Английская Википедия:Hossein Vafaei

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox snooker player Hossein Vafaei (Шаблон:Lang-fa; born 15 October 1994) is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the first professional player from Iran. He won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final.

Vafaei made his Crucible debut at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 4–10 to Judd Trump in the first round. He made his Masters debut at the 2023 event, replacing Zhao Xintong in the draw after the sport's governing body suspended Zhao amid a match-fixing investigation. Vafaei defeated Mark Selby 6–2 in the first round, but lost 4–6 to Jack Lisowski in the quarter-finals, despite equalling the tournament's highest break of 143 in the match.

Career

2009/2010 season

His first international tournament was the 2009 World Under-21 Amateur Snooker Championship. He reached the last 16 where he lost by five frames to three against Liu Chuang.

2010/2011 season

He participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in the snooker singles competition and was beaten 4–1 by Dechawat Poomjaeng in the last 16. In December 2010, he played in the World Amateur Snooker Championship and reached the last 16, where he lost 5–1 to Leo Fernandez.

In April 2011, he reached the final of ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, but lost 7–3 to Cao Yupeng. Later in the month he participated in ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, however, he could not advance past the group stage. He competed in Group C, and finished in fourth place with one win and three losses.

2011/2012 season

In September 2011, he received a wildcard to participate at the Shanghai Masters, but could not advance to the first round as he lost 5–1 against Fergal O'Brien. In December, he won the World Amateur Snooker Championship by defeating Lee Walker 10–9 in the final. He won the title at the age of 17 years and 81 days, which made him the youngest ever winner of the tournament, breaking Ian Preece's record.

Vafaei received a wildcard to participate at the 2012 World Open, but lost 5–2 against Mark King. In April 2012, he won ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, by defeating Zhang Anda 6–2 in the final. He reached the semi-finals of ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, where he lost 6–3 to Aditya Mehta.

Attempt to turn professional

He received a main snooker tour card courtesy of his World Amateur win to participate in the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons. However, due to visa problems he could only participate in the Six-red World Championship in Thailand, where he lost in the last 16 to Judd Trump, and APTC Event 2 in China, where he lost to Li Yuan in the last 64. It was a similar story in his second season as he only played in the World Games (lost 3–0 to Lü Haotian in the first round) and the Six-red World Championship (failed to advance beyond the group stage).

2014 IBSF World Under-21s Championship

In May 2014, Vafaei qualified as the top seed of his group at the 2014 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship by losing only one frame in the preliminary stage. He then beat Poland's Mateusz Baranowski 7–3 in the semi-finals, compiling the first 147 in the history of the tournament in the process. He won the title by defeating Josh Boileau 8–3 in the final.

Special dispensation for the 2014/15 season

In June 2014, Vafaei received a special dispensation to compete on the Main Tour for the 2014/15 season. In late February 2015, it was confirmed that Vafaei had gained a visa, leaving him able to enter the 2015 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 10–3 to Anthony McGill in the opening qualifying round.

2015/2016 season

The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was the first ranking event of the 2015/2016 season and Vafaei qualified for it by beating Charlie Walters 5–3, Zak Surety 5–3, Lee Walker 5–4 and Dominic Dale 5–3. In his debut at the venue stage of a ranking event, Vafaei played Michael White in the opening round where he lost 5–3. He played in the UK Championship for the first time (losing 6–1 to Luca Brecel in the first round) and the Welsh Open (losing 4–2 to Robin Hull in the first round).

2016/2017 season

Vafaei enjoyed wins over Rod Lawler, Zak Surety, Sanderson Lam and Scott Donaldson at the Northern Ireland Open to reach his first ranking event quarter-final, where he lost 5–3 to Mark King. He also had a good run at the Welsh Open as he beat Lam, Christopher Keogan and Ali Carter to advance to the fourth round and he was defeated 4–1 by Judd Trump. A month after the Welsh Open, Vafaei also had a good run of form at the China Open, defeating Joe Perry 5–2, Ben Woollaston 5–4 and Rory McLeod 5–3. This booked him a place in the second ranking event quarter-final of his career within the space of a few months. His opponent was to be Judd Trump and Vafaei (the world number 74) was able to keep the world number two at bay and win by 5–3. He lost his first semi-final 6–1 to Mark Williams. After overcoming Hatem Yassen 10–1 and Matthew Selt 10–6, Vafaei was one win away from qualifying for the World Championship, but narrowly lost 10–8 to Tom Ford. He finished the campaign inside the top 64 in the world rankings and retained his place on the tour.

2021/2022 season

In January 2022, Vafaei won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester, defeating Mark Williams in the final. He dedicated this victory to his grandmother and mother because that day was mother's day in Iran. He then went on to qualify for the World Snooker Championship for the first time in his career, where he lost 10-4 to Judd Trump in the first round at The Crucible.

2022/2023 season

Vafaei completed another victory over Selby by defeating him 6–4 in the 2022 UK Championship. He made his first Masters appearance at the 2023 event, where he also defeated Selby.

Vafaei defeated Ding Junhui 10–6 in the first round of the 2023 World Snooker Championship, becoming the first Iranian to win a match at the tournament.

Vafaei was defeated by Mark Williams 6-3 in the semi-final of the 2023 British Open.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2011/ 12	2012/ 13	2013/ 14	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2019/ 20	2020/ 21	2021/ 22	2022/ 23	2023/ 24
Ranking			97		126	89	59	45	40	41	41	17	17
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking Event									RR	RR	2R	RR
European Masters	Tournament Not Held					WD	1R	WD	LQ	2R	1R	1R	1R
British Open	Tournament Not Held										4R	LQ	SF
English Open	Tournament Not Held					A	QF	2R	3R	4R	1R	1R	2R
Wuhan Open	Tournament Not Held												LQ
Northern Ireland Open	Tournament Not Held					QF	2R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	2R	2R
International Championship	NH	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	WD	2R	WD	Not Held			1R
UK Championship	A	WD	A	A	1R	1R	3R	3R	1R	3R	4R	2R	SF
Shoot Out	Non-Ranking Event					2R	A	2R	1R	2R	W	1R	WD
Scottish Open	NH	MR	Not Held			2R	1R	WD	1R	2R	2R	3R	LQ
World Grand Prix	Not Held			NH	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF	2R	1R	2R
German Masters	A	A	A	A	LQ	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	WD
Welsh Open	A	A	A	A	1R	4R	1R	SF	1R	4R	SF	3R	2R
Players Championship	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	1R	DNQ	1R
World Open	WR	A	A	Not Held		LQ	WD	A	2R	Not Held			QF
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held							DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	2R
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	Ranking Event							A	A	Not Held			2R
Champion of Champions	Not Held		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A
The Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A
Championship League	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	WD
Former ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open	A	WD	A	A	1R	Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters	WR	WD	A	A	LQ	A	1R	Non-Ranking		Not Held			NR
Indian Open	Not Held		A	A	NH	LQ	3R	2R	Tournament Not Held
China Open	A	A	A	A	LQ	SF	WD	3R	Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters	Not Held			MR		WD	2R	A	WD	Tournament Not Held
China Championship	Tournament Not Held					NR	1R	3R	SF	Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series	Tournament Not Held									RR	Not Held
Turkish Masters	Tournament Not Held										2R	Not Held
Gibraltar Open	Tournament Not Held				MR	1R	A	A	2R	3R	WD	Not Held
WST Classic	Tournament Not Held											3R	NH
Six-red World Championship	NH	3R	RR	QF	A	A	A	A	A	Not Held		SF	NH

Performance Table Legend
LQ	lost in the qualifying draw	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)	QF	lost in the quarter-finals
SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament
DNQ	did not qualify for the tournament	A	did not participate in the tournament	WD	withdrew from the tournament

NH / Not held				means an event was not held.
MR / Minor-ranking event				means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
NR / Non-ranking event				means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking event				means an event is/was now a ranking event

Career finals

Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2022	Snooker Shoot Out	Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Sortname	1–0

Pro-am finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Sortname	2–4

Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2011	ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship	Шаблон:Flagicon Cao Yupeng	3–7
Winner	1.	2011	Шаблон:Nowrap	Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Sortname	10–9
Winner	2.	2012	ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship	Шаблон:Flagicon Zhang Anda	6–2
Winner	3.	2014	Шаблон:Nowrap	Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Sort	8–3

External links

• Шаблон:WST player
• Шаблон:Snooker.org player