Soheil Vahedi


Soheil Vahedi is an Iranian former professional snooker player.

Career

In 2009 Vahedi entered the IBSF [World Under-21 Snooker Championship|World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships] in his home country in Kish, 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 IBSF [World Snooker Championship|World Amateur Snooker Championship] where he defeated Andrew Pagett 8–1 to win the 2016 [IBSF World Snooker Championship – Men's|2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship], as a result he was offered a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 [snooker season|2017–18] and 2018–19 seasons. Vahedi came through the first event of the 2019 Q School by winning five matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.