Tag: Hossein Vafaei
Mark Williams and Hossein Vafaei go head to head in the first British Open semi-final at The Centaur in Cheltenham on Saturday. The two players are meeting at this stage of a ranking event for the third time, with Williams prevailing in both of their previous such encounters at the 2017 China Open and 2019 […]
Mark Selby looks to end his losing streak against Hossein Vafaei when they lock horns in the Shanghai Masters last 16 on Tuesday. The Iranian has become something of a nemesis to the Jester in recent years, winning each of their last three meetings – all of which came at Triple Crown events. The most […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan insists he bears “no hard feelings” towards Hossein Vafaei following his comprehensive rout of the Iranian at the Crucible. The seven-time World champion roared through to a 21st quarter-final after completing a thumping 13-2 victory with a session to spare on Saturday. O’Sullivan and Vafaei were embroiled in a war of words ahead […]
Hossein Vafaei believes he can be “the next Ronnie O’Sullivan” as he looks to learn from his brutal Second Round defeat at the World Snooker Championship. Vafaei was thrashed 13-2 by a merciless O’Sullivan in their highly-anticipated show-down in Sheffield, with the defending champion wrapping up victory with a session to spare. O’Sullivan had established […]
Steve Davis branded Hossein Vafaei’s break-off “stupidity” after the Iranian smashed into the pack of reds during his match against Ronnie O’Sullivan on Friday. Breaking off in the second frame after losing the opener, Vafaei stunned The Crucible crowd by slamming the cue ball straight into the pack and seemingly gifting his opponent the frame. […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan believes he has become “an easy target” for criticism and has issued his response to Hossein Vafaei’s latest remarks. O’Sullivan and Vafaei have become embroiled in a war of words ahead of their eagerly-anticipated Second Round show-down at the World Snooker Championship on Friday. The feud between the pair dates back 12 months, […]
Hossein Vafaei has called out rival Ronnie O’Sullivan after setting up a grudge clash at the World Snooker Championship on Monday. Vafaei produced a scintillating second session of snooker to defeat 2016 finalist Ding Junhui 10-6, winning seven of the last eight frames. In doing so, he became the first Iranian player to register a […]
Ding Junhui and Hossein Vafaei go head to head for the right to play Ronnie O’Sullivan in the World Championship second round. Two of snooker’s crowd favourites lock horns in one of the most eye-catching ties of the opening round, with a showdown against reigning champion O’Sullivan on offer to the winner. It is now […]
Jack Lisowski and Hossein Vafaei collide on Thursday for the right to play Mark Williams in the Masters semi-finals at Alexandra Palace. Both players will be aiming to match the entertainment and drama provided during the day’s earlier match, when Williams overturned a 3-0 deficit to deny Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-5. The Welshman recorded his first […]