Tom Ford (snooker player)
| Born | 17 August 1983 Glen Parva, Leicestershire |
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| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2000– |
| Highest ranking | 27 (2 months) |
| Current ranking | 27 |
| Career winnings | GB£131,640[1] |
| Highest break | 147 (2007 Grand Prix) |
| Century breaks | 96 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final: 2005 Malta Cup |
| Tournament wins | |
| Minor-ranking | 2 |
Tom Ford (born 17 August 1983 in Glen Parva) is an English professional snooker player from The Midlands.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early years
As a junior, he played against Mark Selby 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 quarter-finals. In the 2007 Grand Prix, he made a 147 against Steve Davis, after having just come out of hospital suffering from gastroenteritis,[2] 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, where he lost 4–10.
[edit] 2010/2011
Early in the season Ford won his first professional title, Event 3 of the Players Tour Championship, beating Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the final.[3] Ford failed to qualify for the main draws of both the Shanghai Masters and the World Open, but did beat Tony Drago and Gerard Greene to reach the Last 32 of the UK Championship. He was drawn against Mark Allen and lost 9-5.[4] Ford did not qualify for the final stages of any other ranking event for the season after losing 10-8 to Liu Chuang in Round 4 of qualifying for the World Championship.[5]
[edit] 2011/2012
The first world ranking event of the season was the inaugural Australian Goldfields Open where Ford reached the final stages by beating Gerard Greene. He then beat world number 15 Jamie Cope 5-3 before being whitewashed 5-0 to Stuart Bingham in the Last 16.[6] He made it through to his third successive UK Championship main draw where he played former world champion Neil Robertson, but was comfortably beaten 6-1.[7] Ford won his second PTC title at Event 11 in December by defeating Martin Gould 4-3.[8] He finished twelfth in the Order of Merit to qualify for the 2012 Finals.[9] He then qualified for the wildcard round of the 2012 German Masters with a 5–0 whitewash of Anthony Hamilton and beat Irishman Philip Arnold 5–1 to reach the last 32, where he met Mark Allen. Ford held a 3–0 lead, but went on to lose the match 4–5.[10]
[edit] Career finals
[edit] Minor-ranking finals: 2 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2010 | Players Tour Championship – Event 3 | Jack Lisowski |
4–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2011 | Players Tour Championship – Event 11 | Martin Gould |
4–3 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Tom Ford". Eurosport UK. 2009. http://uk.yahoo.eurosport.com/snooker/person_prs33006.shtml. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Ford leaves hostipal and hits 147". BBC. 2007-10-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7044239.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Focused Tom Ford wins first professional title". BBC Sport. 2010-08-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8897402.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ "UK Championship scores". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9251100.stm. Retrieved December 04, 2011.
- ^ "Tom Ford vs. Liu Chuang". http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player1=8&player2=43&season=-1. Retrieved December 04, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Australian Goldfields Open". http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/AustralianGoldfieldsOpenAricle/0,,13165~2401147,00.html. Retrieved December 04, 2011.
- ^ "UK Championship 2011 scores". http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9649788.stm. Retrieved December 04, 2011.
- ^ "Ford beats Gould in PTC 11 final". Yahoo! News. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19122011/58/ford-beats-gould-ptc-11-final.html. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- ^ "PTC Order of Merit after PTC12". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/98/0,,13165~170158,00.pdf. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Mark Allen fights back for German Masters win over Tom Ford". BBC Sport. 2 February 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/16856596. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- "Tom Ford". WorldSnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2007–2010 [copyright date]. "Players Alphabetical" section. http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2233729,00.html. Retrieved 16 November 2011. Official WPBSA player profile.
- Tom Ford – results & statistics at CueTracker.net
- Profile on Pro Snooker Blog
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