US EditionIran's Vafaei Beats World Number One Trump in Huge Crucible Shock
Vafaei rallied from 10-7 down and sealed the win with breaks of 106 and 91, setting up a quarter-final against Wu Yize.
- On Monday, Iran's Hossein Vafaei defeated world number one Judd Trump 13-12 in a final-frame decider at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, eliminating the top seed from the World Snooker Championship.
- Trump led 10-7 and 12-11, appearing poised for victory, but the 31-year-old Vafaei rallied with crucial breaks of 106 and 91 to claim the decider and advance to the quarter-finals for the first time.
- Six hours earlier, Ronnie O'Sullivan was also eliminated 13-12 by John Higgins on the same dramatic day. Trump graciously told Vafaei to "just believe in himself" after their match concluded.
- Vafaei advances to face China's rising star Wu Yize in the quarter-finals, declaring he was "born for this kind of situation" as he pursues his first World Championship title.
- Trump plans to "start again fresh" next season, citing a lack of ruthlessness in deciding frames as the defining issue of an otherwise solid campaign marked by multiple deciding-frame defeats.
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Iranian snooker player Vafaei proud to 'fight for my people' in stunning run at world championship
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