Tom Ford (snooker player)

Infobox Snooker player
Name = Tom Ford
Nickname =


Caption =
Born = birth date and age|1983|8|17
Birthplace = Leicester
Nationality = flagicon|England English
Professional = 2000–
High ranking = #48
Current rank = #48
Prize money = £66,440
High break = 147 (2007 Grand Prix)
Best finish = Quarter-final: 2005 Malta Cup
Other wins =
World champ =

Tom Ford (born August 17, 1983 in Leicester)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, Cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7044239.stm
title = Ford leaves hostipal and hits 147
publisher = BBC
date = 2007-10-14
accessdate = 2008-02-07] 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.

External links

* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/players_head_to_head-8988.htm Profile on World Snooker]

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