 A 41 kukunda Jamie Jones panguva Paul Hunter Classic akaona Ford kusvika wechipiri chepamusoro chiitiko Semi-fainari yake basa uye akakunda Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 42, kuvhara mutambo ane 136 zororo. ref zita201617ref In Ford yokutanga chepamusoro chiitiko chokupedzisira akanga 22 pamwe Mark Selby, asati vamwe vake Leicester mutambi akarova muna maviri 50 ndinoiitawo zororo kukunda Ford 42. PaEnglish Open akakunda Rory McLeod, Marco Fu naJoe Swail vose ne 42 scorelines, vasati varasikirwa ne 14 kuna John Higgins. Ford akakwanisa kupinda muGerman Mastersnokudzinga Judd Trump 51 ndokuzoita 147 mumutambo wokutanga 52 kukunda Peter Ebdon. Akakunda Mark King 52, asi akarasikirwa ne25 kuna Ali Carter mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Ford akakwanisa kupinda muWorld Championship yake yechitatu nekukunda Jamie Bodle, Chris Wakelin naHossein Vafaei. Kubva pakuva ne 21 mukana pamusoro paBarry Hawkins mumutambo wokutanga, Ford akabviswa 310. 