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.

Without the stewardship of the Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame, the legacies of Canada’s snooker greats, as well as those pioneers and champions who came before the current media era - Leo Levitt, Eddy Agha, George Chenier to name a few - and other worthy individuals who have yet to be inducted - Con Stanbury, Ken Shea, Terry Haddock of Mr. Billiard, and Al and Betty Salinger of Dufferin Cue - would fade into obscurity. In the fullness of time, these outstanding players, association executives and business owners who had a significant and everlasting impact on the image, development and advancement of snooker, not just here in Canada, but throughout the world, would remain without the everlasting acclaim they deserve. The Canadian Snooker Hall of Fame dedicates itself to preserving these influential legacies.

It is our wish that all those who love, play and support snooker, can continue to share in enjoying our rich and successful 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.