Beijing time on February 28 news, the first round of the 2022 Snooker Welsh Open, defending champion Jordan Brown lost 3-4 to Mitchell Mann, fell out. Last year, Jordan Brown beat O'Sullivan 9-8 to win the title. Now, he has his first leg of travel.
Jordan Brown won the championship 1 year ago, while 4 years ago, he was still working at a gas station. At last year's Welsh Open, Jordan Brown was ranked 81st in the world, defeating Selby, Maguire and other masters all the way, and defeating O'Sullivan 9-8 in the final to win his first ranking competition. At the time, Jordan Brown set a record for the lowest-ranked and ultimate winner of the 21st century. To this day, this record is still held by Jordan Brown.
Now, Jordan Brown is on his way to defend his title, and before the game, Jordan Brown vowed, "It's fantastic to be able to walk to the table as a defending champion in front of so many fans, there's nothing more wonderful than that." ”
Unexpectedly, Jordan Brown lightning was punched in the face, this battle, his opponent is the average strength of Mitchell Mann, the first two sets, the two sides fought 1-1! In the third inning, Jordan Brown blasted a single shot of 124 points to give a 2-1 lead. Mann scored 62 points, 2-2! Jordan Brown then scored 50 points to win the match point 3-2. But in the end, Mann won two straight sets to achieve a big comeback, jordan Brown lost the game 3-4, and suffered the first round.
As the defending champion, he proved that his victory last year was short-lived.
Here we have to mention Fan Zhengyi, who just won the snooker European Masters, but will it be the same as Jordan Brown? Both won the title as low-ranking players, both beating O'Sullivan in the final. It can be said that O'Sullivan is also very unlucky, personally winning 38 ranking championships, which is the first in history, but losing to Jordan Brown and Fan Zhengyi is also a very regrettable thing.
In the rest of the competition, China's Zhang Anda upset, beating McGill 4-3, who was ranked 12th in the world; world champion Sean Murphy beat Hicks 4-2; O'Brien defeated Maguire 4-1.