Jimmy White v Hossein Vafaei live stream | Northern Ireland Open 2024 preview
Jimmy White looks to continue his recent resurgence when he locks horns with Hossein Vafaei in the Northern Ireland Open last 64 on Monday.
The Whirlwind goes head to head with the Prince of Persia in one of the more eye-catching ties on day two at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
White is enjoying much healthier fortunes this term following a disappointing 2023-24 season, in which he won just two of his 19 matches played.
Indeed, the six-time Crucible finalist has already tripled that number of victories for this term, with six from his 12 contests so far.
That includes a 5-3 win over Dominic Dale to qualify for the Wuhan Open, while the 62-year-old has also come through deciding frames against Paul Deaville and Jackson Page to book his place in the main stages of this event.
He now looks to reach the last 32 at a Home Nations event for only the fourth time, and second at the Northern Ireland Open, having also progressed to that stage in 2017.
Standing in his way is Vafaei, who is bidding to reach the last 32 for a third year in succession.
The Iranian does have fond memories of the Northern Ireland, having reached his maiden ranking quarter-final in the inaugural event eight years ago.
The world number 24 has endured a steady start to the campaign, with a run to the last 16 of the Xi’an Grand Prix representing his best performance so far, and he will hope to go deep this week.
Both players are aiming to make it third time lucky in the head-to-head, having shared the two previous meetings between them.
A showdown with either Zhang Anda or Martin O’Donnell awaits the winner of this clash in the Northern Ireland Open last 32.
The match gets under way at around 2pm BST on Monday and will be contested over the best of seven frames at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
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