1983 Canadian Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 August – 4 September 1983 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $20,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $5,000[2] |
| Highest break | Jim Bear (128)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Kirk Stevens |
| Runner-up | Frank Jonik |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 1983 Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 23 August and 4 September 1983 at the Canadian National Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Canada.[4][5]
Kirk Stevens won his first professional title, beating Frank Jonik 9–6 in the final.[6]
Main draw
[edit]Best of 17 frames[7]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Cagianello | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Bear | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Bear | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Bear | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Wych | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen | 2 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sports in brief". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer. 3 September 1983. p. 14.
- ↑ "Joe Ng's table-tennis career may be taking new bounce". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 5 September 1983. p. S5.
- ↑ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 20. ISBN 0600501922.
- ↑ "Thorburn sets hectic pace". Times Colonist. Victoria. 3 August 1983. p. 14.
- ↑ "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.
- ↑ "1983 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.