Shaun Murphy got his season underway in style on Wednesday by turning by winning all three matches in his opening Championship League group, dropping just two frames along the way..
There is just one more spot to fill on the World Snooker Tour for the forthcoming season after the final two tour cards were won at Asia-Oceania Q School on.
Hossein Vafaei is through World Championship qualifying after two fine victories, and says: 'I'm not disrespecting the other players but the tournament is just starting.' The Iranian became the first.
Hossein Vafaei has been put in some tough situations during his snooker career due to the political situation in his home country, and none more so than on his Masters.