'Anything can be possible if you believe in it' -  Antrim's Jordan Brown defeats Rocket to claim fairytale first title

Antrim's Jordan Brown claimed his first title in his first ranking event final
'Anything can be possible if you believe in it' -  Antrim's Jordan Brown defeats Rocket to claim fairytale first title

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Antrim's Jordan Brown sealed one of snooker's greatest upsets as he beat six-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in a final-frame decider to clinch the Welsh Open title at Celtic Manor.

The world number 81, who started the tournament as a 750-1 outsider, held his nerve to clinch a 9-8 win and become the lowest-ranked winner of a ranking title in over a quarter of a century.

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