1988 Canadian Masters
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Canadian Masters
|dates={{Start and end dates|1988|10|26|1988|11|5|df=y}}
|venue=Minkler Auditorium
|location=Toronto
|country=Canada
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Ranking event
|Total prize fund=£200,000{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=White reminds Davis he still needs practice |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=8 November 1988 |page=36}}
|winners_share=£40,000{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=White ends brilliant Davis run |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=7 November 1988 |page=34}}
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}} (132){{cite book |last=Morrison |first=Ian |date=1989 |title=The Official 1990 Matchroom Special |chapter=Jimmy's turn! |location=London |publisher=Hamyln |pages=14-15 |isbn=0600566005}}
|winner={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}
|score=9–4
|previous=1987
|next=
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The 1988 BCE Canadian Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 26 October to 5 November 1988 at the Minkler Auditorium, Toronto, Canada.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Terry |title=Canadian ban poses threat |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=11 August 1988 |page=37}} This was the first and only year the event was held as a ranking event. All preliminary rounds were played in the UK and only the last 32 players travelled to Canada.{{cite web|title=Canadian Open, Canadian Masters|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html|accessdate=29 January 2018|archive-date=2012-02-16}}
Jimmy White won the tournament by defeating Steve Davis nine frames to four in the final.{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=156}}{{cite web|title=Canadian Masters (1988)|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071512/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=15|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=29 January 2018}}
As of 2025 it remains the only ranking event to take place in North America.{{cite web|title=List of all snooker ranking events in history and the champions|url=https://snookerhq.com/2024/01/24/list-of-all-snooker-ranking-events-and-champions-history/|url-status=live|publisher=Snooker HQ|accessdate=23 April 2025}}
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Main draw
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1=Last 32
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Last 16
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD4=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD5=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score01=5
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} George Scott
| RD1-score02=1
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve James
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD1-score05=5
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD1-score06=4
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD1-score09=5
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Graham
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton
| RD1-score12=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|WAL}} Cliff Wilson
| RD1-score13=5
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Reynolds
| RD1-score14=4
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Fowler
| RD1-score16=2
| RD1-seed17=
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|AUS}} Warren King
| RD1-score17=5
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Duggan
| RD1-score18=4
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD1-score19=5
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|CAN}} Marcel Gauvreau
| RD1-score20=3
| RD1-seed21=
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD1-score21=5
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|WAL}} Steve Newbury
| RD1-score22=2
| RD1-seed23=
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD1-score23=5
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|WAL}} Darren Morgan
| RD1-score24=3
| RD1-seed25=
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor
| RD1-score25=5
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|WAL}} Colin Roscoe
| RD1-score26=1
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD1-score27=5
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Clark
| RD1-score28=4
| RD1-seed29=
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth
| RD1-score29=5
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|SCO}} Murdo MacLeod
| RD1-score30=3
| RD1-seed31=
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score31=5
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Bennett
| RD1-score32=3
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score01=5
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve James
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD2-score04=5
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Graham
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Cliff Wilson
| RD2-score07=1
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score08=5
| RD2-seed09=
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} Warren King
| RD2-score09=2
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD2-score10=5
| RD2-seed11=
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD2-score11=4
| RD2-seed12=
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD2-score12=5
| RD2-seed13=
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor
| RD2-score13=2
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD2-score14=5
| RD2-seed15=
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Longworth
| RD2-score15=0
| RD2-seed16=
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score16=5
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD3-score01=5
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD3-score02=3
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD3-score03=4
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD3-score04=5
| RD3-seed05=
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD3-score05=5
| RD3-seed06=
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD3-score06=3
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD3-score07=3
| RD3-seed08=
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD3-score08=5
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD4-score02=5
| RD4-seed03=
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD4-score03=2
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD4-score04=9
| RD5-seed01=
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD5-score01=4
| RD5-seed02=
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD5-score02=9
}}