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Hossein Vafaei says he wants to 'shut' Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mouth in astonishing attack on former hero

Hossein Vafaei has said he wants to «shut» Ronnie O'Sullivan's mouth in an astonishing broadside after setting up a second-round showdown with The Rocket at the World Snooker Championship. O'Sullivan and Vafaei have a prickly relationship after they had a tense verbal exchange at last year's championship. Ad Vafaei told O'Sullivan to retire for being «disrespectful» and claimed the seven-time world champion was «not good for the game» , questioning «what has he done for the sport?» World ChampionshipFlawless Vafaei beats Ding to set up O'Sullivan showdown3 HOURS AGO O'Sullivan appeared to be relishing the prospect of a showdown with Vafaei after his first-round win at the Crucible as he warned «don't rattle my cage» in an interview on Eurosport.

World Championship: Hossein Vafaei sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown after fine display to beat Ding Junhui

Hossein Vafaei produced the first Crucible victory of his career with a 10-6 win over world No. 16 Ding Junhui to progress to the second round. Vafaei will play defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan next.

Vafaei fans flames as he sets up O'Sullivan grudge match

Hossein Vafaei produced a stunning display of scoring to beat Ding Junhui 10-6 and set up a grudge match with defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Cazoo World Championship.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis - Jimmy White ranks top 10 snooker players of all time

Ronnie O’Sullivan is widely viewed as the greatest snooker player of all time, and Jimmy White has concurred by placing him top of his snooker GOAT list. White is front and centre of Eurosport’s coverage as the stars of world snooker battle it out at the Crucible for the World Championship. Ad And away from the action, 'The Whirlwind' was given the job of blind ranking a pre-selected list of 10 snooker players — one that included himself — who are widely considered to be in the conversation for being the greatest of all time.

World Snooker Championship 2023 live – Ding Junhui and Hossein Vafaei chase Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown, live stream

O'Sullivan ready to battle for number eight Ad The world champion is certainly playing some superb matchplay snooker. He did not hit a century yesterday, which would have been his 200th ton in 31 straight years of competing at the sport's biggest event, but produced some tough tactical brilliance to ensure he overcame the considerable threat of recent WST Classic finalist Pang in the first round. World ChampionshipWatch O'Sullivan get over the line with break of 81 to beat Pang12 HOURS AGO “Sometimes you’ve got to start again," he told Eurosport ahead of his quest for a record eighth Crucible crown.

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Hossein Vafaei says he wants to 'shut' Ronnie O’Sullivan’s mouth in astonishing attack on former hero

World Championship: Hossein Vafaei sets up Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown after fine display to beat Ding Junhui

Vafaei fans flames as he sets up O'Sullivan grudge match

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis - Jimmy White ranks top 10 snooker players of all time

World Snooker Championship 2023 live – Ding Junhui and Hossein Vafaei chase Ronnie O'Sullivan showdown, live stream

O’Sullivan defies debilitating virus to reach next round at World Snooker Championship

'Shaky, heavy and desperate' O'Sullivan survives scare

Ronnie O’Sullivan pegged back by qualifier Pang Junxu in Sheffield