Tom Ford (snooker player)
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Tom Ford | |
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Nationality | English |
Professional | 2000– |
Highest ranking | #48 |
2008/09 ranking | #48 |
Career winnings | £66,440 |
Highest break | 147 (2007 Grand Prix) |
Best ranking finish | Quarter-final: 2005 Malta Cup |
Tom Ford is an English professional snooker player from Leicester.
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 2007 Grand Prix, he made a 147 against Steve Davis, after having just come out of hostipal suffering from gastroenteritis, [1] but still missed out on the last 16 eventually finishing 3rd in his group. He secured the high break prize, but unfortunately it was not televised. In the last 32 of the Northern Ireland Trophy he held Ronnie O'Sullivan to 4-4, before missing the final blue, allowing O'Sullivan clinch the frame. He is officially ranked 48 in the 2007/2008 World Rankings.