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.
 Brown at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 9 October 1987 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Northern Ireland |
| Nickname | The Antrim Ferrari[1] |
| Professional | 2009/2010, 2018–present |
| Highest ranking | 22 (May 2022) |
| Current ranking | 51 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
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
editAfter 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 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,[7] Stephen Maguire 6–1 in the semi-final[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
edit| Tournament | 2009/ 10 |
2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[13][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 3] | [nb 2] | 79 | [nb 4] | 40 | 22 | 36 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | RR | 2R | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 4R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 3R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | Not Held | SF | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | MR | Not Held | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | NH | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | QF | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | W | LQ | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 5] | LQ | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 1R | Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 6] | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | LQ | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 Masters[nb 7] | 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 | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 8] | 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 | NH | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-final |
| SF | lost in the semi-final | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ a b New players don't have a ranking
- ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur
- ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
- ^ The event was also called the Grand Prix (2009/2010)
- ^ The event was also called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
Career finals
editRanking finals: 1 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2021 | Welsh Open |  Ronnie O'Sullivan
|
9–8 |
Pro-am finals: 7 (5 titles)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy |  Joe Swail
|
1–6[14] |
| Winner | 1. | 2009 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy | Joe Swail
|
3–1[15] |
| Winner | 2. | 2013 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) |  Colm Gilcreest
|
3–1[16] |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | Mark Allen Classic | Fergal O'Brien
|
5–1[17] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) | Rodney Goggins
|
1–3[18] |
| Winner | 4. | 2018 | Mark Allen Classic (2) | Mark Allen
|
5–1[19] |
| Winner | 5. | 2019 | Mark Allen Classic (3) | Barry Hawkins
|
5–4[20] |
Amateur finals: 9 (4 titles)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2008 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Julian Logue
|
10–9 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | All-Ireland Amateur Championship | Vincent Muldoon
|
2–5[21] |
| Winner | 2. | 2009 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) | Dermot McGlinchey
|
10–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2013 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Patrick Wallace
|
4–10 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2015 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) | Patrick Wallace
|
2–10 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2016 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (3) | Patrick Wallace
|
8–10 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (3) | Dermot McGlinchey
|
10–8 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2018 | EBSA European Snooker Championship | Harvey Chandler
|
2–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2018 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (4) | Patrick Wallace
|
10–5 |
References
edit- ^ Cousins, Graeme (22 February 2021). "From petrol station to snooker glory for Antrim Ferrari Jordan Brown". News Letter. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Dailyrecord.co.uk (16 December 2012). "Scottish Open: John Higgins crashes out to unranked amateur Jordan Brown". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Brown Earns Tour Return". World Snooker. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Mark Selby stumbles past Jordan Brown into World Snooker Championship round two". Metro. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Jordan Brown beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final frame to win 2021 Welsh Open". BBC Sport. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jordan Brown claims sensational Welsh Open triumph". RTÉ. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Swail wins Dungannon tournament". BBC Sport. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Jordan leaves Swail Browned Off". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Snooker: Brown claims McNamee Trophy". Tyrone Times. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Mark Allen Classic taking place at 147 Club in Antrim this weekend". Belfast Live. 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Rodney right on cue". New Ross Standard. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Brown Defends Mark Allen Classic Pro-am Title". The Cue View. 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Mark Allen Classic 2019". Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Muldoon (17) pockets national snooker title". Evening Times (Dublin). 2 October 2008.
