Hossein Vafaei vows no repeat of ‘crazy’ break-off in Ronnie O’Sullivan rematch

Hossein Vafaei booked a rematch with Ronnie O’Sullivan at the UK Championship. Pic: Richard Sellers/PA

Hossein Vafaei has vowed there will be no repeat of his kamikaze Crucible break-off when he faces Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semi-finals of the UK Snooker Championship in York on Saturday.

The Iranian sealed a rematch of the grudge clash that rocked last April’s World Championship by beating China’s Zhang Anda 6-4 while O’Sullivan dredged up a break of 122 to sink qualifier Zhou Yuelong in a final-frame decider.