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Ronnie O'Sullivan shrugged off an extraordinary act of self-sabotage by opponent Hossein Vafaei to deliver a potential knockout blow in the opening session of their so-called grudge match at the World Snooker Championship.
Hossein Vafaei is «not going to buckle» against Ronnie O'Sullivan in their second-round World Championship grudge match, reckons Mark Selby. Selby, who won through to the second round himself by beating Matt Selt on Thursday, is — like many — eagerly anticipating the clash between the warring pair that begins at 2.30pm on discovery+ and Eurosport. Ad On the eve of the encounter, O'Sullivan — responding to Vafaei's comments that he wants to «shut» The Rocket's mouth — said that some of the Iranian's comments «didn't make sense», and added that he doesn't «get involved in those battles because it is not worth it.» World ChampionshipHearn 'fell off chair laughing' after Vafaei’s dig at O’Sullivan3 HOURS AGO And now Selby, a four-time champion at the Crucible and a man who knows both players well, gave his take on the saga and the upcoming match.
Hossein Vafaei is set to discover whether he will be made to pay for his outspoken comments about seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan when the pair start their second-round match in the World Snooker Championship on Friday.
Ronnie O'Sullivan has been no stranger to some glorious grudge matches during 30 years as the headline act at the World Championship in Sheffield. And that is just how the snooker GOAT likes it ahead of his latest very public tête-à-tête at the sport's main table. Ad His best-of-25 frame second-round match with a vocal Hossein Vafaei on Friday, Saturday and Sunday seems ripe for repercussions with the pair content to continue exchanging verbal barbs after the Iranian player urged O'Sullivan to retire last year.
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Hossein Vafaei has fanned the flames ahead of his match with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the World Championship in Sheffield, with the Iranian star saying he wants to “shut” the seven-time champion’s mouth in an astonishing interview. Vafaei will play his hero-turned-foe in the second round at the Crucible after beating Ding Junhui 10-6 on Monday, a day after defending champion O’Sullivan saw off Pang Junxu. despite being unwell.
Jimmy White says he would rather Hossein Vafaei “do his talking on the table” after the Iranian claimed he wants to “shut” Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mouth. Vafaei beat Ding Junhui 10-6 with an impressive second session display to set up an eagerly-anticipated clash against O’Sullivan in the second round. Ad It comes 12 months on after he told The Rocket to retire for being “disrespectful”, with O’Sullivan warning his snooker rivals to “not rattle my cage” following his opening round victory on Saturday.