Tom Ford (20th in the world) advanced to the final of the Tianjin International Championship on Friday, defeating Jordan Brown 9-6.

Tom Ford in the final of the International Snooker Championship

43rd in the world ranking, Brown started the game better and even managed to break away to 3-0. A great period for the opposition followed as Ford tied the score at 3.

Jordan’s last lead was 6-5, and since then he hasn’t been able to change the scoreboard in his favor in any way.

Tom won 4 frames in a row and took a step to the grand final of the International Championship. It was played according to the best of 17 frames system (first in 9).

In Sunday’s final act, Ford will face the winner of the semi-final between Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) and Anda Zhang (37), which will take place on Saturday and can be seen on Eurosport.

The international championship takes place from November 5 to 12 at the Tianjin People’s Stadium and has a total prize fund of £825,000. The biggest break was made by Ryan Day (147). The champion of the last edition (2019) is Judd Trump.

A semi-final appearance is rewarded with £32,000, with the finalist receiving £75,000 and the grand champion £175,000.

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