• Keegan Brown, from Isle of Wight, beats Wade 3-2 • Dave Chisnall, the eighth seed, was another surprise loserKeegan Brown stunned world No11 James Wade in the first round of the World Championship at Alexandra Palace. Brown, a 25-year-old from the Isle of Wight, held on for a 3-2 victory against the eight-times major winner. Brown took the first set but Wade made a classy 110 checkout in the third leg before taking the second. James Wade: ‘You need to be different to chase something hard when everyone is laughing at you’ Read moreUndeterred, Brown responded with a 180 to hold before breaking an out-of-sorts Wade to reach the second round. Ian White avoided a hat-trick of upsets as the No17 seed overcame New Zealand qualifier Cody Harris 3-1.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2017 00:02 UTC