Hossein Vafaei into British Open Semifinals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hossein Vafaei booked his place in the British Open semifinals with a 5-2 win over Chinese snooker player He Guoqiang on Friday.
The Iranian player will meet Mark Williams on Saturday.
Vafaei had defeated English snooker player Oliver Brown 4-2, Yuan Sijun of China 4-2 and Scotland’s Graeme Dott 4-2 in his previous matches.
The competition runs from September 25 to October 1.
The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse hosts the third world ranking event of the 2023-24 season, with Ryan Day defending the Clive Everton Trophy against many of snooker’s biggest stars.
World No.1 Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the tournament due to medical reasons.