1977 Canadian Open
Snooker tournament
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The 1977 Canadian Open was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place between 17 August and 5 September 1977.[1][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August – 5 September 1977 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $15,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $6,000[2] |
| Highest break |  John Spencer (ENG) (146)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up | John Spencer |
| Score | 17–14 |
← 1976 1978 → | |
Alex Higgins won the title defeating John Spencer 17–14 in the final.[4]
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 John Dillon
| 1 | Alex Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 9 | Cliff Thorburn
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Agha
| 1 | Alex Higgins
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ray Reardon
| 9 | Ray Reardon
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 6 | Ray Reardon
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Holden
| 9 | Stan Holden
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman
| 6 | Alex Higgins
| 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 9 | John Spencer
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra
| 3 | John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Robitaille
| 9 | Kevin Robitaille
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 8 | John Spencer
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 9 | Dennis Taylor
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 8 | Dennis Taylor
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 9 | Bill Werbeniuk
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||