1988 Canadian Professional Championship

Canadian Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	7–13 August 1988 (1988-08-07 – 1988-08-13)
Venue	Westbury Snooker Club Minkler Auditorium
City	Kitchener Toronto
Country	Canada
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	$50,000 [1]
Winner's share	$13,500 [2]
Highest break	Mario Morra  (CAN) (125) [3]
Final
Champion	Alain Robidoux
Runner-up	Jim Wych
Score	8–4
← 1987

The 1988 BCE Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 7 and 13 August 1988. The rounds until the final were played at the Westbury Snooker Club in Kitchener while the final was played at the Minkler Auditorium in Toronto, both in Canada. ^{[1] [4] [5]} This was the last edition of the tournament. ^[6]

Alain Robidoux won the title by beating Jim Wych 8–4 in the final. ^[7]

Main draw

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	First round Best of 11 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 13 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
	Alain Robidoux		6
	Bob Chaperon		3			Alain Robidoux		6
	Joe Cagianello		6			Joe Cagianello		4
	Jim Bear		3								Alain Robidoux		7
	Bernie Mikkelsen		6								Bernie Mikkelsen		3
	Marcel Gauvreau		2			Bernie Mikkelsen		6
						Kirk Stevens		5
																Alain Robidoux		8
	Jim Wych		6													Jim Wych		4
	Paul Thornley		5			Jim Wych		6
	Mario Morra		6			Mario Morra		4
	Gerry Watson		2								Jim Wych		7
											Cliff Thorburn		5
						Cliff Thorburn		6
	Frank Jonik		w/o			Frank Jonik		4
	Gino Rigitano		w/d

References

1. Kasstan, Marg (6 August 1988). "Deluxe snooker hall ready for debut". Waterloo Region Record. p. 1.
2. Laskaris, Sam (14 August 1988). "Robidoux new king of snooker". Toronto Star. p. E2.
3. Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Canadian Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 103. ISBN   0720719445.
4. Proudfoot, Jim (30 July 1988). "A secret deal spelled doom for CFL team". Toronto Star. p. B1.
5. Laskaris, Sam (9 August 1988). "Thorburn's guy to stop in snooker tourney". Toronto Star. p. N12.
6. "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
7. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
8. "1988 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.