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Canadian Professional Championship

Tournament information
Location	Toronto
Country	Canada
Established	1974
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	1988
Final champion	Alain Robidoux

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 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 Like other similar tournaments in Australia and South Africa, it was discontinued when WPBSA funding was withdrawn after the 1988/89 season.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

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1980	Cliff Thorburn	Jim Wych	9–6	1979/80
1983	Kirk Stevens	Frank Jonik	9–8	1983/84
1984	Cliff Thorburn	Mario Morra	9–2	1984/85
1985	Cliff Thorburn	Bob Chaperon	6–4	1985/86
1986	Cliff Thorburn	Jim Wych	6–2	1986/87
1987	Cliff Thorburn	Jim Bear	8–4	1987/88
1988	Alain Robidoux	Jim Wych	8–4	1988/89