Soheil Vahedi

Soheil Vahedi
Born (1989-03-15) March 15, 1989
Sport country  Iran
Professional 2017
Career winnings £562[1]

Soheil Vahedi (Persian: سهیل واحدی, born March 15, 1989 in Tehran) is an Iranian snooker player.

Career

In 2009 Vahedi entered the World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships in his home country in Kish, Iran in which he reached the final, before he lost 9–8 Noppon Saengkham. Seven years following his disappointment in Kish, Vahedi made it to the final of the World Amateur Snooker Championship where he defeated Andrew Pagett 8–1 to win the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship, as a result he was offered a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons.[2][3]

Tournament finals

Amateur finals

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2009 World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championship Thailand Saengkham, NopponNoppon Saengkham 9–8
Winner 1. 2016 World Amateur Snooker Championship Wales Pagett, AndrewAndrew Pagett 8–1

References

  1. "Career-total Statistics for Soheil Vahedi - Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. "Clear win for Soheil to claim Tour Ticket". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Iran's Soheil Vahedi wins IBSF World Snooker". Tehran Times. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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