An emotional Tom Ford clinched his first rating title, in his dwelling metropolis of Leicester, as he beat Liam Graham to win the Snooker Shoot Out.
The 41-year-old, who had been runner-up 3 times beforehand in rating occasions, edged the ultimate 31-28 to land the £50,000 first prize.
Ford was in tears as he devoted victory to his sponsor Brian Todd, who died just lately.
“I misplaced my sponsor and actually good pal just a few weeks in the past and went to his funeral on Wednesday and that was actually tough,” Ford stated.
World quantity 22 Ford got here from 28-8 behind towards 20-year-old Scot Graham, who’s ranked 100.
“To win on my dwelling turf is totally good, stated Ford.
Snooker Shoot Out is a single-frame sport with a most size of 10 minutes and gamers going through a shot clock.
Graham defeated one other Leicester participant, four-time world champion Mark Selby, 38-20 within the final 4 whereas Ford beat China’s Wu Yize 37-32 on a respotted blue.