HOSSEIN VAFAEI STUNS MARK WILLIAMS TO WIN SNOOKER SHOOT OUT AND BECOME FIRST IRANIAN TO WIN RANKING TOURNAMENT
The Snooker Shoot Out served up four cracking days of action, with the spectators at the Morningside Arena revelling in some brilliant snooker. Home favourite Mark Selby was knocked out in the last 32. Selby's fellow world champion Mark Williams made it all the way to the final to face Hossein Vafaei and it was the Iranian who emerged victorious. :
Hossein Vafaei became the first Iranian winner of a ranking tournament when beating Mark Williams in the final of the Snooker Shoot Out.
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‘THAT IS FOR YOU, GRANDMA’ - HOSSEIN VAFAEI DEDICATES WIN IN EMOTIONAL SPEECH
Hossein Vafaei emotionally dedicated his win at the Snooker Shoot Out to his grandmother, who died recently. Stream top snooker live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk. :
Hossein Vafaei emotionally dedicated his win at the Snooker Shoot Out to his grandmother, who died recently. Stream top snooker live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk.
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MARK SELBY IN DANGER OF MISSING PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP AS SHOOT OUT WINNER HOSSEIN VAFAEI SECURES SPOT IN TOP-16 EVENT
Mark Selby is world number one and world champion, but remains in danger of missing the Players Championship ahead of his trip to the German Masters. Hossein Vafaei is up to a career high of 23 following his epic Shoot Out success. The 2022 German Masters is live on Eurosport. You can watch every moment live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk. :
'THAT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED!' - MICHAEL GEORGIOU PULLS OFF INCREDIBLE POT AT SNOOKER SHOOT OUT
“That is incredible,” said Neal Foulds on Eurosport commentary. “That should not be allowed." Sometimes commentators can be accused of hyperbole, but Foulds got this one spot on as Michael Georgiou pulled off something quite amazing in his match with Hossein Vafaei in the Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester. :
'HE HAS CALLED A FOUL ON HIMSELF, WOW' - STEVEN HALLWORTH'S ULTIMATE ACT OF SPORTSMANSHIP AT SNOOKER SHOOT OUT
“It is a push shot, he has called a foul on himself,” said David Hendon in Eurosport commentary. “Wow. A tap on the shoulder from Daniel Womersley. Every credit to Steven Hallworth.” “What a way to lose, as I don’t see a way back now,” added Alan McManus, as Daniel Womersley went on to complete the win. :
'THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS' - KULDESH JOHAL, LUCA BRECEL AND THE FLUKES OF THE WEEK AT THE SNOOKER SHOOUT OUT
We’re pretty confident that Kuldesh Johal’s cracker was the flukiest of the week's flukes at the Snooker Shoot Out at Leicester's Morningside Arena. He was in all sorts of bother and he simply trusted to luck by taking an almighty swipe. We hope he bought a lottery ticket later in the evening after that slice of fortune.
If your due a change of luck and good fortune it might as well be at the Snooker Shootout tournament and Hossein bagged the jackpot with the winners trophy , £50.000 winners cheque , £5,000 for the 123 highest break prize and a place in The Champion Of Champions tournament , think that's another £10,000 minimum pay cheque even if he loses in the first round there and it shoots him up the world rankings to number 23 in the list .