Mixed day for Irish at Welsh Open

It’s been a mixed day for Irish competitors at the Welsh Open qualifiers.

Defending champion Jordan Brown was beaten 4-3 by Mitchell Mann.

Michael Judge went down 4-1 to Mark Williams.

But Fergal O’Brien progressed to the main draw with a 4-1 win over Stephen Maguire.

This evening, Mark Allen goes up against Ken Doherty.