Hossein Vafaei
| Born |
September 14, 1994 Abadan, Iran |
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| Sport country |
 Iran
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| Professional | 2012– |
| Highest ranking | 64 (April 2017) |
| Current ranking | 79 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £44,912 |
| Highest break | Amateur: 147 (IBSF World Under-21 Championship) Professional: 138 (2016 World Championship Qualifiers) |
| Century breaks | 13 |
| Best ranking finish | Semi-final (2017 China Open) |
| Competition record | ||
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| Men's Snooker | ||
| Representing
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| IBSF World Snooker Championship | ||
| Champion | Bangalore, India | 2011 |
| IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship | ||
| Champion | Al Fujairah, UAE | 2014 |
| ACBS Asian Snooker Championship | ||
| Semi-Finals | Doha, Qatar | 2012 |
| ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship | ||
| Champion | Goa, India | 2012 |
| Runner-up | Kish, Iran | 2011 |
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri (Persian: حسین وفایی ایوری, born September 14, 1994 in Abadan, Iran) is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the only Iranian professional snooker player in the history of the game. His attempts to travel to the United Kingdom to qualify for the major tournaments on the snooker calendar were denied due to visa problems, but he gained a UK visa in February 2015.
His first international tournament was the 2009 World Under-21 Amateur Snooker Championship. He reached the last 16 where he lost by five frames to three against Liu Chuang.
He participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China in the snooker singles competition and was beaten 4–1 by Dechawat Poomjaeng the last 16. In December 2010, he played in the World Amateur Snooker Championship and reached the last 16, where he lost 5–1 to Leo Fernandez.
In April 2011, he reached the final of ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, but lost 7–3 to Cao Yupeng. Later in the month he participated in ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, however, he could not advance past the group stage. He competed in Group C, and finished in fourth place with one win and three losses.
In September 2011, he received a wildcard to participate at the Shanghai Masters, but could not advance to the first round as he lost 5–1 against Fergal O'Brien. In December, he won the World Amateur Snooker Championship by defeating Lee Walker 10–9 in the final. He won the title at the age of 17 years and 81 days, which made him the youngest ever winner of the tournament, breaking Ian Preece's record.
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