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Jordan Brown (snooker player)
Northern Irish snooker player
Northern Irish snooker player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jordan Brown |
| image | Jordan Brown PHC 2012.jpg |
| caption | Brown at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Sport country | |
| Professional | 2009/2010, 2018–present |
| High ranking | 22 (May 2022) |
| Ranking wins | 1 |
Jordan Brown (born 9th 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.
He made his Crucible debut at the 2020 World Snooker Championship. In January 2021, he reached the quarter-final 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. In 2016, he competed in the inaugural Northern Ireland Open, 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. 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.
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.
In January 2021, he reached the quarter-final 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 quarter-final, Stephen Maguire 6–1 in the semi-final and Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in the final to capture his maiden ranking title, winning a prize of £70,000. 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. He also became the fourth Northern Irish player to claim a ranking title, after Alex Higgins, Dennis Taylor and Mark Allen.
Personal life
He is married to Catherine Brown (Clarke) on 10th May 2024 and have one daughter together Rosa, born 23rd June 2022.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | [2009/ | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10](2009-10-snooker-season) | [2010/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 11](2010-11-snooker-season) | [2011/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 12](2011-12-snooker-season) | [2012/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 13](2012-13-snooker-season) | [2013/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 14](2013-14-snooker-season) | [2014/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 15](2014-15-snooker-season) | [2015/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 16](2015-16-snooker-season) | [2016/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 17](2016-17-snooker-season) | [2017/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 18](2017-18-snooker-season) | [2018/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 19](2018-19-snooker-season) | [2019/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 20](2019-20-snooker-season) | [2020/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 21](2020-21-snooker-season) | [2021/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 22](2021-22-snooker-season) | [2022/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 23](2022-23-snooker-season) | [2023/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 24](2023-24-snooker-season) | [2024/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 25](2024-25-snooker-season) | [2025/ | ||||||||||||||||
| 26](2025-26-snooker-season) | |||||||||||||||||
| RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season | New players don't have a ranking | He was an amateur | 79 | Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points | 40 | 22 | 36 | 44 | 53 | ||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | RR | 2R | RR | RR | RR | ||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 4R | 3R | ||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | ||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | Not Held | SF | LQ | LQ | ||||
| UK Championship | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | ||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | MR | Not Held | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | ||||
| German Masters | NH | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | QF | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R |
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| Players ChampionshipThe event was also called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016) | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Welsh Open | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | **W** | LQ | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ |
| World OpenThe event was also called the Grand Prix (2009/2010) | LQ | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 1R | Not Held | 1R | 1R | ||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||
| Masters | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Championship League | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | RR | RR | RR | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Non-Ranking | |||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | PA | Minor-Ranking Event | A | A | 3R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | NH | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||
| China Open | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||
| Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016) | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | A | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | LQ | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Not Held | |||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World ChampionshipThe event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010) | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Not Held | RR | Not Held | |||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | Not Held |
| Performance Table Legend |
|---|
| LQ |
| SF |
| DNQ |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
|---|
Career finals
Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2021 | Welsh Open | ENG | 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 | NIR | 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2009 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy | NIR | 3–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2013 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) | IRE | 3–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | Mark Allen Classic | IRL | 5–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) | IRE | 1–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 2018 | Mark Allen Classic (2) | NIR | 5–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 2019 | Mark Allen Classic (3) | ENG | 5–4 |
Amateur finals: 9 (4 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2008 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | NIR Julian Logue | 10–9 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | All-Ireland Amateur Championship | IRL Vincent Muldoon | 2–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 2009 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) | NIR Dermot McGlinchey | 10–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2013 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | NIR Patrick Wallace | 4–10 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2015 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) | NIR Patrick Wallace | 2–10 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2016 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (3) | NIR Patrick Wallace | 8–10 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (3) | NIR Dermot McGlinchey | 10–8 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2018 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | ENG Harvey Chandler | 2–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2018 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (4) | NIR Patrick Wallace | 10–5 |
References
References
- Dailyrecord.co.uk. (16 December 2012). "Scottish Open: John Higgins crashes out to unranked amateur Jordan Brown".
- McGoran, Martin. (14 November 2016). "Video: Joe Swail and Jordan Brown feature as big-time snooker returns to Belfast". The Irish News.
- (24 May 2018). "Q School Event Two – Final Day Line Up". World Snooker.
- (25 May 2018). "Brown Earns Tour Return". World Snooker.
- (4 August 2020). "Mark Selby stumbles past Jordan Brown into World Snooker Championship round two".
- (19 February 2021). "Welsh Open 2021 - High drama as Jordan Brown beats Mark Selby on the black in deciding frame".
- (21 February 2021). "'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). "Jordan Brown beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final frame to win 2021 Welsh Open". BBC Sport.
- (21 February 2021). "Antrim's Jordan Brown seals major snooker upset with Welsh Open win over Ronnie O'Sullivan". The 42.
- (21 February 2021). "Welsh Open 2021 - Jordan Brown produces massive upset to stun Ronnie O'Sullivan and win title".
- (21 February 2021). "Jordan Brown claims sensational Welsh Open triumph".
- (30 December 2006). "Swail wins Dungannon tournament".
- "Jordan leaves Swail Browned Off". Global Snooker.
- "Snooker: Brown claims McNamee Trophy". Tyrone Times.
- (24 May 2018). "Mark Allen Classic taking place at 147 Club in Antrim this weekend". Belfast Live.
- (5 January 2019). "Rodney right on cue". New Ross Standard.
- (28 May 2018). "Brown Defends Mark Allen Classic Pro-am Title". The Cue View.
- "Mark Allen Classic 2019".
- (2 October 2008). "Muldoon (17) pockets national snooker title". Evening Times (Dublin).
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