Championship League snooker 2021: 'Dreadful and embarrassing' – Tom Ford slams performance despite winning group
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Updated 23/07/2021 at 13:01 GMT
Tom Ford admits he is looking for a massive improvement in his level of play after describing his performances as "dreadful" and "embarrassing" despite winning Group Three at the opening ranking event of the season. He was joined in the Championship League last 32 by Bai Langning who claimed seven points to top Group 10 at Leicester's Morningside Arena.
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Tom Ford did not hold back as he described his performance as "dreadful" and "embarrassing" despite winning his Championship League group in his home city of Leicester.
Ford completed a 3-1 win over Simon Lichtenberg in his final Group Three match to reach the last 32 after a couple of 2-2 draws against Simon Blackwell and Reanne Evans had left him needing a victory to progress at Morningside Arena.
“I have no words, I don’t know how I have got through to be honest,” said world number 22 Ford.
“I have played awful all day, I have really struggled. I had the odd frame where I got in and made a good break, but to be honest it’s been dreadful and I don’t deserve to get through; Simon has been a slightly better player in the group.
“I don’t know how I have got through but I have, so I have to look at that as a positive. I haven’t been practicing that much, so there’s your answer.
I can’t say I am pleased to get through because the performance, at times, was embarrassing today. It is one of those things, but I am through and I have to look forward to the next group.
In other action, Chinese teenager Bai Langning enjoyed 3-0 wins against Ben Fortey and David Grace respectively on Thursday before a 2-2 draw with Farakh Ajaib on the re-spotted black in the decider saw the 19-year-old qualify on seven points as Group 10 winner.
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