professional Championship
The 1984 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1984 in Toronto, Canada. Cliff Thorburn won the title beating Mario Morra Mario Morra (born 1935) is an Italian film editor, director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Morra began working as an assistant editor in the early 1960s, and made his debut as film editor in 1964.Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. ... 9–2 in the final. Main draw References {{Snooker season 1984/1985 Canadian Professional Championship Canadian Professional Championship Canadian Professional Championship Canadian Professional Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Professional Championship
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 The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards based in Bristol, England. It owns and publishes the official rules of the two sports and engages in promotio ... 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 References {{Snooker tournaments Canadian Professional Championship Snooker non-ranking competitions Defunct snooker competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker Season 1988/1989
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with twenty-two balls, comprising a , fifteen red balls, and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black—collectively called the colours. Using a cue stick, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the white to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each time the opposing player or team commits a . An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points. A snooker ends when a player reaches a predetermined number of frames. Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Ootacamund, Madras, and Jabalpur, devised a set of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Canadian Professional Championship
The 1988 BCE Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in September 1988 in Toronto, Canada. This was the last edition of the tournament. Alain Robidoux won the title by beating Jim Wych Jim Wych (born 11 January 1955 in Calgary) is a Canadian sports announcer and former professional snooker and pocket billiards player. He turned professional in 1979 and reached the quarter-final of the 1980 World Snooker Championship in his debut ... 8–4 in the final. Main draw References {{Snooker season 1988/1989 Canadian Professional Championship 1988 in snooker 1988 in Canadian sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker Season 1987/1988
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with twenty-two balls, comprising a , fifteen red balls, and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black—collectively called the colours. Using a cue stick, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the white to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each time the opposing player or team commits a . An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points. A snooker ends when a player reaches a predetermined number of frames. Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Ootacamund, Madras, and Jabalpur, devised a set of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Canadian Professional Championship
The 1987 BCE Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 2 and 8 August 1987 at the Scarborough Village Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth year in a row, and fifth overall, by beating Jim Bear Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim' ... 8–4 in the final. Main draw References {{Snooker season 1987/1988 Canadian Professional Championship 1987 in snooker 1987 in Canadian sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker Season 1986/1987
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with twenty-two balls, comprising a , fifteen red balls, and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black—collectively called the colours. Using a cue stick, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the white to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each time the opposing player or team commits a . An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points. A snooker ends when a player reaches a predetermined number of frames. Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Ootacamund, Madras, and Jabalpur, devised a set of rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Canadian Professional Championship
The 1986 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1986 at Snooker Centre, Toronto, Canada. Cliff Thorburn won the title for the third year in a row, and fourth overall, by beating Jim Wych Jim Wych (born 11 January 1955 in Calgary) is a Canadian sports announcer and former professional snooker and pocket billiards player. He turned professional in 1979 and reached the quarter-final of the 1980 World Snooker Championship in his debut ... 6–2 in the final. Wych compiled the highest break of the tournament, 129, in his quarter-final match against Bernie Mikkelsen. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association funded £13,000 in prize money through its national championship subsidy, a scheme which provided £1,000 per entrant. Thorburn received £2,900 as winner. Main draw References {{Snooker season 1986/1987 Canadian Professional Championship 1986 in snooker 1986 in Canadian sports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker Season 1985/1986
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with twenty-two balls, comprising a , fifteen red balls, and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black—collectively called the colours. Using a cue stick, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the white to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each time the opposing player or team commits a . An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points. A snooker ends when a player reaches a predetermined number of frames. Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Ootacamund, Madras, and Jabalpur, devised a set of rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Chaperon
Robert Chaperon (born 18 May 1958) is a Canadian retired professional snooker and billiards player. Career Chaperon was born on 18 May 1958. He played snooker on the professional tour from 1984 to 1995, and in the 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03 seasons, and also participated in the World Snooker Americas Tour in 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2001/02. He won the 1990 British Open, beating Alex Higgins 10–8 in Higgins' last appearance in a major final. He reached one other ranking quarter-final, at the 1987 Grand Prix. He also won the 1990 World Cup as a member of the Canadian team, and the Canadian Snooker Championship in 1981, defeating Carey Lorraine in Ottawa. Having not played competitively for about three years, Chaperon resumed in 2007. In October 2019 he won a qualifier for the 2020 World Seniors Championship and although he was due to play in the event at the Crucible Theatre in August 2020, did not participate in the tournament. He finally made his return after 30 years to crucible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Canadian Professional Championship
The 1985 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sports, cue sport played on a Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets, one at each corner and o ... tournament, which took place in August 1985 in Toronto, Canada. Cliff Thorburn won the title for the second year in a row, and third overall, by beating Bob Chaperon 6–4 in the final. Main draw References {{Snooker season 1985/1986 Canadian Professional Championship Canadian Professional Championship Canadian Professional Championship Canadian Professional Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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