Tearful Ford wins Shoot Out for first ranking title

An emotional Tom Ford clinched his first ranking title, in his home city of Leicester, as he beat Liam Graham to win the Snooker Shoot Out.

The 41-year-old, who had been runner-up three times previously in ranking events, edged the final 31-28 to land the £50,000 first prize.

Ford was in tears as he dedicated victory to his sponsor Brian Todd, who died recently.

"I lost my sponsor and really good friend a few weeks ago and went to his funeral on Wednesday and that was really difficult," Ford said.

World number 22 Ford came from 28-8 behind against 20-year-old Scot Graham, who is ranked 100.

"To win on my home turf is absolutely brilliant, said Ford.

Snooker Shoot Out is a single-frame game with a maximum length of 10 minutes and players facing a shot clock.

Graham defeated another Leicester player, four-time world champion Mark Selby, 38-20 in the last four while Ford beat China's Wu Yize 37-32 on a respotted blue.