On February 23, Beijing time, the third round of the Snooker European Masters, Xiao Guodong and Jordan Brown faced off. As a result, Xiao Guodong was swept 0-5, a bit miserable! Jordan Brown became the first player to advance to the Round of 16.
In his career, Xiao Guodong has reached the final of the Shanghai Masters (losing to Ding Junhui) and has also won the runner-up of the single limited time competition. Jordan Brown beat O'Sullivan in the Welsh Open final last season to win the title. In this European Masters, Xiao Guodong eliminated Andy Hicks in the last round, and Jordan Brown created the number one cold knock to eliminate the defending champion and world number one Selby. From the state point of view, Jordan Brown has the upper hand slightly, but Xiao Guodong is not without a fight.
In the first set, Jordan Brown was 68-35 Xiao Guodong. In the second set, Jordan Brown won 65-42. In the third inning, with 51 points, Jordan Brown went down 67-26. In the fourth set, 69-41, it was Jordan Brown who won.
Back in the second half, Jordan Brown quickly ended the game with 73 points, winning five consecutive sets, sweeping Xiao Guodong 5-0 to advance, and Jordan Brown also became the first player in the top 16 of this European Masters.
Looking back at the whole game, Xiao Guodong scored in every inning, but every inning was not able to seize the opportunity, and the mistakes continued! Although Jordan Brown only has 2 strokes of 50+, his grasp of key balls is more reliable.
Just after eliminating Selby and sweeping Xiao Guodong 5-0, we seem to see Jordan Brown, the big dark horse who defeated O'Sullivan in the welsh Open final last year.