The Canadian Amateur Championship (occasionally known as the Canadian Snooker Championship) is an annual snooker competition played in Canada and is the highest ranking amateur event in the country.
The competition was first established back in 1969 which was won by Paul Thornley. Alain Robidoux is the record championship holder with seven titles, one ahead of Kirk Stevens. Tom Finstad holds the record for reaching the most finals having reached eleven finals and won the championship three times.
Many former champions have gone on to play on the world tour such as Alain Robidoux, Kirk Stevens, Bob Chaperon, Jim Wych, Bill Werbeniuk and most notably Cliff Thorburn who won the competition in 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 2001, eventually going on to become the first player in the modern era from outside the United Kingdom to win the World Snooker Championship in 1980.
Winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score City 1969 Paul Thornley Don Maybee 18–10 Toronto 1970 Paul Thornley Unknown Unknown Unknown 1971 Winnie McKinlay Unknown Unknown Unknown 1972 Cliff Thorburn Unknown Unknown Unknown 1973 Bill Werbeniuk Robert Paquette 16–15 Toronto 1974 Cliff Thorburn Julien St. Denis 13–11 Ottawa 1975 Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk 11–1 Ottawa 1976 Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk 9–2 Ottawa 1977 Cliff Thorburn Robert Paquette 10–6 Ottawa 1978 Kirk Stevens Robert Paquette 10–6 Ottawa 1979 Jim Wych Robert Paquette 10–7 Ottawa 1980 Jim Bear Robert Paquette 9–3 Ottawa 1981 Bob Chaperon Carey Lorraine 9–5 Ottawa 1982 Brian McConnell Robert Paquette 9–7 Montreal 1983 Alain Robidoux Tom Finstad 9–3 Montreal 1984 Tom Finstad Claude Smith 9–6 Montreal 1985 Alain Robidoux Mike Sobala 9–6 Montreal 1986 Gary Natale Larry Firth 7–4 Vancouver 1987 Alain Robidoux Jeff White 7–1 Vancouver 1988 Brady Gollan John Bear 7–3 Halifax 1989 Tom Finstad Gary Natale 8–6 Halifax 1990 John White Jeff White Unknown Halifax 1991 Ed Galati Frank Kissner 8–5 Toronto 1992 Chris Woods Fern Loyer 8–1 Saskatoon 1993 Daryl Wouters Tom Matsui 8–6 Saskatoon 1994 Kirk Clouthier John Kenyon 6–3 Guelph 1995 Mike Sobala Gerard Morrison 7–3 Vancouver 1996 Ben Reicker Ray Saunders 8–4 Saskatoon 1997 Kirk Stevens Charlie Brown 6–3 Saint John 1998 Kirk Stevens Tom Finstad 7–3 Halifax 1999 Jim Wych Tom Finstad 6–4 Saint John 2000 Kirk Stevens Bob Chaperon 6–3 Guelph 2001 Cliff Thorburn Tom Finstad 4–3 Vaughan 2002 Kirk Stevens Cliff Thorburn 6–1 Saint John 2003 Alain Robidoux Cliff Thorburn 6–2 Halifax 2004 Alain Robidoux Tom Finstad 6–2 Montreal 2005 Tom Finstad John White 6–4 Montreal 2006 Alain Robidoux John White 6–2 Markham 2007 Floyd Ziegler Tom Finstad 6–0 Ottawa 2008 Kirk Stevens Tom Finstad 6–2 Toronto 2009 Alain Robidoux John White 6–1 Toronto 2010 Floyd Ziegler Fern Loyer 6–3 Toronto 2011 Alex Pagulayan Floyd Ziegler 6–0 Toronto 2012 Alex Pagulayan Tom Finstad 6–3 Toronto 2013 Floyd Ziegler Jason Williams 6–2 Toronto 2014 Alan Whitfield Floyd Ziegler 6–1 Toronto 2015 John White Floyd Ziegler 6–2 Toronto 2016 Rodney Cuillèrier Floyd Ziegler 7–4 Saint-Lambert2017 John White Fern Loyer 7–5Toronto2018 Brady Gollan Alan Whitfield 6–4Toronto2019 Bob Chaperon Lobsang Lama 6–5Toronto2020Tournament Not Held 2021 2022 Vito Puopolo Alan Whitfield 5–3Toronto 2023 Jason Williams Floyd Ziegler 5–1Toronto 2024 Wei Gao Derrick Claus 5–2 2025 Sahil Nayyar Alan Whitfield 5–2
Finalists
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