Well done Vafaei, he took his chance.
Day Two.
Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Luca Brecel 6-1
Jack Lisowski bt John Higgins 6-3
Barry Hawkins this afternoon trounced UK champion Mark Allen 6-0 to storm into the quarter finals.
In the evening match Mark Williams saw off David Gilbert 6-2.
Williams started too strongly. Credit to the "Hawk", Allen isn't always that kind of pushover.
This afternoon Judd Trump battled back from 3-5 down to edge past Ryan Day 6-5 to make the last eight.
In the evening match Stuart Bingham raced into a 5-0 lead before Kyren Wilson pulled back to 3-5. Bingham closed out the win in a nervy ninth frame to advance.
Mark Williams produced a sensational performance from 1-3 down to knock out Ronnie O'Sullivan in a deciding frame after a high quality encounter.
Williams upped the tournament highest break to 143.
Which Vafaei has matched this evening!
Vafaei kept with Lisowski to 4-4, but Jack managed to take it 6-4. He might find Mark Williams a good test in their semi-final.
This afternoon Judd Trump edged out Barry Hawkins in a deciding frame in a tense encounter to reach the last four.