Thepchaiya Un-Nooh wins epic with Hossein Vafaei to set up Ding Junhui final clash at Six Red World Snooker Championship

10.03.2023 - 18:13 eurosport.com

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh battled back from 5-2 and 6-4 behind to edge out Hossein Vafaei 7-6 and reach the Six Red World Championship final in Bangkok.

The popular Thai speed merchant had to display fortitude as much as flair in a thrilling semi-final that saw Vafaei miss a tricky pink to the green pocket in the penultimate frame that would have sealed a 7-5 victory.

Ad A day after he punished Judd Trump for missing match ball in the quarter-finals, the snooker balls did not forgive the Iranian professional this time as Un-Nooh duly dominated the decider with a few timely snookers to reach the final for a third time in eight years.

Six-Red World ChampionshipWho does O'Sullivan face in last 16 of Six Red World Championship?YESTERDAY AT 17:03 He lifted the title in 2015 with an 8-2 filleting of Liang Wenbo before suffering a similar defeat by the same scoreline to Mark Williams in 2017.

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Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White headline an intriguing qualifying draw for the World Snooker Championship, while Ken Doherty, Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire, Hossein Vafaei, Anthony McGill, Marco Fu and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh also feature in the field. Hendry has been drawn against James Cahill, giant-killer of Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible in 2019, in the first round, while White could meet Marco Fu in the second round.

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