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SnookerFan wrote:Remind me who Hossein the Iranian has beaten this week?

Hugill,Muir,Kleckers, Selby, Donaldson

Vafaei is such a skilled player I hope he plays well today and doesn't let the occasion get to him

Also his avg shot time against Donaldson was 17 seconds, he was motoring, very easy on the eye especially in and around the black spot

Vafaei is not to be underestimated. Robertson takes him lightly at his peril. I am sure of course he would not do that.

I wonder how popular and easy to play snooker it is in Iran

Just answered my own question. Godd interview at this link:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gen ... 90851.html

“Snooker is very popular in Iran. We have more than 1,400 snooker clubs and it is very big over there. Success for me will make the profile of the sport will become even bigger, I can guarantee thousands of people in Iran will be looking for my score."

In ten years snooker will be dominated by Iranians.

A good day's filming done. Shagged. Now, some snooker at home, with dinner cooked by the adorable Latvian. Yessireeeeboss

SnookerFan wrote:The good news is that the drunk blokes don't seem to be here.

Pretty much everyone is drunk at the snooker! My snooker mate made me break dry Jan for it

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Just answered my own question. Godd interview at this link:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gen ... 90851.html

“Snooker is very popular in Iran. We have more than 1,400 snooker clubs and it is very big over there. Success for me will make the profile of the sport will become even bigger, I can guarantee thousands of people in Iran will be looking for my score."

That article was great! Fascinating insight into how he found the game. Great example of someone who persevered through the setbacks.

Drew1404 wrote:

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Just answered my own question. Godd interview at this link:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gen ... 90851.html

“Snooker is very popular in Iran. We have more than 1,400 snooker clubs and it is very big over there. Success for me will make the profile of the sport will become even bigger, I can guarantee thousands of people in Iran will be looking for my score."

That article was great! Fascinating insight into how he found the game. Great example of someone who persevered through the setbacks.

I did think Maflin was fairly unlucky in Frame 9

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Just answered my own question. Godd interview at this link:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gen ... 90851.html

“Snooker is very popular in Iran. We have more than 1,400 snooker clubs and it is very big over there. Success for me will make the profile of the sport will become even bigger, I can guarantee thousands of people in Iran will be looking for my score."

Great read Baddy. He really impressed me in that tournament last year where came back about 3 times from 4-1 down to beat Ebdon and others. Smooth cueist. No idea what comp it was. There was a time when I could remember pretty much all the tournaments and the results, now it’s a big blur

I think he potted it thin rather than overhit it

One more century for Robbo to equal Judd as the most prolific century maker of the season.

Surprisingly (to me) Selby is third

I always root for the underdog but it seems to me Robertson might do a similar thing to vafaei that Bingham did to xintong, he might not get a sniff tonight

SnookerFan wrote:

Badsnookerplayer wrote:One more century for Robbo to equal Judd as the most prolific century maker of the season.

Surprisingly (to me) Selby is third

Who is 12th?

maguire

Drew1404 wrote:I always root for the underdog but it seems to me Robertson might do a similar thing to vafaei that Bingham did to xintong, he might not get a sniff tonight

I still think Vafaei will make a scrap of it