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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Hossein Vafaei is the 5,300th most popular athlete (down from 4,709th in 2019), the 597th most popular biography from Iran (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iranian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hossein Vafaei ranks 5,300 out of 6,025Before him are DeeDee Trotter, Irakli Turmanidze, Annemarieke van Rumpt, Denise Lewis, Matej Beňuš, and Matteo Castaldo. After him are Kim Jong-hyun, Innocent Egbunike, Zhang Jin, Kim Su-ji, Zibane Ngozi, and Erik Varga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Hossein Vafaei ranks 714Before him are Milda Valčiukaitė, Jannik Huth, Anthony Limbombe, Joshua Brenet, Wang Yafan, and Valerian Gvilia. After him are Samir, Kim So-hui, Johannes Thiemann, Cameron McEvoy, Alejandra Valencia, and Paul Butcher.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 597 out of 631Before him are Omid Alishah (1992), Milad Beigi (1991), Lee Mi-gyeong (null), Hassan Roudbarian (1978), Ahmad Nourollahi (1993), and Sabah Shariati (1989). After him are Mojtaba Abedini (1984), Mehdi Torabi (1994), Hossein Mahini (1986), Mehrdad Pooladi (1987), Vahid Talebloo (1982), and Hashem Beikzadeh (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Iran

Among athletes born in Iran, Hossein Vafaei ranks 19Before him are Kimia Alizadeh (1998), Sohrab Moradi (1988), Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (1986), Kamia Yousufi (1996), Milad Beigi (1991), and Lee Mi-gyeong (null). After him are Martin Thomas (null), Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (1983), Mohammad Mousavi (1987), Amin Mirzazadeh (1998), Ali Davoudi (1999), and Hassan Taftian (1993).