Hossein Vafaei's controversial break against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Snooker Championship has got fans online talking.
The second frame of their second-round match at the Crucible sent social media wild after Vafaei played a curious break-off against O'Sullivan.
The Iranian, ranked 23 in the world, performed a bizarre break-off as he smashed the balls apart, leaving the crowd shocked.
His decision backfired as the 'Rocket' won the frame by producing another break of 78 to lead 2-0.
Naturally, snooker fans online took aim at Vafaei's break-off, accusing him of losing the mind games.
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One Twitter user wrote: "Vafaei has already lost the battle of the mind games after that, what is he doing."
A second tweeted: "Vafaei looks dazed. What was that break all about?"
A third added: "How has Vafaei lost his head already in the second frame?"
A fourth argued: "Good to see Vafaei isn’t rattled by Ronnie."
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Another commented: "WTF?! Vafaei with a Ronnie style break off."
Steve Davis and Shaun Murphy also slammed Vafaei's decision to play that crazy break-off.
Davis said: "It’s not nice, it’s not good. It’s not a personal game, snooker - your problem is the table and the balls, not your opponent."
Murphy added: "Without your composure, you lose everything."
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Vafaei's break-off comes after O'Sullivan did the same thing during their match at the German Masters in October 2021.
He sent the balls flying in a mad break-off, losing the game.
Topics: Snooker,
Nasir Jabbar