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Cliff Thorburn

Nationality: Canada (Canada); Male; Born: 16 Jan 1948 (75 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 1972; Last season as pro: 1995; Ranking wins: 2; Maximums: 2;

Twitter: @CliffThorburn; Other sources: CueTracker
2021/2022
UK Seniors Championship (4-7 Jan 2022)
Rd 1 England Kuldesh Johal (a) 3-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)   Details 

This was Cliff Thorburn's last competitive match.

2019/2020
UK Seniors Championship (24-25 Oct 2019)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a) 3-2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
World Seniors Championship (15-18 Aug 2019)
Rd 2 China Chen Gang (a) 3-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
2018/2019
Seniors Masters (11 Apr 2019)
QF Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 2-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
UK Seniors Championship (24-25 Oct 2018)
Rd 1 Ireland Rodney Goggins (a) 3-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
2017/2018
Seniors Masters (12 Apr 2018)
Final Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 2-1 England Johnathan Bagley (a) Head to head
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 2-0 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) w/o England Joe Johnson (a) Head to head
World Seniors (21-24 Mar 2018)
Rd 1 England Nick Spelman (a) 3-2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
UK Seniors (23-26 Oct 2017)
Rd 1 England Johnathan Bagley (a) 3-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
2016/2017
World Seniors (22-24 Mar 2017)
QF England Johnathan Bagley (a) 3-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) [2] Head to head
2014/2015
World Seniors (2-3 Mar 2015)
Rd 1 England John Parrott (a) 2-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head Details 

75-4, 66-18 (53)

2013/2014
World Seniors Championship (19-20 Oct 2013)
QF England Nigel Bond 2-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 2-0 Wales Philip Williams (a)   Details 
2012/2013
World Seniors Championship (27-28 Oct 2012)
Rd 1 England Steve Davis 2-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head Details 
2011/2012
World Seniors Championship (5-6 Nov 2011)
QF Wales Darren Morgan (a) 2-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)   Details 
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 2-1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head Details 
2010/2011
World Seniors Championship (5-7 Nov 2010)
QF England Jimmy White 2-0 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
1995/1996
World Championship Qual (1 Jan - 22 Mar 1996)
Q Rd 2 Wales Paul Davies (a) 10-3 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
1994/1995
World Championship Qual (4-20 Jan 1995)
Q Rd 2 England Jamie Woodman (a) 10-9 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
1993/1994
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1994)
Rd 1 England Nigel Bond (a) 10-9 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Bond was 2-9 down.
Thorburn made his final World Championship appearance.
World Championship Qual (8-19 Jan 1994)
Q Rd 4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-5 Malta Tony Drago (a) Head to head
Q Rd 3 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-6 England Rod Lawler (a)  
Q Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-7 England Stuart Pettman (a)  
1992/1993
World Championship Qual (20 Jun - 24 Sep 1992)
Q Rd 2 Ireland Stephen O'Connor (a) 10-7 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
1991/1992
World Championship Qual (21-30 Mar 1992)
Q Rd 3 Scotland Chris Small (a) 10-7 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
Q Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-5 England David Taylor (a) Head to head
World Seniors Championship (18-22 Sep 1991)
Rd 1 Wales Colin Roscoe (a) 5-3 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
1990/1991
Shoot-Out (26-28 Sep 1990)
Rd 3 England Tony Knowles (a) 76-64 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 58-9 Malta Tony Drago (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 75-5 England David Taylor (a) Head to head
1989/1990
World Championship (13-29 Apr 1990)
QF England John Parrott (a) 13-6 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
140 by Parrott in frame 11 was the highest break of the tournament.
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-12 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-6 Wales Cliff Wilson (a)  
Wilson made his 8th and final Crucible appearance at the age of 55. He never got past the world championship 1st round in his career.
Masters (4-11 Feb 1990)
Rd 1 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 5-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
1988/1989
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 1989)
Rd 1 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) 10-9 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Charlton, aged 59 years and 169 days, became the second-oldest player to win a match at the World Championship, after Fred Davis in 1979.
Match finished at 2:39 am, which was the second-latest finish time for a match at the Crucible.
Masters (21-29 Jan 1989)
QF England Neal Foulds (a) 5-2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-2 England Joe Johnson (a) Head to head
1987/1988
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1988)
SF England Steve Davis (a) 16-8 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
re-spotted black in frame 2
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-11 England Steve James (a)  
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-10 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-6 Canada Kirk Stevens (a) Head to head
Masters (24-31 Jan 1988)
QF England John Parrott (a) 5-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 England Rex Williams (a) Head to head
1986/1987
World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1987)
Rd 1 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) 10-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
O'Kane, 39th in the rankings, won nine frames in a row against second-ranked player Cliff Thorburn. Thorburn's cue tip split during the sixth frame and was not replaced until after the end of the first session. He was unable to win a frame after the tip was broken.
Masters (25 Jan - 1 Feb 1987)
SF Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 6-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 England Willie Thorne (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-1 England Rex Williams (a) Head to head
1985/1986
World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 1986)
SF England Steve Davis (a) 16-12 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Thorburn missed the 9th black in a maximum attempt in frame 6.
11-11 at the opening of session 4.
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-6 England Willie Thorne (a) Head to head
During the match, Thorburn's second child was born in his native Canada.
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-6 Ireland Eugene Hughes (a)  
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-5 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (a) Head to head
Masters (26 Jan - 2 Feb 1986)
Final Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 9-5 England Jimmy White Head to head

35-68, 75-29, 68-25, 70-27, 21-90 (75), 69-14, 61-52, 9-65, 63-53 (CT 61, JW 53), 56-69, 12-76, 73-16, 65-60 (CT 52, JW 59), 68-33

Referee: John Street
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 6-4 England Tony Knowles (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-2 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 England Joe Johnson (a) Head to head
1984/1985
World Championship (12-28 Apr 1985)
QF Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) 13-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-3 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (a) Head to head
Thorburn won with a session to spare.
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-8 England Mike Hallett (a)  
Masters (27 Jan - 3 Feb 1985)
Final Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 9-6 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head

67-42, 20-72, 8-78, 60-48, 52-63, 94-0 (54), 53-45, 94-0 (60), 75-18, 62-73, 60-67, 93-58 (72), 83-49 (64), 42-64, 65-25

Referee: John Smyth
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 6-4 England Jimmy White Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-0 Wales Ray Reardon (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) Head to head
1983/1984
World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 1984)
QF England Jimmy White 13-8 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-11 England Willie Thorne (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-3 Canada Mario Morra (a)  
Morra's 1st time at the Crucible
Masters (22-29 Jan 1984)
Rd 1 England John Spencer (a) 5-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
1982/1983
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1983)
Final England Steve Davis (a) 18-6 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Davis became the first player to win the event for a second time at the Crucible.
Thorburn was exhausted during the final after winning his last three matches in deciding frames, according to Everton. He played 14 hours more than Davis throughout the tournament.

82-20; 11-112; 83-39; 36-80; 80-34; 65-34; 81-44 (60); 75-26; 82-6; 73-0 (59); 81-48; 41-57; 25-71 (55); 100-8 (92); 15-68 (54); 96-2; 76-47; 58-53; 75-28; 62-47 (59); 67-62; 131-0 (131); 24-62; 77-70 (56)

Referee: Len Ganley
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 16-15 England Tony Knowles (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-12 Canada Kirk Stevens (a) Head to head
As of 2019, this was still the second-longest session (at 6 hours and 11 minutes), and the third-latest finish, since the World Snooker Championship has been held at the Crucible.
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-12 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
Thorburn achieved the first maximum break at a World Snooker Championship in the fourth frame. He was only the second player after Davis at the 1982 Classic to make an official maximum.
The final session of the match between Thorburn and Griffiths lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3:51 am,[33][34][35] which, at the end of the 2019 Championship, still stood as the latest finish for a snooker match at the Crucible, and at 6 hours and 25 minutes, the longest session.
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 10-5 Australia John Campbell (a)  
Masters (23-30 Jan 1983)
Final Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 9-7 Wales Ray Reardon (a) Head to head

85-21 (60), 88-30, 1-77, 74-24 (59), 29-63, 57-25, 50-61, 72-44, 97-31, 66-28, 58-69, 74-68 (CT 69, RR 54), 34-88 (65), 4-113 (113), 39-76, 77-19 (56)

Referee: John Smyth
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 6-5 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 Wales Terry Griffiths (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-2 England Joe Johnson (a) Head to head
1981/1982
World Championship (30 Apr - 16 May 1982)
Rd 1 England Jimmy White 10-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Masters (26-31 Jan 1982)
QF England Tony Meo (a) 5-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
1980/1981
World Championship (7-20 Apr 1981)
SF England Steve Davis (a) 16-10 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-6 England David Taylor (a) Head to head
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-2 England Graham Miles (a) Head to head
Masters (2-8 Feb 1981)
SF Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 6-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-4 South Africa Perrie Mans (a) Head to head
Champion of Champions Group A (2-11 Oct 1980)
Grp Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 5-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Grp Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 8-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Grp Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) 8-1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Grp Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-4 England Graham Miles (a) Head to head
1979/1980
World Championship (22-5 May 1980)
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 16-7 England David Taylor (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-6 Canada Jim Wych (a)  
Rd 2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-10 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
Final Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 18-16 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) Head to head

Session 1:
52-40, 46-55, 5-69, 47-61, 26-82, 13-98 (93), 74-31 (68), 0-81 (81), 62-9 (62)

Session 2:
49-61, 62-58 (AH 54, RR 53), 86-27 (76), 36-75, 45-63, 75-17, 67-45, 78-38 (57), 95-38 (64)

Session 3:
86-14, 60-21, 18-70, 27-93, 73-43, 51-74, 115-25 (58), 61-73

Session 4:
21-67, 58-47, 100-55 (RR 53), 53-55, 73-41, 57-63, 119-7 (119), 96-9 (51)

Referee: John Street
Masters (6-10 Feb 1980)
QF Wales Terry Griffiths (a) 5-3 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 England John Virgo (a) Head to head
1978/1979
World Championship (16-28 Apr 1979)
Rd 1 England John Virgo (a) 13-10 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Masters (22-26 Jan 1979)
QF South Africa Perrie Mans (a) 5-4 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
1977/1978
World Championship (17-29 Apr 1978)
QF Australia Eddie Charlton (a) 13-12 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head
Thorburn led 12-8.
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-8 England Pat Houlihan (a)  
Houlihan made his only appearance in the World Championship at the Crucible, aged 48.
Masters (6-10 Feb 1978)
Final Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (a) 7-5 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head

107-7, 71-41, 94-6, 17-69, 16-104, 13-101 (88), 14-62, 84-29 (80), 58-70, 68-48, 61-47, 72-15

Referee: John Street
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 5-3 England John Spencer (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 4-2 Wales Doug Mountjoy (a) Head to head
1976/1977
World Championship (18-30 Apr 1977)
Final England John Spencer (a) 25-21 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) Head to head

Session 1:
63-49; 98-21; 79-24; 41-46; 28-94; 73-13

Session 2:70-46 (68); 39-77; 11-71; 29-64; 87-21 (75); 32-70

Session 3:41-90; 51-62; 84-40 (54); 105-21 (97); 44-69; 118-0 (105)

Session 4:
60-71; 71-31; 73-45; 33-85; 53-85 (58); 38-70

Session 5:
38-58; 48-77 (77); 87-31; 90-40; 81-20; 63-58

Session 6:
29-82; 59-26; 78-58 (78); 70-44; 39-75 (75); 46-85

Session 7:
93-20; 64-51; 74-21; 9-83 (58); 36-72; 107-20 (67)

Session 8:
17-74; 83-14; 69-36; 72-12 (51)

Referee: John Smyth
SF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 18-16 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (a) Head to head
QF Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-12 Australia Eddie Charlton (a) Head to head
Rd 1 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a) 13-6 England Rex Williams (a) Head to head
1975/1976
Masters (26-30 Jan 1976)
Rd 1 England Fred Davis (a) 4-2 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
1974/1975
Masters (13-17 Jan 1975)
Rd 1 England John Pulman (a) 5-3 Canada Cliff Thorburn (a)  
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