Soheil Vahedi ( fa, سهیل واحدی, born March 15, 1989) is an Iranian former professional

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player.

Career

In 2009 Vahedi entered the World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships in his home country in

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, 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

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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

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for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. In May 2019, Vahedi came through Q-School - Event 1 by winning five matches to earn a two-year card on the

for the 2019–20 and

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seasons.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

References

External links

Soheil Vahedi
at ''worldsnooker.com''
Soheil Vahedi
at ''CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Vahedi, Soheil Iranian snooker players Living people 1989 births Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Tehran World Games bronze medalists Competitors at the 2017 World Games Asian Games competitors for Iran Competitors at the 2009 World Games