
Hossein Vafaei could be left counting the cost of his rant against Ronnie O’Sullivan when the pair get their World Snooker Championship grudge match underway on Friday, according to three-time champion Mark Williams.
Vafaei launched into a tirade against his future opponent after winning his first-round match against Ding Junhui on Sunday, accusing the 47-year-old of “disrespect” and saying O’Sullivan “is such a nice person when he’s asleep”.