Jordan_Brown_(snooker_player)

Jordan Brown (snooker player)

Jordan Brown (snooker player)

Northern Irish snooker player

Jordan Brown (born 9 October 1987) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. After winning back-to-back Northern Ireland Amateur Championships in 2008 and 2009, he made his debut on the professional tour in 2009–10 but lost his tour card after one season. He rejoined the tour via the 2018 Q School.

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He made his Crucible debut at the 2020 World Snooker Championship. In January 2021, he reached the quarterfinals of the German Masters, and in February 2021, he won his first ranking title at the Welsh Open, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final. Ranked 81st in the world before the event, and rated a 750–1 outsider by bookmakers, he became the lowest-ranked player to win a ranking event since 1993.

Career

After winning the Northern Ireland Amateur Championship in 2008 and 2009, Brown received a tour card for the 2009–10 snooker season but lasted only one season on the tour. As an occasional wild card entrant to ranking events, he enjoyed some notable victories, such as defeating John Higgins 4–3 in the 2012 Scottish Open.[2] In 2016, he competed in the inaugural Northern Ireland Open,[3] where he defeated world number 26 Ben Woollaston 4–2 in the first round before losing to Kyren Wilson in the second round by the same scoreline.

Brown entered the 2018 Q School in a bid to rejoin the professional tour.[4] Although he lost to Jak Jones in the final round of the first event, he secured his place at the second event after beating Andy Hicks and Jamie Cope.[5]

In the 2020 World Snooker Championship qualifiers, he defeated Rory McLeod, Hossein Vafaei and Ryan Day to reach the Crucible for the first time. His debut ended with a 6–10 first-round loss to Mark Selby.[6]

In January 2021, he reached the quarterfinals of the German Masters but lost 1–5 to Barry Hawkins. At the Welsh Open in February 2021, he defeated Selby 5–4 in the quarterfinals,[7] Stephen Maguire 6–1 in the semifinals,[8] and Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final to capture his maiden ranking title,[9] winning a prize of £70,000.[10] Ranked 81st in the world before the tournament, Brown became the lowest-ranked player to win a ranking event since world number 93 Dave Harold won the Asian Open in 1993.[11] He also became the fourth Northern Irish player to claim a ranking title, after Alex Higgins, Dennis Taylor and Mark Allen.[12]

Performance and rankings timeline

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  1. [N 1]
    From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. [N 2]
    New players don't have a ranking
  3. [N 3]
    He was an amateur
  4. [N 4]
    Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
  5. [N 5]
    The event was also called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
  6. [N 6]
    The event was also called the Grand Prix (2009/2010)
  7. [N 7]
    The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2021 Welsh Open England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8

Pro-am finals: 7 (5 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2006 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1–6[14]
Winner 1. 2009 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3–1[15]
Winner 2. 2013 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 3–1[16]
Winner 3. 2017 Mark Allen Classic Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5–1[17]
Runner-up 2. 2018 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 1–3[18]
Winner 4. 2018 Mark Allen Classic (2) Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5–1[19]
Winner 5. 2019 Mark Allen Classic (3) England Barry Hawkins 5–4[20]

Amateur finals: 9 (4 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2008 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship Northern Ireland Julian Logue 10–9
Runner-up 1. 2008 All-Ireland Amateur Championship Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon 2–5[21]
Winner 2. 2009 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) Northern Ireland Dermot McGlinchey 10–4
Runner-up 2. 2013 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 4–10
Runner-up 3. 2015 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 2–10
Runner-up 4. 2016 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (3) Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 8–10
Winner 3. 2017 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (3) Northern Ireland Dermot McGlinchey 10–8
Runner-up 5. 2018 EBSA European Snooker Championship England Harvey Chandler 2–7
Winner 4. 2018 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (4) Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 10–5

References

  1. [1]
    "Jordan Brown". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    Dailyrecord.co.uk (16 December 2012). "Scottish Open: John Higgins crashes out to unranked amateur Jordan Brown". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. [3]
    McGoran, Martin (14 November 2016). "Video: Joe Swail and Jordan Brown feature as big-time snooker returns to Belfast". The Irish News. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Q School Event Two – Final Day Line Up". World Snooker. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Brown Earns Tour Return". World Snooker. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Mark Selby stumbles past Jordan Brown into World Snooker Championship round two". Metro. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Welsh Open 2021 - High drama as Jordan Brown beats Mark Selby on the black in deciding frame". Eurosport. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. [8]
    "'Anything can be possible if you believe in it' - Antrim's Jordan Brown defeats Rocket to claim fairytale first title". Irish Examiner. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Jordan Brown beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final frame to win 2021 Welsh Open". BBC Sport. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Antrim's Jordan Brown seals major snooker upset with Welsh Open win over Ronnie O'Sullivan". The 42. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Welsh Open 2021 - Jordan Brown produces massive upset to stun Ronnie O'Sullivan and win title". Eurosport UK. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Jordan Brown claims sensational Welsh Open triumph". RTÉ. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  14. [14]
    "Swail wins Dungannon tournament". BBC Sport. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Jordan leaves Swail Browned Off". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  16. [16]
    "Snooker: Brown claims McNamee Trophy". Tyrone Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  17. [17]
    "Mark Allen Classic taking place at 147 Club in Antrim this weekend". Belfast Live. 24 May 2018.
  18. [18]
    "Rodney right on cue". New Ross Standard. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  19. [19]
    "Brown Defends Mark Allen Classic Pro-am Title". The Cue View. 28 May 2018.
  20. [20]
    "Mark Allen Classic 2019". Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  21. [21]
    "Muldoon (17) pockets national snooker title". Evening Times (Dublin). 2 October 2008.
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