| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 1974 |
| Venue | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 8–6 |
1975 → | |
The 1974 Canadian Open was the first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1974. [1]
Cliff Thorburn won the title defeating Dennis Taylor 8–6 in the final. [2]
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Lapello | 3 | Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Willie Thorne | 5 | Willie Thorne | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dave Ridge | 1 | Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles | 5 | Graham Miles | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Regina | 2 | Graham Miles | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabe Tarini | 5 | Gabe Tarini | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Julien St Dennis | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 5 | Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred Pepper | 1 | Dennis Taylor | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Agha | 5 | Eddy Agha | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 1 | Dennis Taylor | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 | Alex Higgins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Evans | 2 | Alex Higgins | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 5 | John Virgo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tino Malo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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