• A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years. All photos: AFP
    A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years. All photos: AFP
  • A man plays snooker at a club in Tehran on June 26, 2023. A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years, a trend fans attribute largely to the country's first internationally renowned star Hossein Vafaei, known as the "Persian Prince". (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
    A man plays snooker at a club in Tehran on June 26, 2023. A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years, a trend fans attribute largely to the country's first internationally renowned star Hossein Vafaei, known as the "Persian Prince". (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
  • The trend is down to the country's first internationally renowned star, Hossein Vafaei
    The trend is down to the country's first internationally renowned star, Hossein Vafaei
  • Vafaei is known as the 'Persian Prince'
    Vafaei is known as the 'Persian Prince'
  • The 28-year-old is Iran's first professional snooker player
    The 28-year-old is Iran's first professional snooker player
  • He is also the first to win a world ranking title, in 2022
    He is also the first to win a world ranking title, in 2022
  • Iranian Amir Sarkhosh competes in the ACBS Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship in Tehran on June 24
    Iranian Amir Sarkhosh competes in the ACBS Asian 6 Reds Snooker Championship in Tehran on June 24
  • Ali Hossein in action in the competition
    Ali Hossein in action in the competition

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A passion for snooker sweeps Iran - in pictures

Sport gains significant following in country thanks to internationally renowned star Hossein Vafaei

The National

July 02, 2023

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Updated: July 02, 2023, 10:28 AM