Ronnie O’Sullivan v Hossein Vafaei: When is World Snooker Championship grudge match? War of words timeline
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.


