The 49-year-old set up a quarter-final with 50-year-old Williams after eventually getting the better of China's Xiao Guodong, while Williams proved too strong for Iran's Hossein Vafaei.

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Hossein Vafaei's body-language was pounced on by veteran Mark Williams, Alan McManus reckons. The Prince of Persia, playing with a slipped disc in his back, cut a frustrated figure as he was ...

All three players progressed into the second round, while Williams recently overcame Hossein Vafaei 13-10 to move into the third round. Despite being amongst the oldest players at the Crucible ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hossein Vafaei of Iran lost to Mark Williams and failed to book his place in the 2025 World Snooker Championship quarter-finals. Williams and John Higgins will meet in a ...

You can't replicate playing here." Three-time winner Williams got through after wrapping up a 13-10 victory over Hossein Vafaei earlier in the day. After going from 9-7 up at the start of the ...

Hossein Vafaei has a 23-point lead with three reds left on the table. All of them are in safe positions as Mark Williams heads to the table. The difference between 11-8 and 10-9 is massive.

Another very good effort by Hossein Vafaei. He's not going away in this match. Mark Williams will be disappointed - he got in first and made [a lead of] 35. But he missed a red and this has been ...

Mark Williams and John Higgins will meet in a mouthwatering quarter-final tie at the World Championship, while fellow Class of 92 graduate Ronnie O'Sullivan is also on course for the last eight.

Welshman Williams beat Iran's Hossein Vafaei 13-10 to become the oldest quarter-finalist in 15 years - since Steve Davis reached the last eight in 2010 at the age of 52. Williams said he wanted ...