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Hossein Vafaei

Nationality: Iran (Iran); Male; Born: 15 Oct 1994 (29 years)
Status: Professional; First season as pro: 2012; Ranking wins: 1; Maximums: 1;
Ranking: 21;
Twitter: @hvafaei147; Other sources: CueTracker; World Snooker
World Open (18-24 Mar 2024)
Rd 3 (9) England Robert Milkins [13] v Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Wed 20 Mar
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 5-1 Scotland Graeme Dott [45] Head to head Details 

Vafaei missed the 12th red in a maximum attempt in frame 6.

Players Championship (19-25 Feb 2024)
Rd 1 England Gary Wilson [4] 6-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [13] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (12-18 Feb 2024)
Rd 3 Wales Jak Jones [41] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [19] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [19] 4-1 Belgium Julien Leclercq [67] Head to head Details 
German Masters (29 Jan - 4 Feb 2024)
Rd 2 England Elliot Slessor [49] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head Details 
Vafaei withdrew because of visa issues
Welsh Open Qual (25-27 Jan 2024)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [19] 4-1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [48] Head to head Details 
World Open Qual (22-24 Jan 2024)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 5-2 England Liam Pullen [101]   Details 
World Grand Prix (15-21 Jan 2024)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [4] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [13] Head to head Details 

Three strange episodes in the match: 1) Vafaei miscalculated in the second frame thinking he only needed pink. 2) Williams receiving a seven-point penalty in the final frame for picking up the cue ball as a joke. 3) Vafaei refusing to shake Williams' hand after the match because he slapped his thigh when missing a pink.

Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [13] 4-3 England Matthew Selt [20] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (18-22 Dec 2023)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 5-0 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [113]   Details 
Scottish Open Qual (30 Oct - 2 Nov 2023)
Q Rd 1 Wales Daniel Wells [87] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (25 Nov - 3 Dec 2023)
SF England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 6-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 

86-37 (54), 113-0 (113), 0-112 (112), 14-66
95-0 (60), 82-21 (52), 82-38 (50), 102-19 (90)

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-4 China Zhang Anda [15] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-1 England Matthew Selt [29] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-4 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details 
The match was delayed due to a fire alarm in the arena.

re-rack in frame 3

UK Championship Qual (18-23 Nov 2023)
Q Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-4 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-0 England Martin O'Donnell [82] Head to head Details 
International Championship (5-12 Nov 2023)
Rd 2 Scotland Ross Muir [91] 6-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head Details 
Muir was 5-2 down.
Northern Ireland Open (22-29 Oct 2023)
Rd 3 England Joe Perry [22] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [11] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [11] 4-0 Ukraine Anton Kazakov [98]   Details 
Northern Ireland Open Qual (17-20 Oct 2023)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [11] 4-1 England Mark Joyce [57]   Details 
English Open (2-8 Oct 2023)
Rd 3 China He Guoqiang [122] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 4-3 Belgium Julien Leclercq [68] Head to head Details 
British Open (25 Sep - 1 Oct 2023)
SF Wales Mark J Williams [9] 6-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] Head to head Details 

82-30 (66), 57-13, 44-93 (66), 7-111 (57, 54), 85-1,
65-58, 0-136 (135), 62-18 (62), 118-28 (71)

Referee: Colin Humphries

The 135 in frame 7 was Hossein Vafaei's 100th career century

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 5-2 China He Guoqiang [124] Head to head Details 

He reached the quarterfinals for the first time. This is his third tournament as a professional.

Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 4-2 Scotland Graeme Dott [41] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 4-2 China Yuan Sijun [51]   Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 4-2 England Oliver Brown [87] Head to head Details 
In frame 4 Vafaei needed two snookers (and got them) but lost the frame on the colors.
International Championship Qual (18-23 Sep 2023)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 6-1 England Reanne Evans (f) [99]   Details 
Shanghai Masters (11-17 Sep 2023)
Rd 2 England Mark Selby [5] 6-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] Head to head Details 
The referee mistakenly called a miss on Vafaei in the sixth frame, then Selby asked for a re-rack and Vafaei agreed. Score was 0-0 when the disputed call occured.
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 6-1 China Gong Chenzhi (a)   Details 
English Open Qual (6-8 Sep 2023)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 4-0 Scotland Liam Graham [119]   Details 
Wuhan Open Qual (1-5 Sep 2023)
Q Rd 1 Hong Kong Marco Fu [119] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head Details 
European Masters (22-27 Aug 2023)
Rd 2 England Allan Taylor [78] 5-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] Head to head Details 
British Open Qual (14-19 Aug 2023)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 4-1 Hong Kong Andy Lee [79]   Details 
European Masters Qual (25-29 Jul 2023)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 5-1 England Rod Lawler [82] Head to head Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 11 (27 Jun 2023)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [11] 3-1 Ireland Aaron Hill [63] Head to head Details 
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [11] 2-2 England Martin O'Donnell [95] Head to head Details 
Grp Northern Ireland Fergal Quinn (a) 3-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [11]   Details