Jordan Brown (snooker player)
Jordan Brown (born 9 October 1987) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player who made his debut on the Main Tour for the 2009/2010 season but lasted only one season. He qualified for the tour once again in 2018 after qualifying via Q School.
 Brown at the 2012 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | 9 October 1987 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
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| Sport country |  Northern Ireland |
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| Professional | 2009/2010, 2018– |
| Highest ranking | 69 (August 2020) |
| Current ranking | 82 (as of 1 February 2021) |
| Career winnings | £26,081 |
| Highest break | 140: 2020 European Masters (qualifying) |
| Century breaks | 19 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-finals (2021 German Masters) |
Career
Brown was the winner of the Northern Ireland Championship in 2008 and 2009. In 2016, he received a wildcard invitation to the inaugural 2016 Northern Ireland Open.[1] He defeated professional and world number 26 Ben Woollaston 4–2 in the first round before losing out to Kyren Wilson in the second round by the same scoreline.
In May 2018, he entered Q School in a bid to re-enter the professional snooker tour.[2] 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.[3] Brown also recorded a controversial victory over four-time world champion John Higgins. The latter having voluntarily let give the match to his opponent.[4]
Performance and rankings timeline
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[5][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] | |||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | MR | Not Held | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | QF | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | Non-Rank. | NH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | PA | Minor-Ranking Event | A | A | 3R | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Not Held | A | A | NH | A | A | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | LQ | 2R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 7] | LQ | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | A | A | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| 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-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | 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 |
| DQ | disqualified 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.
- New players don't have a ranking.
- He was an amateur.
- Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points.
- The event was also called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
- The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- The event was also called the Grand Prix (2009/2010)
Career finals
Amateur finals: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2008 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Julian Logue |
10–9 |
| Winner | 2. | 2009 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Dermot McGlinchey |
10–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2013 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Patrick Wallace |
4–10 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2015 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Patrick Wallace |
2–10 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2016 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Patrick Wallace |
8–10 |
| Winner | 3. | 2017 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Dermot McGlinchey |
10–8 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2018 | EBSA European Snooker Championship |  Harvey Chandler |
2–7 |
| Winner | 4. | 2018 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Patrick Wallace |
10–5 |
References
- http://www.irishnews.com/sport/othersports/2016/11/14/news/joe-swail-and-jordan-brown-feature-as-big-time-snooker-returns-to-belfast-781639/
- http://www.worldsnooker.com/q-school-event-two-final-day-line-up/
- http://www.worldsnooker.com/brown-earns-tour-return/
- "John Higgins Says "Yes Yes I Am Going To Lose" To Jordan Brown In 2012 Scottish Open".
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links
- Jordan Brown at worldsnooker.com
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