Mark J Williams vs Hossein Vafaei

2016/2017
China Open (27 Mar - 2 Apr 2017)
SF		Mark J Williams [13]	6	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [76]	Vafaei played in his first semi finals
SF	77-48, 63-6, 70-56 (62, 56), 103-0 (103) 76-26 (52), 11-98 (98), 69-1 (69)						Vafaei played in his first semi finals
2019/2020
China Championship (23-29 Sep 2019)
SF		Mark J Williams [3]	6	-	5	Hossein Vafaei [39]
SF	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)
2020/2021
Shoot Out (4-7 Feb 2021)
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [8]	41	-	16	Hossein Vafaei [20]
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2021)
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [14]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [34]
2021/2022
Shoot Out (20-23 Jan 2022)
Final		Mark J Williams [4]	0	-	71	Hossein Vafaei [35]
Final	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
2023/2024
British Open (25 Sep - 1 Oct 2023)
SF		Mark J Williams [9]	6	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [16]
SF	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
World Grand Prix (15-21 Jan 2024)
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [4]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [13]
Rd 2	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.