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
Scottish Open Qual (30 Oct - 2 Nov 2023)
Q Rd 1 (7)		Hossein Vafaei [16]		v		Daniel Wells [87]	Est. 2023-12-11 15:00:00Z
Q Rd 1 (7)	Held over to main arena						Est. 2023-12-11 15:00:00Z
Shoot Out (6-9 Dec 2023)
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [9]		v		Riley Powell (a)	2023-12-07 13:00:00Z
UK Championship (25 Nov - 3 Dec 2023)
SF		Ronnie O'Sullivan [3]	6	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [18]
SF	86-37 (54), 113-0 (113), 0-112 (112), 14-66 95-0 (60), 82-21 (52), 82-38 (50), 102-19 (90) Referee: Tatiana Woollaston
QF		Hossein Vafaei [18]	6	-	4	Zhang Anda [15]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [18]	6	-	1	Matthew Selt [29]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [18]	6	-	4	Shaun Murphy [7]	The match was delayed due to a fire alarm in the arena.
Rd 1	re-rack in frame 3						The match was delayed due to a fire alarm in the arena.
UK Championship Qual (18-23 Nov 2023)
Q Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [18]	6	-	4	Scott Donaldson [50]
Q Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [18]	6	-	0	Martin O'Donnell [82]
International Championship (5-12 Nov 2023)
Rd 2		Ross Muir [91]	6	-	5	Hossein Vafaei [17]	Muir was 5-2 down.
Northern Ireland Open (22-29 Oct 2023)
Rd 3		Joe Perry [22]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [11]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [11]	4	-	0	Anton Kazakov [98]
Northern Ireland Open Qual (17-20 Oct 2023)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [11]	4	-	1	Mark Joyce [57]
English Open (2-8 Oct 2023)
Rd 3		He Guoqiang [122]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [17]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [17]	4	-	3	Julien Leclercq [68]
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
QF		Hossein Vafaei [16]	5	-	2	He Guoqiang [124]
QF	He reached the quarterfinals for the first time. This is his third tournament as a professional.
Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [16]	4	-	2	Graeme Dott [41]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [16]	4	-	2	Yuan Sijun [51]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [16]	4	-	2	Oliver Brown [87]	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		Hossein Vafaei [17]	6	-	1	Reanne Evans (f) [99]
Shanghai Masters (11-17 Sep 2023)
Rd 2		Mark Selby [5]	6	-	5	Hossein Vafaei [16]	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		Hossein Vafaei [16]	6	-	1	Gong Chenzhi (a)
English Open Qual (6-8 Sep 2023)
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [17]	4	-	0	Liam Graham [119]
Wuhan Open Qual (1-5 Sep 2023)
Q Rd 1		Marco Fu [119]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [17]
European Masters (22-27 Aug 2023)
Rd 2		Allan Taylor [78]	5	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [16]
British Open Qual (14-19 Aug 2023)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [16]	4	-	1	Andy Lee [79]
European Masters Qual (25-29 Jul 2023)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [16]	5	-	1	Rod Lawler [82]
Championship League Stage One Group 11 (27 Jun 2023)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [11]	3	-	1	Aaron Hill [63]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [11]	2	-	2	Martin O'Donnell [95]
Grp		Fergal Quinn (a)	3	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [11]
2022/2023
World Championship (15 Apr - 1 May 2023)
Rd 2		Ronnie O'Sullivan [1]	13	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [21]	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		Hossein Vafaei [21]	10	-	6	Ding Junhui [16]
World Championship Qual (3-12 Apr 2023)
Q Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [21]	10	-	6	Jackson Page [53]
Q Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [21]	10	-	4	Andrew Pagett [85]	Re-spotted black in frame 1 (64-64)
WST Classic (16-22 Mar 2023)
Rd 3		Scott Donaldson [52]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [20]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [20]	4	-	1	Ben Woollaston [45]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [20]	4	-	2	John Astley [83]
6 Red World Championship (6-11 Mar 2023)
SF		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	7	-	6	Hossein Vafaei
SF	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		Hossein Vafaei	6	-	5	Judd Trump
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei	6	-	3	Noppon Saengkham
6 Red C (6-8 Mar 2023)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	1	Ken Doherty
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	1	John Higgins
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	2	Poramin Danjirakul (a)
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2023)
Rd 4		Robert Milkins [30]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [18]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	3	Barry Hawkins [13]
Rd 3	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		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	1	Ken Doherty [97]
Welsh Open Qual (11-13 Jan 2023)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	2	Lyu Haotian [35]
Shoot Out (25-28 Jan 2023)
Rd 1		Shaun Murphy [8]	33	-	9	Hossein Vafaei [12]
World Grand Prix (16-22 Jan 2023)
Rd 1		Judd Trump [10]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [23]
Masters (8-15 Jan 2023)
QF		Jack Lisowski [9]	6	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [16]
QF	143 by Vafaei in frame 4, equals Mark Williams current tournament high break
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [16]	6	-	2	Mark Selby [3]
Rd 1	Vafaei replaced Zhao Xintong who was suspended.
English Open (12-18 Dec 2022)
Rd 1		Pang Junxu [54]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [18]
Scottish Open (28 Nov - 4 Dec 2022)
Rd 3		Gary Wilson [31]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [18]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	3	Yan Bingtao [15]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	0	Noppon Saengkham [33]
German Masters Qual (21-26 Nov 2022)
Q Rd 3		Xiao Guodong [34]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [20]
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [20]	5	-	4	Aaron Hill [90]
UK Championship (12-20 Nov 2022)
Rd 2		Jack Lisowski [12]	6	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [20]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [20]	6	-	4	Mark Selby [5]
UK Championship Qual (5-10 Nov 2022)
Q Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [20]	6	-	4	Robbie Williams [52]
Q Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [20]	6	-	4	Asjad Iqbal [128]
Champion of Champions (31 Oct - 6 Nov 2022)
Rd 1		John Higgins [5]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei
English Open Qual (25-30 Oct 2022)
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	2	Zhang Jiankang [76]
Northern Ireland Open (16-23 Oct 2022)
Rd 2		Xiao Guodong [36]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [17]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [17]	4	-	1	Craig Steadman [81]
Scottish Open Qual (9-14 Oct 2022)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [18]	4	-	3	Ian Burns [81]
Q Rd 1	Vafaei won the sixth frame after having needed a snooker
British Open Qual (9-14 Aug 2022)
Q Rd 1		Joe Perry [25]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [16]
Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-28 Aug 2022)
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [17]	4	-	0	Mark Davis [54]
European Masters (16-21 Aug 2022)
Rd 1		Xiao Guodong [36]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [17]	Vafaei didn't travel to Germany due to visa issues.
Championship League Stage Two Group F (25 Jul 2022)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [14]	2	-	2	Jimmy Robertson [22]
Grp		Lyu Haotian [38]	3	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [14]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [14]	3	-	0	Michael Judge [79]
Championship League Stage One Group 14 (18 Jul 2022)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [14]	2	-	2	Tian Pengfei [56]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [14]	3	-	0	Ng On Yee (f) [83]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [14]	3	-	0	Ryan Thomerson [103]
European Masters Qual (15-24 Jul 2022)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [17]	5	-	1	Ng On Yee (f) [88]
Q Rd 1	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		Judd Trump [4]	10	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [18]
World Championship Qual (4-13 Apr 2022)
Q Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [18]	10	-	9	Lei Peifan [111]	Decided on the final black
Q Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [18]	6	-	0	Simon Lichtenberg [80]
Gibraltar Open (24-26 Mar 2022)
Rd 1		Jak Jones [44]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [17]	Vafaei had to withdraw because of flight issues.
Turkish Masters (7-13 Mar 2022)
Rd 2		Jak Jones [55]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [23]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [23]	5	-	3	Ben Woollaston [43]
Turkish Masters Qual (2-6 Feb 2022)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [23]	5	-	0	Enes Bakirci (a)
Welsh Open (28 Feb - 6 Mar 2022)
SF		Judd Trump [4]	6	-	5	Hossein Vafaei [24]	re-rack in frames 10 and 11
SF	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						re-rack in frames 10 and 11
QF		Hossein Vafaei [24]	5	-	4	Zhang Anda [104]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [24]	4	-	3	Ryan Day [25]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [24]	4	-	0	Jak Jones [51]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [24]	4	-	3	Robbie Williams [63]
European Masters (21-27 Feb 2022)
Rd 1		Anthony McGill [15]	5	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [59]	McGill made his 200th career century
Welsh Open Qual (15-20 Feb 2022)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [24]	4	-	3	Andrew Higginson [62]
Q Rd 1	Decided on the last black.
Players Championship (7-13 Feb 2022)
Rd 1		John Higgins [7]	6	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [10]
Shoot Out (20-23 Jan 2022)
Final		Hossein Vafaei [35]	71	-	0	Mark J Williams [4]
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
SF		Hossein Vafaei [35]	92	-	48	Liang Wenbo [28]
SF	Break 54
QF		Hossein Vafaei [35]	71	-	3	Daniel Womersley (a)
QF	Womersley reached the quarterfinals of a ranking event for the first time. His previous best was last 32.
Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [35]	50	-	17	Michael Georgiou (a)
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [35]	63	-	1	Allan Taylor [67]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [35]	90	-	36	Barry Pinches [95]
Rd 2	Break 83
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [35]	124	-	7	Peter Devlin [75]
Rd 1	Break 123
World Grand Prix (13-19 Dec 2021)
Rd 2		Ronnie O'Sullivan [7]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [23]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [23]	4	-	1	Gary Wilson [10]
Scottish Open (6-12 Dec 2021)
Rd 2		Li Hang [39]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [40]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [40]	4	-	3	Wu Yize [107]
UK Championship (23 Nov - 5 Dec 2021)
Rd 4		Jack Lisowski [15]	6	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [64]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [64]	6	-	2	Xiao Guodong [31]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [64]	6	-	2	Mark Selby [2]
Rd 2	Selby's foul on the final black lead to a respotted black in frame 8, and Vafaei eventually fluked it.
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [64]	6	-	4	Pang Junxu [66]
English Open (1-7 Nov 2021)
Rd 1		Fraser Patrick [117]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [40]
European Masters Qual (27-31 Oct 2021)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [59]	5	-	0	Peter Devlin [81]
German Masters Qual (18-26 Oct 2021)
Q Rd 2		Andrew Higginson [62]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [40]
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [40]	5	-	0	Ronnie O'Sullivan [3]
Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-27 Aug 2021)
Q Rd 1		Yan Bingtao [14]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [41]
Scottish Open Qual (24-29 Sep 2021)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [40]	4	-	2	Fan Zhengyi [88]	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		Hossein Vafaei [40]	4	-	1	Kurt Maflin [26]
British Open (16-22 Aug 2021)
Rd 4		Gary Wilson [30]	3	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [38]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [38]	3	-	2	Jak Jones [62]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [38]	3	-	2	Mark Allen [9]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [38]	3	-	1	Jamie Jones [52]
Championship League Stage One Group 22 (30 Jul 2021)
Grp		Ryan Day [22]	2	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [33]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [33]	2	-	2	Barry Pinches [80]
Grp		Jackson Page [93]	3	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [33]
2020/2021
World Championship Qual (5-14 Apr 2021)
Q Rd 3		Sam Craigie [58]	6	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [39]
WST Pro Series First Phase Group O (16 Mar 2021)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [29]	2	-	0	Judd Trump [2]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [29]	2	-	0	Sean Maddocks [115]
Grp		Ryan Day [42]	2	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [29]
Grp		Jamie Jones [64]	2	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [29]
Grp		Barry Pinches [77]	2	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [29]
Grp		Jimmy White [81]	2	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [29]
Grp		Steven Hallworth [104]	2	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [29]	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		Mark Allen [9]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [35]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [35]	4	-	1	Allan Taylor [98]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [35]	4	-	1	Rory McLeod [106]
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2021)
Rd 4		Mark J Williams [14]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [34]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [34]	4	-	2	Judd Trump [3]
Rd 3	Trump's run of wins in best-of-seven matches ends at 28
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [34]	4	-	3	Zhao Xintong [30]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [34]	4	-	2	Peter Lines [94]
Shoot Out (4-7 Feb 2021)
Rd 2		Mark J Williams [8]	41	-	16	Hossein Vafaei [20]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [20]	52	-	39	Farakh Ajaib [89]
World Grand Prix (14-20 Dec 2020)
QF		Mark Selby [3]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [27]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [27]	4	-	1	Ding Junhui [11]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [27]	4	-	3	Zhou Yuelong [6]
Scottish Open (7-13 Dec 2020)
Rd 2		Jamie O'Neill [83]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [36]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [36]	4	-	2	Mitchell Mann [71]
UK Championship (23 Nov - 6 Dec 2020)
Rd 3		Mark Selby [5]	6	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [37]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [37]	6	-	4	Michael Holt [28]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [37]	6	-	3	Billy Castle [92]
Rd 1	Vafaei made a 146 in the first frame
Northern Ireland Open (16-22 Nov 2020)
Rd 1		Allan Taylor [99]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [37]
German Masters Qual (10-14 Nov 2020)
Q Rd 1		Barry Hawkins [20]	5	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [36]
English Open (12-18 Oct 2020)
Rd 4		Mark Selby [1]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [39]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [39]	4	-	2	Jamie Clarke [99]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [39]	4	-	3	Joe Perry [16]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [39]	4	-	0	Lukas Kleckers [106]
European Masters (21-27 Sep 2020)
Rd 2		Ding Junhui [12]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [41]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [41]	5	-	0	Brandon Sargeant [89]
Championship League Stage One Group 18 (18 Sep 2020)
Grp		Xiao Guodong [30]	3	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [40]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [40]	3	-	1	Farakh Ajaib [103]
Grp		Hossein Vafaei [40]	3	-	1	Jak Jones [100]
2019/2020
World Championship Qual (21-28 Jul 2020)
Q Rd 3		Jordan Brown [65]	6	-	5	Hossein Vafaei [32]
Gibraltar Open (11-15 Mar 2020)
Rd 2		Jack Lisowski [11]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [35]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [35]	w/o			Kurt Maflin [38]
Shoot-Out (20-23 Feb 2020)
Rd 1		Alexander Ursenbacher [76]	61	-	41	Hossein Vafaei [31]
Welsh Open (10-16 Feb 2020)
Rd 1		Igor Figueiredo [110]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [40]
German Masters Qual (20-22 Dec 2019)
Q Rd 1		Xu Si [103]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [37]
European Masters Qual (17-19 Dec 2019)
Q Rd 1		Jack Lisowski [14]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [37]
Scottish Open (9-15 Dec 2019)
Rd 1		Kyren Wilson [8]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [32]
UK Championship (26 Nov - 8 Dec 2019)
Rd 1		Louis Heathcote [95]	6	-	5	Hossein Vafaei [34]	Vafaei lost from 5-2 up
Northern Ireland Open (11-17 Nov 2019)
Rd 1		Si Jiahui [98]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [32]
World Open (28 Oct - 3 Nov 2019)
Rd 2		Kyren Wilson [7]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [39]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	1	Lyu Haotian [26]
English Open (14-20 Oct 2019)
Rd 3		Ronnie O'Sullivan [3]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [30]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [30]	4	-	2	Chen Feilong [88]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [30]	4	-	3	Simon Lichtenberg [100]
World Open Qual (2-5 Oct 2019)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	1	Mitchell Mann [112]
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)
QF		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	3	Joe Perry [18]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	4	Anthony McGill [23]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	3	Kyren Wilson [7]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	1	Tom Ford [26]
China Championship Qual (15-18 Aug 2019)
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [39]	5	-	4	Jimmy White [108]
International Championship (4-11 Aug 2019)
Rd 1		Tom Ford [26]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [39]	Vafaei had to withdraw because his passport was lost.
Riga Masters (26-28 Jul 2019)
Rd 1		Mark Selby [3]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [35]
International Championship Qual (14-17 Jun 2019)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [39]	6	-	5	Dominic Dale
Riga Masters Qual (10-13 Jun 2019)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [35]	w/o			Zhang Jiankang [74]
2018/2019
World Championship Qual (10-17 Apr 2019)
Q Rd 2		Daniel Wells [61]	10	-	6	Hossein Vafaei [36]
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [36]	10	-	4	Zhang Anda [85]
China Open (1-7 Apr 2019)
Rd 3		Luca Brecel [13]	6	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [36]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [36]	6	-	3	Joe O'Connor [100]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [36]	6	-	2	Robert Milkins [29]
Indian Open (27 Feb - 3 Mar 2019)
Rd 2		John Higgins [1]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [32]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [32]	4	-	3	Dominic Dale [33]
Shoot-Out (21-24 Feb 2019)
Rd 2		Allan Taylor [61]	47	-	34	Hossein Vafaei [26]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [26]	65	-	0	Stuart Carrington [28]
China Open Qual (18-20 Feb 2019)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [36]	6	-	4	Hammad Miah [115]
Q Rd 1	146 by Vafaei in frame 3 was the highest break of the qualifiers
Welsh Open (11-17 Feb 2019)
SF		Neil Robertson [10]	6	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [38]
SF	103-0 (103), 92-25, 89-25 (61), 140-4 (140) 66-0, 101-1 (83)
QF		Hossein Vafaei [38]	5	-	1	Scott Donaldson [48]
Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [38]	4	-	3	Mark Selby [3]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [38]	4	-	2	Lukas Kleckers [107]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [38]	4	-	3	Ross Muir [89]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [38]	4	-	3	Ashley Hugill [97]
German Masters Qual (18-21 Dec 2018)
Q Rd 1		Jak Jones [83]	5	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [37]
Scottish Open (10-16 Dec 2018)
Rd 1		Eden Sharav [64]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [36]	Vafaei didn't show up
UK Championship (27 Nov - 9 Dec 2018)
Rd 3		Mark Allen [7]	6	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [39]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [39]	6	-	4	Martin Gould [26]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [39]	6	-	5	Ashley Hugill [90]
Northern Ireland Open (12-18 Nov 2018)
Rd 1		Jack Lisowski [20]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [38]
International Championship (28 Oct - 4 Nov 2018)
Rd 2		Mark Allen [10]	6	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [42]
Rd 2	146 by Allen in frame 7 was the highest break of the event
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [42]	6	-	3	Graeme Dott [23]	Dott's 129 in frame 7 was his 200th career century
English Open (15-21 Oct 2018)
Rd 2		Stuart Bingham [14]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [38]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [38]	4	-	3	Michael White [30]
International Championship Qual (9-12 Oct 2018)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [42]	6	-	3	Niu Zhuang [80]
European Masters (1-7 Oct 2018)
Rd 1		Eden Sharav [83]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [46]
China Championship (24-30 Sep 2018)
Rd 3		Mark Selby [3]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [46]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [46]	5	-	3	Ryan Day [14]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [46]	5	-	3	David Gilbert [19]
China Championship Qual (19-22 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [46]	5	-	2	Chen Zifan [78]
European Masters Qual (17-18 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [46]	4	-	2	Rod Lawler [87]
Indian Open Qual (15-16 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [32]	4	-	1	Sanderson Lam [77]
2017/2018
World Championship Qual (11-18 Apr 2018)
Q Rd 3		Stephen Maguire [18]	10	-	7	Hossein Vafaei [47]
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [47]	10	-	5	Noppon Saengkham [50]
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [47]	10	-	8	Jamie Cope (a)
Welsh Open (26 Feb - 4 Mar 2018)
Rd 1		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [52]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [44]
China Open Qual (27-30 Jan 2018)
Q Rd 2		Hamza Akbar [101]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [36]
Q Rd 2	No Show from Hossein Vafaei
German Masters Qual (19-22 Dec 2017)
Q Rd 1		Liam Highfield [65]	5	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [40]
Scottish Open (11-17 Dec 2017)
Rd 1		Mitchell Mann [76]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [48]
UK Championship (28 Nov - 10 Dec 2017)
Rd 3		Martin Gould [18]	6	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [50]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [50]	6	-	5	Anthony McGill [15]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [50]	6	-	4	James Wattana [79]
Northern Ireland Open (20-26 Nov 2017)
Rd 2		John Higgins [3]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [47]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [47]	4	-	2	Anthony Hamilton [22]
Shanghai Masters (13-18 Nov 2017)
Rd 1		Marco Fu [6]	5	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [61]
International Championship (29 Oct - 5 Nov 2017)
Rd 1		Sunny Akani [101]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [58]
Rd 1	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		Kyren Wilson [15]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [63]
Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [63]	4	-	1	Andrew Higginson [53]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [63]	4	-	3	Stuart Bingham [10]	Decided on the final black
Rd 3	Watch the match from the beginning of the fourth frame on YouTube.						Decided on the final black
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [63]	4	-	2	Zhao Xintong [75]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [63]	4	-	2	Niu Zhuang [120]
Shanghai Masters Qual (11-13 Oct 2017)
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [61]	5	-	4	Elliot Slessor [73]
European Masters (2-8 Oct 2017)
Rd 1		Mark Allen [8]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [55]
Rd 1	Allen's 145 in frame 5 was the highest break in the event
International Championship Qual (26-29 Sep 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [58]	6	-	4	Duane Jones [99]
World Open (18-24 Sep 2017)
Rd 1		Kyren Wilson [11]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [54]
Indian Open (12-16 Sep 2017)
Rd 3		Anthony McGill [1]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [49]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [49]	4	-	2	Gerard Greene [90]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [49]	4	-	1	Anthony Hamilton [16]
China Championship (16-22 Aug 2017)
Rd 1		Marco Fu [6]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [59]
World Open Qual (6-9 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [54]	5	-	4	Ashley Hugill
European Masters Qual (3-4 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [55]	4	-	3	Gary Wilson [53]
Indian Open Qual (1-2 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [49]	4	-	3	Sanderson Lam
Riga Masters (23-25 Jun 2017)
Rd 2		Paul S Davison	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [52]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [52]	w/o			Mark King [13]
China Championship Qual (3-6 Jun 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [59]	5	-	0	Soheil Vahedi
Riga Masters Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [52]	4	-	3	Anthony Hamilton [18]
2016/2017
World Championship Qual (5-12 Apr 2017)
Q Rd 3		Tom Ford [32]	10	-	8	Hossein Vafaei [64]
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [64]	10	-	6	Matthew Selt [33]	Re-rack in frame 14
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [64]	10	-	1	Hatem Yassin
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
QF		Hossein Vafaei [76]	5	-	3	Judd Trump [1]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [76]	5	-	3	Rory McLeod [56]	Re-rack in frame 7
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [76]	5	-	4	Ben Woollaston [25]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [76]	5	-	2	Joe Perry [8]
Gibraltar Open (1-5 Mar 2017)
Rd 1		David Gilbert [15]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [64]
Shoot-Out (23-26 Feb 2017)
Rd 2		Dominic Dale [26]	78	-	24	Hossein Vafaei [67]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [67]	56	-	19	Yan Bingtao [58]
Welsh Open (13-19 Feb 2017)
Rd 4		Judd Trump [5]	4	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [80]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [80]	4	-	1	Ali Carter [12]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [80]	4	-	2	Christopher Keogan [119]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [80]	4	-	3	Sanderson Lam [98]
China Open Qual (24-27 Jan 2017)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [76]	5	-	4	Dechawat Poomjaeng [57]
Scottish Open (12-18 Dec 2016)
Rd 2		Joe Perry [6]	4	-	0	Hossein Vafaei [75]
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [75]	4	-	1	Jack Lisowski [48]
UK Championship (22 Nov - 4 Dec 2016)
Rd 1		Andrew Higginson [49]	6	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [80]
Northern Ireland Open (14-20 Nov 2016)
QF		Mark King [31]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [75]	Ayouri had never been beyond the last 32 before. Re-rack in frame five.
Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei [75]	4	-	2	Scott Donaldson [76]
Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei [75]	4	-	1	Sanderson Lam [86]
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [75]	4	-	2	Zak Surety (a)	Respotted black in frame 1 (61-61)
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [75]	4	-	3	Rod Lawler [51]
International Championship Qual (29 Sep - 1 Oct 2016)
Q Rd 1		Judd Trump [5]	6	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [72]
European Masters Qual (26-28 Sep 2016)
Q Rd 1		Daniel Womersley (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [71]
Paul Hunter Classic (24-28 Aug 2016)
Rd 1		Lee Walker	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [57]	Ayouri didn't show up
Riga Masters (22-24 Jun 2016)
Rd 1		Matthew Stevens [37]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [66]	Visa problems for Ayouri
Riga Masters Qual (3-4 Jun 2016)
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [66]	4	-	1	Elliot Slessor
World Open Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2016)
Q Rd 1		Joe Perry [9]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [71]
Indian Open Qual (28-30 May 2016)
Q Rd 1		Steven Hallworth (a)	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [63]
2015/2016
World Championship Qual (6-13 Apr 2016)
Q Rd 2		Ken Doherty [52]	10	-	7	Hossein Vafaei [96]
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [96]	10	-	7	Tian Pengfei [45]
Euro Tour 6 (23-28 Feb 2016)
Rd 1		David Gilbert [20]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2016)
Rd 1		Robin Hull [56]	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei [92]
China Open Qual (9-11 Feb 2016)
Q Rd 1		Neil Robertson	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [76]
German Masters Qual (17-20 Dec 2015)
Q Rd 1		Fergal O'Brien [34]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [89]	O'Brien won the decider on the last black
Euro Tour 5 (9-13 Dec 2015)
Rd 2		Ryan Day [3]	4	-	3	Hossein Vafaei
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei	w/o			Gerard Greene [52]
UK Championship (24 Nov - 6 Dec 2015)
Rd 1		Luca Brecel [39]	6	-	1	Hossein Vafaei [90]
Euro Tour 3 (7-11 Oct 2015)
Rd 1		Mitchell Mann	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
International Championship Qual (30 Sep - 3 Oct 2015)
Q Rd 1		Jack Lisowski [52]	6	-	3	Hossein Vafaei [85]
Euro Tour 2 (26-30 Aug 2015)
Rd 1		Joel Walker [36]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
Shanghai Masters Qual (5-9 Aug 2015)
Q Rd 3		Joe Swail [58]	5	-	4	Hossein Vafaei [85]
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei [85]	5	-	2	Anthony Hamilton [61]
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei [85]	5	-	1	Alfie Burden
Euro Tour 1 (29 Jul - 2 Aug 2015)
Rd 1		Andrew Higginson [42]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [72]
Australian Open (29 Jun - 5 Jul 2015)
Rd 1		Michael White [13]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei
Australian Open Qual (1-5 Jun 2015)
Q Rd 4		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	Dominic Dale [23]
Q Rd 3		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	4	Lee Walker [63]
Q Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	Zak Surety [62]
Q Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	Charlie Walters (a)
2014/2015
World Championship Qual (8-15 Apr 2015)
Q Rd 1		Anthony McGill [32]	10	-	3	Hossein Vafaei
6 Red World Championship (1-6 Sep 2014)
QF		Dominic Dale	7	-	4	Hossein Vafaei
Rd 2		Hossein Vafaei	6	-	3	Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (a)
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei	6	-	4	Muhammad Asif (a)
6 Red, B (1-3 Sep 2014)
Grp		Noppon Saengkham	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	1	Michael Holt
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	4	Andrew Pagett
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	Michael White
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	1	Hung Chung Ming (a)
2013/2014
Q School 2 (16-21 May 2014)
Rd 2		Callum Lloyd (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
Rd 2	Vafaei Ayouri is playing in the IBSF U-21 World Championship.
Q School 1 (10-15 May 2014)
Rd 2		Oliver Brown (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
Rd 2	Vafaei Ayouri is playing in the IBSF U-21 World Championship.
6 Red, D (2-4 Sep 2013)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	Laxman Rawat (a)
Grp		Judd Trump [4]	5	-	1	Hossein Vafaei
Grp	Vafei Ayouri was docked one frame for arriving late.
Grp		Robert Milkins [13]	5	-	3	Hossein Vafaei
Grp		Robert Murphy (a)	5	-	2	Hossein Vafaei
Grp	Vafei Ayouri was docked one frame for arriving late.
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	4	Passakorn Suwannawat
World Games (26-30 Jul 2013)
Rd 1		Lyu Haotian	3	-	0	Hossein Vafaei
Asian Tour 1 (11-15 Jun 2013)
Rd 1		Hu Hao (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [46]
2012/2013
UK Championship Qual (20-23 Nov 2012)
Q Rd 1		Michael Wasley [80]	w/o			Hossein Vafaei [93]
APTC2 (23-27 Sep 2012)
Rd 2		Li Yuan (a)	4	-	2	Hossein Vafaei
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei	4	-	2	Chen Bo (a)
ET 1 (23-26 Aug 2012)
Rd 1		Judd Trump	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
ET 2 Stage 1 (16-18 Aug 2012)
Rd 1		Allan Taylor (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
UK PTC 2 (8-12 Aug 2012)
Rd 1		Matthew Stevens	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
Shanghai Masters Qual (24-27 Jul 2012)
Q Rd 1		T Tirapongpaiboon	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
6 Red World Championship (2-7 Jul 2012)
Rd 2		Judd Trump	6	-	1	Hossein Vafaei
Rd 1		Hossein Vafaei	6	-	2	Andrew Higginson
6 Red, D (2-4 Jul 2012)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	James Wattana
Grp		Darren Morgan (a)	5	-	1	Hossein Vafaei
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	3	Mark Davis
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	1	Mohamed Ibrahim (a)
Grp		Hossein Vafaei	5	-	0	Stephen Maguire
Australian Open Qual (12-15 Jun 2012)
Q Rd 1		Mitchell Mann (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
Wuxi Classic Qual (5-8 Jun 2012)
Q Rd 1		Fraser Patrick (a)	w/o			Hossein Vafaei
2011/2012
World Open (27 Feb - 4 Mar 2012)
Wild Card		Mark King [30]	5	-	2	Hossein Vafaei (a)
Shanghai Masters (5-11 Sep 2011)
Wild Card		Fergal O'Brien [37]	5	-	1	Hossein Vafaei (a)

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