Canadian Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates23 August – 4 September 1983 (1983-08-23 1983-09-04)
VenueCanadian National Exhibition Stadium
CityToronto
CountryCanada
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund$20,000[1]
Winner's share$5,000[2]
Highest break Jim Bear (CAN) (128)[3]
Final
ChampionCanada Kirk Stevens
Runner-upCanada Frank Jonik
Score9–8
1980
1984

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

[7]

Quarter-finals
Best of 17 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 Frames
Final
Best of 17 Frames
Canada Kirk Stevens 9
Canada Joe Cagianello 1 Canada Kirk Stevens 9
Canada Jim Bear 9 Canada Jim Bear 8
Canada John Bear 5 Canada Kirk Stevens 9
Canada Frank Jonik 9 Canada Frank Jonik 8
Canada Jim Wych 5 Canada Frank Jonik 9
Canada Cliff Thorburn 9 Canada Cliff Thorburn 6
Canada Bernie Mikkelsen 2

References

  1. "Sports in brief". Red Deer Advocate. Red Deer. 3 September 1983. p. 14.
  2. "Joe Ng's table-tennis career may be taking new bounce". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 5 September 1983. p. S5.
  3. Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 20. ISBN 0600501922.
  4. "Thorburn sets hectic pace". Times Colonist. Victoria. 3 August 1983. p. 14.
  5. "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.
  7. "1983 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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