Hossein Vafaei

[DR Strangemoosh]

Hossein is on now against Shaun Murphy in the UK Champs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/snooker/66791258

[DR Strangemoosh]

He lost 6-3. He had a lot of chances

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[DR Strangemoosh]

wow - this is a decent ranking tournament

If he manages to win and faces Selby in the final.... (bearing in mind his h2h record).....

[Medzdidz]

He is through to the semi final of the British Open.

[Nokhodi]

Brecel beat O'Sullivan winning seven frames in a row. Rolled him over in the end.

Hossein also mocked Brecel's training routine in the post match after he beat Ding

He really should keep his mouth shut but from what I am seeing, he still isn't... 😢

https://twitter.com/eurosport/status...c5oj-JWqQ&s=19

Isn't this all for show? he's trying to play the heel role, no?
Gain more viewers and all that?

[DR Strangemoosh]

Brecel beat O'Sullivan winning seven frames in a row. Rolled him over in the end.

Hossein also mocked Brecel's training routine in the post match after he beat Ding

He really should keep his mouth shut but from what I am seeing, he still isn't... 😢

https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1651245954245308417?t=D13X20V9mzQi0c5oj-JWqQ&s=19

[DR Strangemoosh]

It's more like sportsmanship. Vafaei got humbled and Ronnie is too old and grounded to do some revenge type bs.

Yep looks like it wasn't organised.

It was just Hossein needing some kind of media training and someone to tell him when to open his mouth and when not to, and getting completely humiliated.

It's all about him learning lessons now - if he does he will be fantastic, if he doesn't then this will continue.

[Azmoun_shireh]

I guess the trash talk was just a show organized between them

It's more like sportsmanship. Vafaei got humbled and Ronnie is too old and grounded to do some revenge type bs.

[DR Strangemoosh]

Mentality-wise he is still such a kid. He is really immature - see how he talks in the video below ...

But he is absolutely right in one thing - in that with some help he can become a top top player because he has all the talent

He needs a sports psychology coach first and foremost. That's more important than anything else

https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1649837755487141891?t=fXOnv2FuCljA-fnGpYjNPg&s=19

https://twitter.com/eurosport/status...L5ICEMm2g&s=19

[PSGman#19]

High class by Ronnie after the trash talk and slaughter

I guess the trash talk was just a show organized between them

[diz]

High class by Ronnie after the trash talk and slaughter

[DR Strangemoosh]

lol Random

https://twitter.com/malin_ahlstr0m/status/1649789789510483969

[diz]

9-2….

[DR Strangemoosh]

Hossein is being ritualistically torn apart by the world's best player of all time, who when he is hungry (after Hossein's statements) goes into Super Saiyan mode. Hossein pretty much single-handedly created this Ronnie performance (and reversal of Ronnie's first round performance) by his own actions. O'Sullivan now playing around with trick shots.

This will be a key match for Vafaei if he reflects on this and the many mistakes he has made here.

Never again should he do what he did right after the Ding match. Never again should he do what he did in frame 2. And when there is an easy pot and he is 7-2 down, he can't piss around.

This is now on him and on the people around him to reflect and learn lessons. If he doesn't learn these, he will always be an entertainer but he will never become a big figure in this sport.

[DR Strangemoosh]

Down 8-2