Jordan leaves Swail Browned Off

Jordan Brown beat Joe Swail in the final to win the annual Barry McNamee Memorial trophy.

Patrick Wallace set up and organised the Barry McNamee Memorial event after his good friend and practice partner was tragically knocked down and killed by a car in 2001.

Former professional McNamee was highly regarded by all his fellow players and Irish professionals and invited amateurs gather every year to participate in the event in his memory.

This year it was rookie pro Jordan Brown who came up Trumps.

Having endured a baptism of fire on the professional circuit, with two first round 5-4 losses, Brown showed he's learned a thing or two in the past couple of months, beating Dublin professional Michael Judge 3-1 in the quarter finals.

He followed that by beating David Morris 3-2 in the semis before taking on Joe Swail in the final.

The result was 3-1 in Brown's favour and those three good wins will stand him in good stead when he next crosses the Irish sea to tackle the pros on the Main Tour.