# Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)

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. The championship is currently held by Vito Puopolo, who defeated Alan Whitfield 5–3 in the 2022 final.
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 |
| Amateur event |||||
| 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-Lambert |
| 2017 | John White | Fern Loyer | 7–5 | Toronto |
| 2018 | Brady Gollan | Alan Whitfield | 6–4 | Toronto |
| 2019 | Bob Chaperon | Lobsang Lama | 6–5 | Toronto |
| 2020 | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| 2021 | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| 2022 | Vito Puopolo | Alan Whitfield | 5–3 | Toronto |
| 2023 | Jason Williams | Floyd Ziegler | 5–1 | Toronto |

## Finalists

| Rank | Name | Winner | Runner-up | Finals |
| 1 | Alain Robidoux | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cliff Thorburn | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Kirk Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Tom Finstad | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Floyd Ziegler | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | John White | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Bob Chaperon | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Brady Gollan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Paul Thornley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jim Wych | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Alex Pagulayan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Bill Werbeniuk | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Alan Whitfield | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Gary Natale | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Mike Sobala | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Winnie McKinley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Jim Bear | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Brian McConnell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ed Galati | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Chris Woods | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Daryl Wouters | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Kirk Clouthier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ben Reicker | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Rodney Cuillèrier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Vito Puopolo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Robert Paquette | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 27 | Fern Loyer | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Jeff White | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Lobsang Lama | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Julien St. Denis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Carey Lorraine | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Claude Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Larry Firth | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | John Bear | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Tom Matsui | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | John Kenyon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Gerard Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Ray Saunders | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Charlie Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Frank Kissner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Jason Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 |