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'{{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} {{Infobox snooker player |name = Cliff Thorburn |image = Cliff Thorburn.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|16}} |birth_place = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]] | Sport country = {{CAN}} | Nickname = The Grinder<br/>Champagne Cliff<br/>Sniff Thorburn <ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/booze-drugs-and-tantrums---its-191425</ref> | Professional = 1972&ndash;1996 | High ranking = [[List of world number one snooker players|1]] ([[Snooker world rankings 1981/1982|1981/82]]) | Prize money = £980,598<ref>http://cuetracker.net/Players/Cliff-Thorburn/Career-Total-Statistics</ref> | High break = [[maximum break|147]] (2 times) | Century break = 92<ref>http://www.cuetracker.net/Players/Cliff-Thorburn/Career-Total-Statistics</ref> | Ranking wins = 2 | Other wins = 22 | World champ = [[World Snooker Championship 1980|1980]] }} '''Clifford Charles Devlin''' "'''Cliff'''" '''Thorburn''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born January 16, 1948) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired professional [[snooker]] player. He won the [[World Snooker Championship]] in 1980, the first player outside the [[United Kingdom]] to win the title in the sport's modern era. He was also [[Snooker world rankings|ranked]] number one that year. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to compile a [[maximum break]] at the World Championship. He is one of two snooker players inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]], the other being [[George Chenier]].<ref name="ca">{{cite web | url=http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=373&catID=&lang=EN|title=Cliff Thorburn|publisher=[[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]]|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref> His slow, determined style of play earned him the nickname "The Grinder". ==Career== ===Early career=== Thorburn first went to [[England]] to play snooker professionally in the early 70s. He had met [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]] in [[Canada]], who had advised him to go to the UK to improve his game. He was runner up in the world championship in 1977, and was soon considered a contender for tournaments. ===1980s=== Thorburn's finest moment came in the 1980 [[Embassy World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]. He met [[Alex Higgins]] in the final, a personality that could hardly have been more different from his own. Thorburn won the match 18-16 to take the championship,<ref>http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23112009/58/cliff-thorburn.html</ref> and rose to number two in the world rankings. The [[BBC]]'s coverage of the final had been interrupted by the broadcast of live footage of the [[Iranian Embassy Siege|SAS storming the Iranian Embassy]]. The following season Thorburn reached number one in the world rankings. In 1983, Thorburn was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]]. That same year, he became the first player to make a [[maximum break]] at the [[World Snooker Championship|World Championships]]. He compiled the break in the fourth frame of his second round match against [[Terry Griffiths]] (a match he went on to win 13-12). Whilst completing the break, play stopped on the tournament's second table because Thorburn's friend and fellow Canadian [[Bill Werbeniuk]] wanted to watch him complete the break. He subsequently went on to reach the final, but lost to then world number 1 [[Steve Davis]]. His wife had a miscarriage during his semi-final and partly explains his eventual heavy defeat by Davis in the final. Thorburn himself refused to blame this for his loss, instead citing that he was fatigued after his three back-to-back final frame victories; 13-12 win over [[Terry Griffiths]] in the Second Round, 13-12 win over [[Kirk Stevens]] in the quarter finals and a gruelling 16-15 victory (from 13-15 behind) in his semi-final against [[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]], which finished at 2:30am and left him physically exhausted before the final commenced later that same day; Thorburn stated that, following the early morning finish against Knowles, he simply had nothing left for the final less than thirteen hours later against the in-form [[Steve Davis]], who eventually defeated Thorburn 18-6, with a session to spare. Thorburn was three times the Benson and Hedges Masters Champion, the most prestigious non-ranking event on the snooker calendar for many years. The event was held at the Wembley Conference Centre near London, England, which is where Thorburn lifted the title on three occasions winning in 1983 beating Ray Reardon 9-7 in the final, 1985 beating Doug Mountjoy 9-6 and in 1986 beating Jimmy White 9-5. Thorburn was the first player to retain the Masters title. During the 1984/85 season Thorburn enjoyed a resurgence in form. He made the final of the [[Rothmans Grand Prix]] losing to Dennis Taylor 10-2 in the Final. The highlight of the tournament was Thorburn's 9-7 victory over [[Steve Davis]] in the Semi-Final. Thorburn played outstanding snooker to overcome his great rival and the victory came unexpectedly because at that time Davis was in outstanding form. In January 1985 Thorburn also made the final of the Mercantile Credit Classic and was again in outstanding form. On this occasion he met [[Willie Thorne]] in the final who was in equivalent good form and Thorne ran out the winner 13-8. Thorburn was again runner-up in the 1986 Mercantile Credit Classic final, this time losing to [[Jimmy White]] in the final frame 13-12. Thorburn enjoyed success in the 1985 and 1986 Langs Scottish Masters, an invitational event which opened the snooker season. Thorburn defeated Willie Thorne 9-7 in 1985 final and Alex Higgins 9-8 the following year. Thorburn won the opening ranking event in the 1985-1986 snooker calendar, the Goya Matchroom Trophy. Thorburn beat Jimmy White in the final 12-10 having trailed 0-7 and 4-8 and was runner-up in the same event the following two seasons. ===Later years=== He last qualified for the World Championship in 1994, where he faced [[Nigel Bond]] in the first round. Thorburn led by 9-2 but lost 10-9. In 2001 Thorburn was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref name="ca" /> The same year he won the pro-am [[Canadian Amateur Championship|Canadian Open Championship]]; he had previously won the tournament in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.<ref name="cbsa.ca">http://www.cbsa.ca/cbsa-champions-list.php</ref><ref name="cbsa.ca"/> During the 2006 World Championships, Thorburn flew to Sheffield to unveil a lifesize painting of his break, by the artist Michael Myers. It is on display at the Macdonald St. Paul's Hotel in Sheffield.<ref>[http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=58&ArticleID=1445683 Artist puts a perfect frame on the map]</ref> In 2010 Cliff Thorburn returned to the UK to compete on the Snooker Legends Tour where he faced Alex Higgins, Jimmy White and [[John Parrott]]. Along with the highs there were a few lows. His manager Darryl McKerrow was killed in a hunting accident during the mid 80’s and he was fined £10,000 and banned for two ranking tournaments in 1988 after failing a drug test. He is the father of two boys, Jamie and Andrew. Thorburn won around C$2.5 million in prize money during his 25-year career but also received a considerable income from ''inter alia'' billiards equipment endorsements, exhibition games, a snooker instruction book and an autobiography, ''Playing for Keeps'', published in 1987.<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Playing-Keeps-Cliff-Thorburn/dp/1852250119 Amazon.co.uk] Retrieved 2015-04-30.</ref> ==Performance timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:0" |- ! Tournament !!1972/<br />1973 !!1973/<br />1974 !!1974/<br />1975 !!1975/<br />1976 !!1976/<br />1977 !!1977/<br />1978 !!1978/<br />1979 !!1979/<br />1980 !!1980/<br />1981 !!1981/<br />1982 !!1982/<br />1983 !!1983/<br />1984 !!1984/<br />1985 !!1985/<br />1986 !!1986/<br />1987 !!1987/<br />1988 !!1988/<br />1989 !!1989/<br />1990 !!1990/<br />1991 !!1991/<br />1992 !!1992/<br />1993 !!1993/<br />1994 !!1994/<br />1995 !!1995/<br />1996 |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]] |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1981 UK Championship (snooker)|3R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[1984 UK Championship (snooker)|SF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1985 UK Championship (snooker)|2R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1986 UK Championship (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1987 UK Championship (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1988 UK Championship (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1989 UK Championship (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|WD |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1991 UK Championship (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{Nowrap|[[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]]}} |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1973 World Snooker Championship|2R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1974 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1975 World Snooker Championship|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1976 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1977 World Snooker Championship|F]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1978 World Snooker Championship|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1979 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''[[1980 World Snooker Championship|W]]''' |style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[1981 World Snooker Championship|SF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1982 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1983 World Snooker Championship|F]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1984 World Snooker Championship|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1985 World Snooker Championship|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[1986 World Snooker Championship|SF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1987 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[1988 World Snooker Championship|SF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1989 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1990 World Snooker Championship|QF]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1994 World Snooker Championship|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1975 Masters (snooker)|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1976 Masters (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|A |style="text-align:center; background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1978 Masters (snooker)|F]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1979 Masters (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1980 Masters (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[1981 Masters (snooker)|SF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1982 Masters (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''[[1983 Masters (snooker)|W]]''' |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1984 Masters (snooker)|1R]] |style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''[[1985 Masters (snooker)|W]]''' |style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''[[1986 Masters (snooker)|W]]''' |style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|[[1987 Masters (snooker)|SF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1988 Masters (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[1989 Masters (snooker)|QF]] |style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[1990 Masters (snooker)|1R]] |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#cccccc;"|LQ |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! colspan="4"|Performance Table Legend |- | style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|LQ | Failed to qualify | style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|#R | Lost in the early rounds |- | style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | Lost in the quarter-finals | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|SF | Lost in the semi-finals |- | style="text-align:center; background:thistle;"|F | Lost in the final | style="text-align:center; background:#0f0;"|'''W''' | Tournament winner |- | style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|A | Did not participate in the tournament | style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|NH | Tournament was not held |} ==Career finals== ===Ranking finals: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner-ups)=== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#eee;" |'''Legend''' |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" | [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] (1–2) |- style="background:#dfe2e9;" | [[UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]] (0–0) |- bgcolor= | Other (1–6) |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |width="80"|'''Outcome''' |width="20"|'''No.''' |width="50"|'''Year''' |style="width:250px;"|'''Championship''' |style="width:200px;"|'''Opponent in the final''' |style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|'''Score''' |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | [[1977 World Snooker Championship|1977]] | [[World Snooker Championship]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|John|Spencer|dab=snooker player}} | align="center"|21–25 |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | [[1980 World Snooker Championship|1980]] | [[World Snooker Championship]] | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Alex|Higgins}} | align="center"|18–16 |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | [[1983 World Snooker Championship|1983]] | [[World Snooker Championship]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}} | align="center"|6–18 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 1983 | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|International Open]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}} | align="center"|4–9 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | [[1984 Grand Prix (snooker)|1984]] | [[World Open (snooker)|Grand Prix]] | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Dennis|Taylor}} | align="center"|2–10 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 5. | 1985 | [[Classic (snooker)|The Classic]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Willie|Thorne}} | align="center"|13–8 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 1985 | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Goya Matchroom Trophy]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}} | align="center"|12–10 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 6. | 1986 | [[Classic (snooker)|The Classic]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}} | align="center"|12–13 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 7. | 1986 | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|International Open]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Neal|Foulds}} | align="center"|9–12 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 8. | 1987 | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|International Open]] <small>(3)</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Steve|Davis}} | align="center"|5–12 |} ===Non-ranking finals: 26 (22 titles, 4 runner-ups)=== {{expand section|date=March 2017}}<!-- With missing final opponents and scorelines, and other tournaments Thorburn hasn't won --> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#eee;" |'''Legend''' |- style="background:#ffc;" | Masters (3–1) |- | Other (19–3) |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |width="80"|'''Outcome''' |width="20"|'''No.''' |width="50"|'''Year''' |style="width:250px;"|'''Championship''' |style="width:200px;"|'''Opponent in the final''' |style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|'''Score''' |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 1970 | North American Snooker Championship | N/A | align="center"|<ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 1971 | {{nowrap|North American Snooker Championship <small>(2)</small>}} | N/A | align="center"|<ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 1972 | {{nowrap|North American Snooker Championship <small>(3)</small>}} | N/A | align="center"|<ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 1974 | [[Canadian Open (snooker)|Canadian Open]] | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Dennis|Taylor}} | align="center"|8–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 5. | 1974 | Australia World Masters | N/A | align="center"|<ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- style="background:#ffc;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | [[1978 Masters (snooker)|1978]] | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Alex|Higgins}} | align="center"|5–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 6. | 1978 | [[Canadian Open (snooker)|Canadian Open]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Tony|Meo}} | align="center"|17–15 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 7. | 1979 | [[Canadian Open (snooker)|Canadian Open]] <small>(3)</small> | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Terry|Griffiths}} | align="center"|17–16 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 1979 | Bombay International | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|John|Virgo}} | align="center"|7–13 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 8. | 1980 | Lada Snooker Championship | {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Jim|Wych}} | align="center"|8–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 9. | 1980 | [[Canadian Open (snooker)|Canadian Open]] <small>(4)</small> | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Terry|Griffiths}} | align="center"|17–10 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 10. | 1981 | [[Pot Black]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Jim|Wych}} | align="center"|2–0 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 1981 | Tolly Cobbold Classic | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Graham|Miles}} | align="center"|1–5 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 4. | 1981 | [[Scottish Masters]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}} | align="center"|4–9 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 11. | 1981 | Canadian Professional Championship | N/A | align="center"| <ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 12. | 1982 | Canadian Professional Championship <small>(2)</small> | N/A | align="center"| <ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- style="background:#ffc;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 13. | [[1983 Masters (snooker)|1983]] | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Ray|Reardon}} | align="center"|9–7 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 14. | 1983 | [[Australian Masters (snooker)|Australian Masters]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Bill|Werbeniuk}} | align="center"|7–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 15. | 1984 | Canadian Professional Championship <small>(3)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mario Morra | align="center"|9–2 |- style="background:#ffc;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 16. | [[1985 Masters (snooker)|1985]] | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Doug|Mountjoy}} | align="center"|9–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 17. | 1985 | Canadian Professional Championship <small>(4)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Bob|Chaperon}} | align="center"|6–4 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 18. | 1985 | [[Scottish Masters]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Willie|Thorne}} | align="center"|9–7 |- style="background:#ffc;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 19. | [[1986 Masters (snooker)|1986]] | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] <small>(3)</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jimmy|White}} | align="center"|9–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 20. | 1986 | Canadian Professional Championship <small>(5)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} {{sortname|Jim|Wych}} | align="center"|6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 21. | 1986 | [[Scottish Masters]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|NIR}} {{sortname|Alex|Higgins}} | align="center"|9–8 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 22. | 1987 | Canadian Professional Championship <small>(6)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} Jim Bear | align="center"|8–4 |} ===Team event finals: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |width="80"|'''Outcome''' |width="20"|'''No.''' |width="50"|'''Year''' |style="width:250px;"|'''Championship''' |style="width:200px;"|'''Team/partner''' |style="width:200px;"|'''Opponent(s) in the final''' |style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|'''Score''' |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 1980 | [[World Cup (snooker)|World Challenge Cup]] | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | align="center"|5–8 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 1981 | World Mixed Doubles Championship | {{flagicon|CAN}} Natalie Stelmach | | align="center"|<ref>http://cliffthorburn.ca/biography/professional-achievments/</ref> |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 1982 | [[World Cup (snooker)|World Team Classic]] | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | align="center"|4–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 1986 | [[World Cup (snooker)|World Cup]] <small>(2)<small> | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | Ireland | align="center"|7–9 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 1987 | [[World Cup (snooker)|World Cup]] <small>(3)<small> | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | Ireland | align="center"|2–9 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 1990 | [[World Cup (snooker)|World Cup]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagcountry|CAN}} | {{flagcountry|NIR}} | align="center"|9–5 |} ===Amateur event finals: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |width="80"|'''Outcome''' |width="20"|'''No.''' |width="50"|'''Year''' |style="width:250px;"|'''Championship''' |style="width:200px;"|'''Opponent in the final''' |style="text-align:center; width:50px;"|'''Score''' |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 1974 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} Julien St Dennis | align="center"|13–11 |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 1975 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bill Werbeniuk]] | |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 3. | 1976 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] <small>(3)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bill Werbeniuk]] | align="center"|11–1 |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 4. | 1977 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] <small>(4)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Paquette | align="center"|10–6 |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 5. | 2001 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] <small>(5)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} Tom Finstad | align="center"|4–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2002 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kirk Stevens]] | align="center"|1–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2003 | [[Canadian Amateur Championship (snooker)|Canadian Amateur Championship]] <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alain Robidoux]] | align="center"|2–6 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} *''Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills.'' (With text by Cliff Thorburn, edited by Peter Arnold.) Photography [[Peter Dazeley]] London: [[Hamlyn (publishers)|Hamlyn]], 1987. ISBN 0-600-55210-1. ==External links== *{{Official website|1=http://www.cliffthorburn.ca}} *{{CueTracker player|id=253}} *[http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Americas/Canada/pm_profile009.htm Profile on the Global Snooker Centre] *[http://www.worldsnooker.com/players_head_to_head-10024.htm Profile at World Snooker] *http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/cliff-thorburn/ {{Commons category|Cliff Thorburn}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach | ach}} |- {{s-non | reason=First}} {{s-ttl | title=[[Maximum break | Maximum break-scorer]]<br>{{small|in World Championship}} | years=23 April 1983}} {{s-aft | after=[[Jimmy White]]}} {{end}} {{World snooker champions}} {{Snooker World Number Ones}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorburn, Cliff}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees]] [[Category:Canadian snooker players]] [[Category:Masters (snooker) champions]] [[Category:Members of the Order of Canada]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia]] [[Category:World number one snooker players]]'