1976 Canadian Open
Snooker tournament
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The 1976 Canadian Open was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1976.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1976 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins |
| Score | 17–9 |
← 1975 1977 → | |
John Spencer won the title defeating Alex Higgins 17–9 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 33 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Denis McColgan
| 1 | John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Winnie McKinlay
| 9 | Winnie McKinlay
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 8 | John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo
| 9 | John Virgo
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Holden
| 6 | John Virgo
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 9 | Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Agha
| 1 | John Spencer
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 9 | Alex Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 4 | Alex Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 9 | Bill Werbeniuk
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Lanning
| 6 | Alex Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen
| 9 | Bernie Mikkelsen
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Greaves
| 6 | Bernie Mikkelsen
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman
| 9 | John Pulman
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||