Brown said that for him the worst part was that him and Jonny were going off each other when it came to scoring but he just edged through in an 10-8 victory.
He also spoke about the venue and said that due to the heat of the venue, he is pleased to get through to the next round.
'I'm happy to get through, I'm not happy about anything else,' said Brown to Sky Sports. 'The worst part was me and Jonny were going off each other, when we went 9-8 I thought I hit something bad and I thought here we go; Jonny hit something good and then I hit 174.'
'In all fairness this is the hottest venue you can play darts in but I'm just happy to get through.'
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