Tom Ford (snooker player)
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Tom Ford is an English
professional snooker
player from The Midlands.
frequently. His best run to date was in the 2005 Malta Cup where he beat Ken Doherty
, but eventually lost to Stephen Hendry
.
In the 2007 Grand Prix, he made a 147 against Steve Davis
, after having just come out of hospital suffering from gastroenteritis, but still missed out on the last 16 eventually finishing 3rd in his group. He secured the high break and maximum prize, but unfortunately it was not televised. In the last 32 of the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy he held Ronnie O'Sullivan
to 4–4, before missing the final blue, allowing O'Sullivan clinch the frame. Ford made his World Championship debut in 2010, after beating Judd Trump
10–3 in the final qualifying round, he played Mark Allen
in the first round, were he lost 4–10.
, beating Jack Lisowski
4–0 in the final.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player from The Midlands.
Early years
As a junior, he played against Mark SelbyMark Selby
Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
frequently. His best run to date was in the 2005 Malta Cup where he beat Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
, but eventually lost to Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
.
In the 2007 Grand Prix, he made a 147 against Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Steve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
, after having just come out of hospital suffering from gastroenteritis, but still missed out on the last 16 eventually finishing 3rd in his group. He secured the high break and maximum prize, but unfortunately it was not televised. In the last 32 of the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy he held Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
to 4–4, before missing the final blue, allowing O'Sullivan clinch the frame. Ford made his World Championship debut in 2010, after beating Judd Trump
Judd Trump
Judd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
10–3 in the final qualifying round, he played Mark Allen
Mark Allen (snooker player)
Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...
in the first round, were he lost 4–10.
2010/2011
Early in the season Ford won his first professional title, Event 3 of the Players Tour ChampionshipPlayers Tour Championship 2010/2011
The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 started on 24 June 2010 and ended on 20 March 2011 with events held in Sheffield and Europe. The televised finals took place between the top 24 Order of Merit players, who have played at least 6 events ....
, beating Jack Lisowski
Jack Lisowski
Jack Lisowski is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, by finishing first in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Mitchell Mann in the 2007 Junior Pot Black....
4–0 in the final.
Minor-ranking
- Players Tour Championship – Event 3Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3The Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Event 3 minor-ranking snooker tournament took place between 6–8 August 2010, at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England...
– 2010