Hossein Vafaei steps up war of words with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the Crucible

VOCAL: Hossein Vafaei will meet Ronnie O’Sullivan. Pic: Richard Sellers/PA

Hossein Vafaei stoked up his rivalry with Ronnie O’Sullivan after setting up a mouth-watering clash with the defending champion at the Cazoo World Championship.

Vafaei produced a brilliant display of scoring to beat Ding Junhui 10-6 in the first round on Monday, setting up a grudge match with seven-time champion O’Sullivan in the last 16 at the Crucible on Friday.