Hossein Vafaei will play England’s 2019 winner Judd Trump in the opening round of the world snooker championship after becoming the first Iranian to qualify for the event at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.
The 27-year-old beat China’s Lei Peifan 10-9 in Wednesday’s qualifying round with a decisive final frame securing his place among the 32 competing in snooker’s biggest event that starts on Saturday.
“I was so nervous today, all of my body was shaking. I didn’t know what to do. I was eating chocolate, a lot of sugar today, but it wasn’t working to be honest,” said the world number 18.
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- April 15, 2022
