HOSSEIN VAFAEI was booed after storming out for the Morningside Enviornment following his World Grand Prix defeat by Mark Williams.
Earlier than he darted off the Iranian refused to shake Williams’ hand and the Welshman labelled Ronnie O’Sullivan’s rival “pathetic”.
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After a snug 4-1 victory towards Vafaei, 29, in Leicester, Williams, 48, continues into the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix.
Vafaei remarkably obtained his maths incorrect within the second body, believing he solely wanted to pot one ball to take the spherical and didn’t play for a place on the black.
This led Williams to snub the body which assisted his victory nevertheless it was rapidly spoiled when his rival fled the sector, inflicting boos from the gang.
William then referred to as the Iranian “pathetic”, including that he was shocked as he “at all times obtained on” with Vafaei.
Nonetheless, Vafaei was irritated by Williams’ who slapped his leg in annoyance after lacking a pink on the finish of the fifth body.
The Welshman defined after that he did so as a result of he thought Vafaei would return to play for snooker.
However the Prince of Persia thought in any other case seeing it as disrespectful which pressured him to storm out.
The Welsh Potting Machine stated after the sport: “I simply pulled him up about it there and stated, ‘What’s your drawback?’ He stated it was as a result of I slapped my leg on the finish once I gained.
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“I slapped my leg on the finish as a result of I shouldn’t have gone for the pink.
“I ought to have performed secure and I believed he would have come again to the desk and carried on for snookers.
“That’s why I used to be a bit fuming, I shouldn’t have gone for the pink and I knew it and he simply stormed up.
“He stated that’s the explanation, if that’s the explanation, pfft, I don’t care anyway.”
Vafaei has been in a long-term spat with snooker legend O’Sullivan since he advised The Rocket to retire forward of the 2022 World Championship.
He stated O’Sullivan ought to stop the game following feedback he thought have been disrespectful.
In the meantime, Williams will now face China’s Cao Yupeng within the subsequent spherical, and a win there’ll see him right into a semi-final conflict towards both Judd Trump or Mark Selby.