1977 Canadian Open

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=Canadian Open

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|1977|08|17|1977|09|5|df=y}}

|venue=Canadian National Exhibition Stadium

|location=Toronto

|country=Canada

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=$15,000

|winners_share=$6,000{{Cite journal|last=Duncan|first=Graham W.|title=C.N.E. Won by Higgins|journal=National Billiard News|page=26|date=October 1977}}

|highest_break= {{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}} (146)

|winner={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

|score=17–14

|previous=1976

|next=1978

}}

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.{{Cite journal|last=Duncan|first=Graham W.|title=Higgins Wins C.N.E.|journal=National Billiard News|page=12|date=October 1977}}{{cite web|title=Canadian Open, Canadian Masters|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=22 February 2018}}

Alex Higgins won the title defeating John Spencer 17–14 in the final.{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=146}}

Main draw

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes

| RD1=Last 16
Best of 17 frames

| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames

| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames

| RD4=Final
Best of 33 frames

| RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD1-score01 = 9

| RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|CAN}} John Dillon

| RD1-score02 = 1

| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD1-score03 = 9

| RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Eddy Agha

| RD1-score04 = 1

| RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD1-score05 = 9

| RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens

| RD1-score06 = 6

| RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Stan Holden

| RD1-score07 = 9

| RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Pulman

| RD1-score08 = 6

| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD1-score09 = 9

| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mario Morra

| RD1-score10 = 3

| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kevin Robitaille

| RD1-score11 = 9

| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy

| RD1-score12 = 8

| RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD1-score13 = 9

| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Wych

| RD1-score14 = 8

| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk

| RD1-score15 = 9

| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne

| RD1-score16 = 7

| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD2-score01 = 9

| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn

| RD2-score02 = 6

| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD2-score03 = 9

| RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Stan Holden

| RD2-score04 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD2-score05 = 9

| RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kevin Robitaille

| RD2-score06 = 3

| RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD2-score07 = 9

| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk

| RD2-score08 = 7

| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD3-score01 = 9

| RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon

| RD3-score02 = 7

| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD3-score03 = 9

| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor

| RD3-score04 = 6

| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins

| RD4-score01 = 17

| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer

| RD4-score02 = 14

}}

References

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{{Canadian Masters}}

{{Snooker season 1977/1978}}

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