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Championship Snooker
Presented byBill Walker
Narrated byGeorge Chenier (1966)
Gordon Jones (1967)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
ProducersClaude Baikie (1966)
Rick Rice (1967)
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release7 May 1966 (1966-05-07) –
16 September 1967 (1967-09-16)

Championship Snooker is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.

Premise

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Each episode featured snooker games between two players, recorded in Toronto at the House of Champions and edited for the hour-long time slot.[1]

Don Maybee and Bob Trodd were the competitors in the debut episode.[2]

Scheduling

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The series was broadcast on Saturday afternoons. The first series featured a 26-week tournament, broadcast between 7 May and 26 November 1966.[2] The second season was broadcast from 13 May to 16 September 1967,

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Championship Snooker". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Weekend Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 7 May 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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