Tom Ford books place in International Championship final
- Planet Sport writer
- 10 November 2023
England’s Tom Ford reached reach the final of the International Championship after nailing three centuries in succession as he beat Northern Ireland’s Jordan Brown 9-6 in Tianjin.
Ford lost the first three frames in Tianjin and only took the lead for the first time in the match with breaks of 133 and 101 either side of the interval midway through the evening session.
Another century took Ford to within a frame of victory and a break of 57 secured a third ranking final appearance for the 40-year-old from Leicester.
Ford, who is seeking a first ranking title, will face either seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan or China’s Zhang Anda in Sunday’s final.
The 40-year-old Ford has previously lost two ranking finals, to Mark Selby in the final of the Paul Hunter Classic in 2016 and to Ali Carter in the German Masters final in February.
Brown was taking part in his first ranking event semi-final since winning 2021 Welsh Open.
The winner of the International Championship will collect a first prize of £175,000.
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