Hossein Vafaei feels he has one advantage over most World Championship rivals

Iran’s Hossein Vafaei is hoping to be a local hero in Sheffield (Picture: Getty Images)

He hails from Abadan, Iran but Hossein Vafaei feels living in Sheffield, South Yorkshire gives him added hope of conquering the Crucible.

The Price of Persia is into his first World Snooker Championship quarter-final after a dramatic 13-12 win over Judd Trump in the second round on Monday night.

Vafaei was the only qualifier to come through the first round, beating Si Jiahui 10-3 and he continued that impressive form by downing the world number one.

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