The Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame formed to celebrate the history of snooker in Canada. Beginning in the late 1970s Canada was emerging as what Alexander Clyde of the London Evening Standard would call “one of the world’s best breeding grounds for talent.”

By the early 1980s Canada had three players – Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens and Bill Werbeniuk – ranked in the top-8 professionals in the world. In time, other Canadian players would also occupy spots inside the top-16, top-32 and top-64, but by the 2000s, after a quarter-century of excellence, Canada was no longer represented by high-ranking players making their mark on the world stage. At present snooker struggles to find its place in the landscape of Canadian popular sport.

The Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame dedicates itself to preserving the legacy of those outstanding players, association executives and business owners who have had a significant and everlasting impact on the image, development and advancement of snooker in Canada. While we celebrate and recognize all of Canada’s snooker greats; without the stewardship of the Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame the legacies of many greats who came before the current media era (Leo Levitt, Eddy Agha, George Chenier to name a few) and others who have yet to be inducted (Con Stanbury, Harvey Rothwell, Terry Haddock/Mr. Billiard, and The Salinger’s/Dufferin Cue for example) will fade into obscurity in the fullness of time and what they have meant to us and their essential contributions will remain without the everlasting acclaim they deserve.

It is our wish that all those who love, play and support the game, can continue to share in enjoying our history. And we hope the achievements of our world-class past will one day inspire a new crop of exceptional talent, some of whom may again earn their way onto the world stage and into the Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame.

PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING US TO KEEP CANADA’S LEGACY ALIVE FOR THE FUTURE