Vafaei had defeated English snooker player Shaun Murphy 6-4, and Matthew Selt 6-1 to reach to the quarterfinal.
In the quarterfinal, Vafaei defeated Zhang Anda from China 6-4 to reach to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, Iran’s snooker player will face another English snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The 2023 UK Championship is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 25 November to 3 December 2023 at the York Barbican in York, England.
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