Iran's Vafaei shines at World Snooker Championship
Iran's Hossein Vafaei won nine frames in a row to become the first qualifier to reach the second round at this year's World Snooker Championship, beating China's Si Jiahui 10-3. World number 32 Vafaei made a century and seven more breaks over 50 to set up a meeting with world number one and 2019 wor
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