The 1979 Canadian Open was the sixth edition of the

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tournament the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1979.

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won the title for the fourth time, beating Terry Griffiths 17–16 in the final. __TOC__

Summary

The event was held at the

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and was open to any player who paid the $30 entry fee. The top eight seeds were placed into the seventh round. Thorburn led Griffiths 10–3 in the final, before winning in the , 17–16. Thorburn received $6,000 as winner, with Griffiths taking $2,000 as runner-up.

Main draw

Results from the later rounds are shown below.

Other events

There were two additional events run alongside the main snooker tournament. *Women's snooker:

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won the tournament by defeating Ann Johnson 4–3 in the final. *English billiards: There were 16 entrants. Joe Johnson defeated Ian Williamson 500–284 in the final.

References

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Snooker in Canada