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Hossein Vafaei

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Hossein Vafaei (Persian: حسین وفایی; born 15 October 1994) is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the first professional player from Iran. He won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final. Vafaei made his Crucible debut at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 4–10 to Judd Trump in the first round. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hossein Vafaei is the 6,140th most popular athlete (down from 4,671st in 2024), the 652nd most popular biography from Iran (down from 592nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Iranian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hossein Vafaei ranks 6,140 out of 6,025. Before him are Irakli Turmanidze, Krisztián Veréb, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Denise Lewis, Matej Beňuš, and Matteo Castaldo. After him are Kim Jong-hyun, Innocent Egbunike, Zhang Jin, Kim Su-ji, Şahika Ercümen, and Zibane Ngozi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Hossein Vafaei ranks 748. Before him are Jannik Huth, Anthony Limbombe, Joshua Brenet, Wang Yafan, Valériane Vukosavljević, and Valerian Gvilia. After him are Samir, Kim So-hui, Johannes Thiemann, Cameron McEvoy, Simon Hald, and Alejandra Valencia.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 652 out of 631. Before him are Milad Beigi (1991), Lee Mi-gyeong (null), Hassan Roudbarian (1978), Hossein Tavakkoli (1978), Ahmad Nourollahi (1993), and Sabah Shariati (1989). After him are Mojtaba Abedini (1984), Mehdi Torabi (1994), Hossein Mahini (1986), Shervin Hajipour (1997), Mehrdad Pooladi (1987), and Mohammad Mohebi (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In Iran

Among athletes born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 20. Before him are Sohrab Moradi (1988), Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (1986), Kamia Yousufi (1996), Milad Beigi (1991), Lee Mi-gyeong (null), and Hossein Tavakkoli (1978). After him are Martin Thomas (null), Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (1983), Masoud Mostafa-Jokar (1977), Sadegh Goudarzi (1987), Mohammad Mousavi (1987), and Nahid Kiani (1998).

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