Tournament information
Dates	30 April – 2 May 1970 (1970-04-30 – 1970-05-02)
Venue	North York Centennial Centre
City	Toronto
Country	Canada
Organisation	Canadian Professional Snooker Association
Final
Champion	Fred Davis ( ENG)
Runner-up	Paul Thornley ( CAN)
Score	4–1
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The 1970 Canadian Professional Snooker Association tournament was a snooker tournament played at the North York Centennial Centre, Toronto, from 30 April to 2 May 1970. Fred Davis defeated Paul Thornley 4–1 in the final to win the title.

Tournament Summary

Six Canadian players progressed into the quarter-finals from a qualifying tournament that concluded on 29 April. They joined English players Fred Davis and Rex Williams, who were exempted, in the main event, ^[2] which was held at the North York Centennial Centre, Toronto. ^[1] The quarter-finals were played on 30 April, the semi-finals on 1 May, and the final on 2 May. ^[2]

Matches were the best of seven frames. However, Under the competition rules, if the scores were level at three frames each, the match was decided on a respotted black. This was invoked in the quarter-finals when Davis won the sixth frame to level at 3–3 with Kenny Shea. Shea lost a coin toss, and was asked by Davis to play first. Davis won the match. ^[3]

Davis recorded breaks of 61 and 52 during the final and defeated Thornley 4–1. ^[4]

Main draw

Results of the main competition were as follows: ^{[1] [3]}

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Fred Davis ( ENG)		3+1
	Kenny Shea ( CAN)		3
						Fred Davis ( ENG)		4
						Rex Williams ( ENG)		2
	Rex Williams ( ENG)		4
	Winston McKinlay ( CAN)		0
											Fred Davis ( ENG)		4
											Paul Thornley ( CAN)		1
	Paul Thornley ( CAN)		4
	Robert Paquette ( CAN)		1
						Paul Thornley ( CAN)		4
						Bill Werbeniuk ( CAN)		2
	Bill Werbeniuk ( CAN)		4
	Cliff Thorburn ( CAN)		2

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