Snooker Shoot Out: Tom Ford wins emotional first rating title in Leicester by beating Liam Graham


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.

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