Ford leaves hospital and hits 147

Tom Ford overcame gastroenteritis to hit a maximum 147 break and whitewash Steve Davis 4-0 at the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Aberdeen.
The qualifier had been rushed to hospital after being taken ill in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Englishman, ranked 50 in the world, discharged himself so he could play and rattled off three successive centuries despite suffering severe cramps.

Ford, who inflicted a third defeat in the group stages to ensure former world champion Davis' elimination, said: "My stomach has been really hurting. I don't know how I held my cue.

"I was rolling around in bed with stomach pains this morning and they got worse and worse.

"My mate took me to hospital at about 5.30am and I was put on a drip. But I told the hospital that I had to play at the tournament and discharged myself.

"I was really tired because I hadn't had much sleep. I never imagined I would make a 147.

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