- Shaun Murphy makes comeback against defending champion Zhao Xintong to lead 5-3 at the Crucible Irish Independent —
- Ronnie O'Sullivan fires cash warning to snooker chiefs in searing response to Saudi snub Mirror —
- Zhao lets early lead slip as Murphy fights back BBC News —
- Ronnie O’Sullivan to follow the money next year after World Championship exit The Independent —
- Ronnie O'Sullivan warns snooker chiefs to get the cheque book out or he won't play Daily Record —
- Ronnie O'Sullivan forced to cancel flight out of UK as snooker icon left in 'shock' Birmingham Live —
- John Higgins ends Ronnie O’Sullivan’s hopes as Judd Trump also bows out The Times —
- Ronnie O'Sullivan forced to cancel flight out of UK as snooker icon left in state of 'shock' Mirror —
- John Higgins admits snooker legends party made him a rabbit in the headlights before new cloth burst to beat O'Sullivan Daily Record —
- John Higgins stages stunning World Snooker Championship comeback to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan at Sheffield's Crucible Yorkshire Post —
- End of the Worlds for the Rocket! Ronnie O'Sullivan's dream of title No 8 is dashed as he crashes out 13-12 to John Higgins in a Crucible epic Daily Mail —
- Snooker-Higgins mounts comeback to defeat O'Sullivan in Crucible thriller The Straits Times —
- ‘I knew it was going to expose me’ – Ronnie O’Sullivan runs out of steam as John Higgins goes distance in clas Irish Independent —
- Ronnie O'Sullivan suspected John Higgins would expose him as he claims flight home was already booked Daily Record —
- Higgins wins final-frame decider to beat O'Sullivan BBC Sport —
- Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid for eighth world title ended by John Higgins as veterans roll back years in Crucible c Irish Independent —
- Ronnie O’Sullivan’s bid for record eighth world title ended by John Higgins in Crucible classic The Independent —
- Higgins completes epic comeback against O'Sullivan RTE —
- John Higgins bombs Ronnie O'Sullivan in epic Crucible clash as World Snooker Championship catches fire Daily Record —
- Higgins ends O’Sullivan’s bid for eighth world snooker title in final-frame thriller The Guardian —
Hossein Vafaei
Iranian snooker player
Hossein Vafaei is an Iranian professional snooker player. He is the first professional player from Iran. He won his first ranking title at the 2022 Snooker Shoot Out, beating Mark Williams 1–0 (71–0) in the final.
Higgins beats O'Sullivan in epic