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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: n/a;
Twitter: @hvafaei147; Other sources: CueTracker; World Snooker
2023/2024
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 
2022/2023
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2023)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1] 13-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [21] Head to head Details 
Match ended with a session to spare. O'Sullivan's 102 in frame 6 was his 200th century at the Crucible. 107 in frame 14 was his 1200th career century.
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [21] 10-6 China Ding Junhui [16] Head to head Details 
World Championship Qual (3-12 Apr 2023)
Q Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [21] 10-6 Wales Jackson Page [53] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [21] 10-4 Wales Andrew Pagett [85] Head to head Details 
Re-spotted black in frame 1 (64-64)
WST Classic (16-22 Mar 2023)
Rd 3 Scotland Scott Donaldson [52] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 4-1 England Ben Woollaston [45] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 4-2 England John Astley [83]   Details 
6 Red World Championship (6-11 Mar 2023)
SF Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 7-6 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head

9-49, 45-10, 1-40, 45-0, 0-42, 0-37
13-42, 50-20 (50), 37-29, 16-56
59-0 (59), 37-28, 68-8

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei 6-5 England Judd Trump Head to head
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei 6-3 Thailand Noppon Saengkham Head to head
6 Red C (6-8 Mar 2023)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Ireland Ken Doherty Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Scotland John Higgins Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-2 Thailand Poramin Danjirakul (a)  
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2023)
Rd 4 England Robert Milkins [30] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-3 England Barry Hawkins [13] Head to head Details 

In frame 4 Hawkins needed a snooker to tie with just pink and black left. He got it, forced a re-spotted black and won the frame.

Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-1 Ireland Ken Doherty [97] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open Qual (11-13 Jan 2023)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-2 China Lyu Haotian [35] Head to head Details 
Shoot Out (25-28 Jan 2023)
Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [8] 33-9 Iran Hossein Vafaei [12] Head to head Details 
World Grand Prix (16-22 Jan 2023)
Rd 1 England Judd Trump [10] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [23] Head to head Details 
Masters (8-15 Jan 2023)
QF England Jack Lisowski [9] 6-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] Head to head Details 

143 by Vafaei in frame 4, equals Mark Williams current tournament high break

Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] 6-2 England Mark Selby [3] Head to head Details 

Vafaei replaced Zhao Xintong who was suspended.

English Open (12-18 Dec 2022)
Rd 1 China Pang Junxu [54] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (28 Nov - 4 Dec 2022)
Rd 3 England Gary Wilson [31] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-3 China Yan Bingtao [15] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-0 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [33] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (21-26 Nov 2022)
Q Rd 3 China Xiao Guodong [34] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 5-4 Ireland Aaron Hill [90] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (12-20 Nov 2022)
Rd 2 England Jack Lisowski [12] 6-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 6-4 England Mark Selby [5] Head to head Details 
UK Championship Qual (5-10 Nov 2022)
Q Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 6-4 England Robbie Williams [52] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 6-4 Pakistan Asjad Iqbal [128]   Details 
Champion of Champions (31 Oct - 6 Nov 2022)
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [5] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head Details 
English Open Qual (25-30 Oct 2022)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-2 China Zhang Jiankang [76] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (16-23 Oct 2022)
Rd 2 China Xiao Guodong [36] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 4-1 England Craig Steadman [81]   Details 
Scottish Open Qual (9-14 Oct 2022)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 4-3 England Ian Burns [81]   Details 

Vafaei won the sixth frame after having needed a snooker

British Open Qual (9-14 Aug 2022)
Q Rd 1 England Joe Perry [25] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [16] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-28 Aug 2022)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 4-0 England Mark Davis [54] Head to head Details 
European Masters (16-21 Aug 2022)
Rd 1 China Xiao Guodong [36] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head  
Vafaei didn't travel to Germany due to visa issues.
Championship League Stage Two Group F (25 Jul 2022)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [14] 2-2 England Jimmy Robertson [22]  
Grp China Lyu Haotian [38] 3-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [14] Head to head Details 
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [14] 3-0 Ireland Michael Judge [79]   Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 14 (18 Jul 2022)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [14] 2-2 China Tian Pengfei [56] Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [14] 3-0 Hong Kong Ng On Yee (f) [83] Head to head Details 
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [14] 3-0 Australia Ryan Thomerson [103]   Details 
European Masters Qual (15-24 Jul 2022)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] 5-1 Hong Kong Ng On Yee (f) [88] Head to head Details 

147 by Vafaei in frame 6. The second in the tournament and his first and the 178th in pro snooker. Watch on YouTube.

2021/2022
World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 2022)
Rd 1 England Judd Trump [4] 10-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 
World Championship Qual (4-13 Apr 2022)
Q Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 10-9 China Lei Peifan [111]   Details 
Decided on the final black
Q Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-0 Germany Simon Lichtenberg [80] Head to head Details 
Gibraltar Open (24-26 Mar 2022)
Rd 1 Wales Jak Jones [44] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [17] Head to head  
Vafaei had to withdraw because of flight issues.
Turkish Masters (7-13 Mar 2022)
Rd 2 Wales Jak Jones [55] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [23] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [23] 5-3 England Ben Woollaston [43] Head to head Details 
Turkish Masters Qual (2-6 Feb 2022)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [23] 5-0 Turkey Enes Bakirci (a)   Details 
Welsh Open (28 Feb - 6 Mar 2022)
SF England Judd Trump [4] 6-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] Head to head Details 
re-rack in frames 10 and 11

0-95 (94), 70-1 (70), 13-101 (85), 19-66
86-8 (51), 68-58, 53-79, 0-80
86-1 (66), 121-0 (121), 71-29

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 5-4 China Zhang Anda [104] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 4-3 Wales Ryan Day [25] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 4-0 Wales Jak Jones [51] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 4-3 England Robbie Williams [63] Head to head Details 
European Masters (21-27 Feb 2022)
Rd 1 Scotland Anthony McGill [15] 5-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [59] Head to head Details 
McGill made his 200th career century
Welsh Open Qual (15-20 Feb 2022)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [24] 4-3 England Andrew Higginson [62] Head to head Details 

Decided on the last black.

Players Championship (7-13 Feb 2022)
Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [10] Head to head Details 
Shoot Out (20-23 Jan 2022)
Final Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 71-0 Wales Mark J Williams [4] Head to head Details 

Break 71.

This was Vafaei's first ranking title and the first for Iran. Williams played only the break-off shot in the frame.

Referee: Tatiana Woollaston

SF Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 92-48 China Liang Wenbo [28]   Details 

Break 54

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 71-3 England Daniel Womersley (a) Head to head Details 

Womersley reached the quarterfinals of a ranking event for the first time. His previous best was last 32.

Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 50-17 Cyprus Michael Georgiou (a)   Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 63-1 England Allan Taylor [67] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 90-36 England Barry Pinches [95] Head to head Details 

Break 83

Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 124-7 England Peter Devlin [75] Head to head Details 

Break 123

World Grand Prix (13-19 Dec 2021)
Rd 2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [7] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [23] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [23] 4-1 England Gary Wilson [10] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (6-12 Dec 2021)
Rd 2 China Li Hang [39] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40]   Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] 4-3 China Wu Yize [107]   Details 
UK Championship (23 Nov - 5 Dec 2021)
Rd 4 England Jack Lisowski [15] 6-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 6-2 China Xiao Guodong [31] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 6-2 England Mark Selby [2] Head to head Details 

Selby's foul on the final black lead to a respotted black in frame 8, and Vafaei eventually fluked it.

Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 6-4 China Pang Junxu [66] Head to head Details 
English Open (1-7 Nov 2021)
Rd 1 Scotland Fraser Patrick [117] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] Head to head Details 
European Masters Qual (27-31 Oct 2021)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [59] 5-0 England Peter Devlin [81] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (18-26 Oct 2021)
Q Rd 2 England Andrew Higginson [62] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] 5-0 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-27 Aug 2021)
Q Rd 1 China Yan Bingtao [14] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [41] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open Qual (24-29 Sep 2021)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] 4-2 China Fan Zhengyi [88]   Details 
Fan lost frame 1 because he turned up late. He made his first professional century, a 133, in the fourth frame. Earlier he had multiple times ended breaks on purpose before reaching a century.
English Open Qual (17-22 Sep 2021)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] 4-1 Norway Kurt Maflin [26] Head to head Details 
British Open (16-22 Aug 2021)
Rd 4 England Gary Wilson [30] 3-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 3-2 Wales Jak Jones [62] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 3-2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [9] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 3-1 Wales Jamie Jones [52] Head to head Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 22 (30 Jul 2021)
Grp Wales Ryan Day [22] 2-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [33] Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [33] 2-2 England Barry Pinches [80] Head to head
Grp Wales Jackson Page [93] 3-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [33] Head to head Details 
2020/2021
World Championship Qual (5-14 Apr 2021)
Q Rd 3 England Sam Craigie [58] 6-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39]   Details 
WST Pro Series First Phase Group O (16 Mar 2021)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] 2-0 England Judd Trump [2] Head to head Details 
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] 2-0 England Sean Maddocks [115]   Details 
Grp Wales Ryan Day [42] 2-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] Head to head Details 
Grp Wales Jamie Jones [64] 2-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] Head to head Details 
Grp England Barry Pinches [77] 2-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] Head to head Details 
Grp England Jimmy White [81] 2-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] Head to head Details 
Grp England Steven Hallworth [104] 2-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [29] Head to head Details 
the decider went down to the final black Vafaei potted the black but went in off handing the frame to Hallworth
Gibraltar Open (1-7 Mar 2021)
Rd 3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [9] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 4-1 England Allan Taylor [98] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] 4-1 Jamaica Rory McLeod [106] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2021)
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [14] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [34] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [34] 4-2 England Judd Trump [3] Head to head Details 

Trump's run of wins in best-of-seven matches ends at 28

Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [34] 4-3 China Zhao Xintong [30] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [34] 4-2 England Peter Lines [94]   Details 
Shoot Out (4-7 Feb 2021)
Rd 2 Wales Mark J Williams [8] 41-16 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [20] 52-39 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [89] Head to head Details 
World Grand Prix (14-20 Dec 2020)
QF England Mark Selby [3] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [27] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [27] 4-1 China Ding Junhui [11] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [27] 4-3 China Zhou Yuelong [6]   Details 
Scottish Open (7-13 Dec 2020)
Rd 2 England Jamie O'Neill [83] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36]   Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] 4-2 England Mitchell Mann [71] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (23 Nov - 6 Dec 2020)
Rd 3 England Mark Selby [5] 6-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37] 6-4 England Michael Holt [28] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37] 6-3 England Billy Castle [92]   Details 

Vafaei made a 146 in the first frame

Northern Ireland Open (16-22 Nov 2020)
Rd 1 England Allan Taylor [99] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (10-14 Nov 2020)
Q Rd 1 England Barry Hawkins [20] 5-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] Head to head Details 
English Open (12-18 Oct 2020)
Rd 4 England Mark Selby [1] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 4-2 Wales Jamie Clarke [99]   Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 4-3 England Joe Perry [16] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 4-0 Germany Lukas Kleckers [106] Head to head Details 
European Masters (21-27 Sep 2020)
Rd 2 China Ding Junhui [12] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [41] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [41] 5-0 England Brandon Sargeant [89]   Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 18 (18 Sep 2020)
Grp China Xiao Guodong [30] 3-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] Head to head Details 
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] 3-1 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [103] Head to head Details 
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei [40] 3-1 Wales Jak Jones [100] Head to head Details 
2019/2020
World Championship Qual (21-28 Jul 2020)
Q Rd 3 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [65] 6-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [32]   Details 
Gibraltar Open (11-15 Mar 2020)
Rd 2 England Jack Lisowski [11] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] w/o Norway Kurt Maflin [38] Head to head  
Shoot-Out (20-23 Feb 2020)
Rd 1 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [76] 61-41 Iran Hossein Vafaei [31]   Details 
Welsh Open (10-16 Feb 2020)
Rd 1 Brazil Igor Figueiredo [110] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40]   Details 
German Masters Qual (20-22 Dec 2019)
Q Rd 1 China Xu Si [103] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37]   Details 
European Masters Qual (17-19 Dec 2019)
Q Rd 1 England Jack Lisowski [14] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (9-15 Dec 2019)
Rd 1 England Kyren Wilson [8] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [32] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (26 Nov - 8 Dec 2019)
Rd 1 England Louis Heathcote [95] 6-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [34]   Details 
Vafaei lost from 5-2 up
Northern Ireland Open (11-17 Nov 2019)
Rd 1 China Si Jiahui [98] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [32]   Details 
World Open (28 Oct - 3 Nov 2019)
Rd 2 England Kyren Wilson [7] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-1 China Lyu Haotian [26] Head to head Details 
English Open (14-20 Oct 2019)
Rd 3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [30] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [30] 4-2 China Chen Feilong [88]   Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [30] 4-3 Germany Simon Lichtenberg [100] Head to head Details 
World Open Qual (2-5 Oct 2019)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-1 England Mitchell Mann [112] Head to head Details 
China Championship (23-29 Sep 2019)
SF Wales Mark J Williams [3] 6-5 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] Head to head Details 

69-59 (54 HV), 76-18, 73-28 (61), 29-70, 63-21
0-144 (134), 80-48, 6-84 (54), 45-63, 48-72
97-20 (91)

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-3 England Joe Perry [18] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-4 Scotland Anthony McGill [23] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-3 England Kyren Wilson [7] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-1 England Tom Ford [26] Head to head Details 
China Championship Qual (15-18 Aug 2019)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 5-4 England Jimmy White [108] Head to head Details 
International Championship (4-11 Aug 2019)
Rd 1 England Tom Ford [26] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] Head to head  
Vafaei had to withdraw because his passport was lost.
Riga Masters (26-28 Jul 2019)
Rd 1 England Mark Selby [3] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] Head to head  
International Championship Qual (14-17 Jun 2019)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 6-5 Wales Dominic Dale Head to head Details 
Riga Masters Qual (10-13 Jun 2019)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [35] w/o China Zhang Jiankang [74] Head to head Details 
2018/2019
World Championship Qual (10-17 Apr 2019)
Q Rd 2 Wales Daniel Wells [61] 10-6 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] 10-4 China Zhang Anda [85] Head to head Details 
China Open (1-7 Apr 2019)
Rd 3 Belgium Luca Brecel [13] 6-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] 6-3 England Joe O'Connor [100]   Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] 6-2 England Robert Milkins [29] Head to head Details 
Indian Open (27 Feb - 3 Mar 2019)
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [1] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [32] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [32] 4-3 Wales Dominic Dale [33] Head to head Details 
Shoot-Out (21-24 Feb 2019)
Rd 2 England Allan Taylor [61] 47-34 Iran Hossein Vafaei [26] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [26] 65-0 England Stuart Carrington [28]   Details 
China Open Qual (18-20 Feb 2019)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] 6-4 England Hammad Miah [115]   Details 

146 by Vafaei in frame 3 was the highest break of the qualifiers

Welsh Open (11-17 Feb 2019)
SF Australia Neil Robertson [10] 6-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] Head to head Details 

103-0 (103), 92-25, 89-25 (61), 140-4 (140)
66-0, 101-1 (83)

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 5-1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [48] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 4-3 England Mark Selby [3] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 4-2 Germany Lukas Kleckers [107] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 4-3 Scotland Ross Muir [89] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 4-3 England Ashley Hugill [97] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (18-21 Dec 2018)
Q Rd 1 Wales Jak Jones [83] 5-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [37] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (10-16 Dec 2018)
Rd 1 Israel Eden Sharav [64] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [36] Head to head Details 
Vafaei didn't show up
UK Championship (27 Nov - 9 Dec 2018)
Rd 3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [7] 6-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 6-4 England Martin Gould [26] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [39] 6-5 England Ashley Hugill [90] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (12-18 Nov 2018)
Rd 1 England Jack Lisowski [20] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] Head to head Details 
International Championship (28 Oct - 4 Nov 2018)
Rd 2 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [10] 6-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [42] Head to head Details 

146 by Allen in frame 7 was the highest break of the event

Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [42] 6-3 Scotland Graeme Dott [23] Head to head Details 
Dott's 129 in frame 7 was his 200th career century
English Open (15-21 Oct 2018)
Rd 2 England Stuart Bingham [14] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [38] 4-3 Wales Michael White [30] Head to head Details 
International Championship Qual (9-12 Oct 2018)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [42] 6-3 China Niu Zhuang [80] Head to head Details 
European Masters (1-7 Oct 2018)
Rd 1 Israel Eden Sharav [83] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] Head to head Details 
China Championship (24-30 Sep 2018)
Rd 3 England Mark Selby [3] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] 5-3 Wales Ryan Day [14] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] 5-3 England David Gilbert [19] Head to head Details 
China Championship Qual (19-22 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] 5-2 China Chen Zifan [78]   Details 
European Masters Qual (17-18 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] 4-2 England Rod Lawler [87] Head to head Details 
Indian Open Qual (15-16 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [32] 4-1 England Sanderson Lam [77] Head to head Details 
2017/2018
World Championship Qual (11-18 Apr 2018)
Q Rd 3 Scotland Stephen Maguire [18] 10-7 Iran Hossein Vafaei [47] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [47] 10-5 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [50] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [47] 10-8 England Jamie Cope (a)   Details 
Welsh Open (26 Feb - 4 Mar 2018)
Rd 1 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [52] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [44] Head to head Details 
China Open Qual (27-30 Jan 2018)
Q Rd 2 Pakistan Hamza Akbar [101] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [36]   Details 

No Show from Hossein Vafaei

German Masters Qual (19-22 Dec 2017)
Q Rd 1 England Liam Highfield [65] 5-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [40]   Details 
Scottish Open (11-17 Dec 2017)
Rd 1 England Mitchell Mann [76] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [48] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (28 Nov - 10 Dec 2017)
Rd 3 England Martin Gould [18] 6-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [50] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [50] 6-5 Scotland Anthony McGill [15] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [50] 6-4 Thailand James Wattana [79] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (20-26 Nov 2017)
Rd 2 Scotland John Higgins [3] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [47] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [47] 4-2 England Anthony Hamilton [22] Head to head Details 
Shanghai Masters (13-18 Nov 2017)
Rd 1 Hong Kong Marco Fu [6] 5-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [61] Head to head Details 
International Championship (29 Oct - 5 Nov 2017)
Rd 1 Thailand Sunny Akani [101] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [58]   Details 

Match was rescheduled because of Vafaei's visa problems. He eventually got a visa but then his flight was late.

English Open (16-22 Oct 2017)
QF England Kyren Wilson [15] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [63] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [63] 4-1 England Andrew Higginson [53] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [63] 4-3 England Stuart Bingham [10] Head to head Details 
Decided on the final black

Watch the match from the beginning of the fourth frame on YouTube.

Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [63] 4-2 China Zhao Xintong [75] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [63] 4-2 China Niu Zhuang [120] Head to head Details 
Shanghai Masters Qual (11-13 Oct 2017)
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [61] 5-4 England Elliot Slessor [73] Head to head Details 
European Masters (2-8 Oct 2017)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [8] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [55] Head to head Details 

Allen's 145 in frame 5 was the highest break in the event

International Championship Qual (26-29 Sep 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [58] 6-4 Wales Duane Jones [99]   Details 
World Open (18-24 Sep 2017)
Rd 1 England Kyren Wilson [11] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [54] Head to head Details 
Indian Open (12-16 Sep 2017)
Rd 3 Scotland Anthony McGill [1] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [49] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [49] 4-2 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [90] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [49] 4-1 England Anthony Hamilton [16] Head to head Details 
China Championship (16-22 Aug 2017)
Rd 1 Hong Kong Marco Fu [6] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [59] Head to head Details 
World Open Qual (6-9 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [54] 5-4 England Ashley Hugill Head to head Details 
European Masters Qual (3-4 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [55] 4-3 England Gary Wilson [53] Head to head Details 
Indian Open Qual (1-2 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [49] 4-3 England Sanderson Lam Head to head Details 
Riga Masters (23-25 Jun 2017)
Rd 2 England Paul S Davison 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [52]   Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [52] w/o England Mark King [13] Head to head Details 
China Championship Qual (3-6 Jun 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [59] 5-0 Iran Soheil Vahedi   Details 
Riga Masters Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [52] 4-3 England Anthony Hamilton [18] Head to head Details 
2016/2017
World Championship Qual (5-12 Apr 2017)
Q Rd 3 England Tom Ford [32] 10-8 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 10-6 England Matthew Selt [33] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 14
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 10-1 Egypt Hatem Yassin   Details 
China Open (27 Mar - 2 Apr 2017)
SF Wales Mark J Williams [13] 6-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] Head to head Details 
Vafaei played in his first semi finals

77-48, 63-6, 70-56 (62, 56), 103-0 (103)
76-26 (52), 11-98 (98), 69-1 (69)

QF Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] 5-3 England Judd Trump [1] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] 5-3 Jamaica Rory McLeod [56] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 7
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] 5-4 England Ben Woollaston [25] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] 5-2 England Joe Perry [8] Head to head Details 
Gibraltar Open (1-5 Mar 2017)
Rd 1 England David Gilbert [15] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] Head to head Details 
Shoot-Out (23-26 Feb 2017)
Rd 2 Wales Dominic Dale [26] 78-24 Iran Hossein Vafaei [67] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [67] 56-19 China Yan Bingtao [58] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2017)
Rd 4 England Judd Trump [5] 4-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [80] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [80] 4-1 England Ali Carter [12]   Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [80] 4-2 England Christopher Keogan [119]   Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [80] 4-3 England Sanderson Lam [98] Head to head Details 
China Open Qual (24-27 Jan 2017)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] 5-4 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng [57]   Details 
Scottish Open (12-18 Dec 2016)
Rd 2 England Joe Perry [6] 4-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] 4-1 England Jack Lisowski [48] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (22 Nov - 4 Dec 2016)
Rd 1 England Andrew Higginson [49] 6-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [80] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (14-20 Nov 2016)
QF England Mark King [31] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] Head to head Details 
Ayouri had never been beyond the last 32 before. Re-rack in frame five.
Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] 4-2 Scotland Scott Donaldson [76] Head to head Details 
Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] 4-1 England Sanderson Lam [86] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] 4-2 England Zak Surety (a) Head to head Details 
Respotted black in frame 1 (61-61)
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [75] 4-3 England Rod Lawler [51] Head to head Details 
International Championship Qual (29 Sep - 1 Oct 2016)
Q Rd 1 England Judd Trump [5] 6-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [72] Head to head Details 
European Masters Qual (26-28 Sep 2016)
Q Rd 1 England Daniel Womersley (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [71] Head to head Details 
Paul Hunter Classic (24-28 Aug 2016)
Rd 1 Wales Lee Walker w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [57] Head to head Details 
Ayouri didn't show up
Riga Masters (22-24 Jun 2016)
Rd 1 Wales Matthew Stevens [37] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [66] Head to head Details 
Visa problems for Ayouri
Riga Masters Qual (3-4 Jun 2016)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [66] 4-1 England Elliot Slessor Head to head Details 
World Open Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2016)
Q Rd 1 England Joe Perry [9] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [71] Head to head Details 
Indian Open Qual (28-30 May 2016)
Q Rd 1 England Steven Hallworth (a) 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [63] Head to head Details 
2015/2016
World Championship Qual (6-13 Apr 2016)
Q Rd 2 Ireland Ken Doherty [52] 10-7 Iran Hossein Vafaei [96] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [96] 10-7 China Tian Pengfei [45] Head to head Details 
Euro Tour 6 (23-28 Feb 2016)
Rd 1 England David Gilbert [20] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2016)
Rd 1 Finland Robin Hull [56] 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [92]   Details 
China Open Qual (9-11 Feb 2016)
Q Rd 1 Australia Neil Robertson 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [76] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (17-20 Dec 2015)
Q Rd 1 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [34] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [89] Head to head Details 
O'Brien won the decider on the last black
Euro Tour 5 (9-13 Dec 2015)
Rd 2 Wales Ryan Day [3] 4-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head Details 
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei w/o Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [52] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (24 Nov - 6 Dec 2015)
Rd 1 Belgium Luca Brecel [39] 6-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [90] Head to head Details 
Euro Tour 3 (7-11 Oct 2015)
Rd 1 England Mitchell Mann w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head Details 
International Championship Qual (30 Sep - 3 Oct 2015)
Q Rd 1 England Jack Lisowski [52] 6-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei [85] Head to head Details 
Euro Tour 2 (26-30 Aug 2015)
Rd 1 England Joel Walker [36] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei   Details 
Shanghai Masters Qual (5-9 Aug 2015)
Q Rd 3 Northern Ireland Joe Swail [58] 5-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [85]   Details 
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [85] 5-2 England Anthony Hamilton [61] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [85] 5-1 England Alfie Burden   Details 
Euro Tour 1 (29 Jul - 2 Aug 2015)
Rd 1 England Andrew Higginson [42] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [72] Head to head Details 
Australian Open (29 Jun - 5 Jul 2015)
Rd 1 Wales Michael White [13] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head Details 
Australian Open Qual (1-5 Jun 2015)
Q Rd 4 Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 Wales Dominic Dale [23] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 3 Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-4 Wales Lee Walker [63] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 England Zak Surety [62] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 England Charlie Walters (a)   Details 
2014/2015
World Championship Qual (8-15 Apr 2015)
Q Rd 1 Scotland Anthony McGill [32] 10-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head Details 
6 Red World Championship (1-6 Sep 2014)
QF Wales Dominic Dale 7-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head
Rd 2 Iran Hossein Vafaei 6-3 Iran Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (a)  
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei 6-4 Pakistan Muhammad Asif (a)  
6 Red, B (1-3 Sep 2014)
Grp Thailand Noppon Saengkham 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-1 England Michael Holt Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-4 Wales Andrew Pagett Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 Wales Michael White Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Taiwan Hung Chung Ming (a)  
2013/2014
Q School 2 (16-21 May 2014)
Rd 2 Wales Callum Lloyd (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei    

Vafaei Ayouri is playing in the IBSF U-21 World Championship.

Q School 1 (10-15 May 2014)
Rd 2 England Oliver Brown (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  

Vafaei Ayouri is playing in the IBSF U-21 World Championship.

6 Red, D (2-4 Sep 2013)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 India Laxman Rawat (a)  
Grp England Judd Trump [4] 5-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head

Vafei Ayouri was docked one frame for arriving late.

Grp England Robert Milkins [13] 5-3 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head
Grp Ireland Robert Murphy (a) 5-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei  

Vafei Ayouri was docked one frame for arriving late.

Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-4 Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat  
World Games (26-30 Jul 2013)
Rd 1 China Lyu Haotian 3-0 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head
Asian Tour 1 (11-15 Jun 2013)
Rd 1 China Hu Hao (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [46]    
2012/2013
UK Championship Qual (20-23 Nov 2012)
Q Rd 1 England Michael Wasley [80] w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei [93]    
APTC2 (23-27 Sep 2012)
Rd 2 China Li Yuan (a) 4-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei  
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei 4-2 China Chen Bo (a)  
ET 1 (23-26 Aug 2012)
Rd 1 England Judd Trump w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
ET 2 Stage 1 (16-18 Aug 2012)
Rd 1 England Allan Taylor (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
UK PTC 2 (8-12 Aug 2012)
Rd 1 Wales Matthew Stevens w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
Shanghai Masters Qual (24-27 Jul 2012)
Q Rd 1 Thailand T Tirapongpaiboon w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei    
6 Red World Championship (2-7 Jul 2012)
Rd 2 England Judd Trump 6-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head
Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei 6-2 England Andrew Higginson Head to head
6 Red, D (2-4 Jul 2012)
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 Thailand James Wattana Head to head
Grp Wales Darren Morgan (a) 5-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei  
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-3 England Mark Davis Head to head
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-1 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim (a)  
Grp Iran Hossein Vafaei 5-0 Scotland Stephen Maguire Head to head
Australian Open Qual (12-15 Jun 2012)
Q Rd 1 England Mitchell Mann (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
Wuxi Classic Qual (5-8 Jun 2012)
Q Rd 1 Scotland Fraser Patrick (a) w/o Iran Hossein Vafaei Head to head  
2011/2012
World Open (27 Feb - 4 Mar 2012)
Wild Card England Mark King [30] 5-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei (a) Head to head Details 
Shanghai Masters (5-11 Sep 2011)
Wild Card Ireland Fergal O'Brien [37] 5-1 Iran Hossein Vafaei (a) Head to head Details