Mark Selby falls to Hossein Vafaei in stunning upset at the UK Championship, sealed with drama on respotted black

ByEurosport

Updated 29/11/2021 at 06:31 GMT

World number 63 Hossein Vafaei dominated 5-0 before Selby clawed two frames back in the latter stages to suffer an overall 6-2 defeat. Vafaei fluked a respotted black to win the game. You can stream the 2021 UK Championship live and on demand on discovery+ and watch all the action live via Eurosport and at eurosport.co.uk.

'That is unbelievable! What drama!' - Incredible finish as Vafaei beats Selby

World number one Mark Selby suffered a brutal second-round defeat at the UK Championship to Iran's Hossein Vafaei on Sunday.

Vafaei dominated 5-0 before Selby clawed two frames back in the latter stages to suffer an overall 6-2 defeat.

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The eighth frame proved to be a dramatic affair with Selby looking on course for the frame before going in off when potting the black, forcing a respot.

A tense safety battle ensued before Vafaei fluked the black into the middle pocket whilst trying to play safe.

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Selby is the latest top player to be ousted from the tournament after Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy were defeated in the first round by amateur players John Astley and Si Jiahui.

Earlier in the day, Judd Trump beat Chris Wakelin 6-3 in a well-fought battle to advance to the third round.

The tournament continues on Monday with the third round at York Barbican.