Jordan Brown

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.

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 got married in May 2024 and they have one daughter together.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalSF lost in the semi-finalF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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.

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2021 Welsh Open 9–8

Pro-am finals: 7 (5 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2006 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy 1–6 Winner 1. 2009 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy 3–1 Winner 2. 2013 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) 3–1 Winner 3. 2017 Mark Allen Classic 5–1 Runner-up 2. 2018 Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) 1–3 Winner 4. 2018 Mark Allen Classic (2) 5–1 Winner 5. 2019 Mark Allen Classic (3) 5–4

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