| Born | (1989-03-15)15 March 1989 (age 36) Tehran, Iran |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Iran |
| Nickname | The King of Persia[1] |
| Professional | 2017–2021 |
| Highestranking | 80 (August 2020) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (x3) |
Soheil Vahedi (Persian:سهیل واحدی, born March 15, 1989) is an Iranian former professionalsnooker player.[2]
In 2009 Vahedi entered theWorld Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships in his home country inKish, Iran in which he reached the final, before he lost 9–8Noppon Saengkham. Seven years following his disappointment in Kish, Vahedi made it to the final of theWorld Amateur Snooker Championship where he defeatedAndrew Pagett 8–1 to win the2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship, as a result he was offered a two-year card on the professionalWorld Snooker Tour for the2017–18 and2018–19 seasons.[3][4] Vahedi came through the first event of the2019 Q School by winning five matches to earn a two-year card on theWorld Snooker Tour for the2019–20 and2020–21 seasons.
| Tournament | 2015/ 16 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[5][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 86 | [nb 4] | 80 | [nb 2] | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | |||
| English Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||
| UK Championship | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||
| Scottish Open | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | |||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Shoot Out | NR | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | WD | |||
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| European Masters | NH | WD | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | |||
| Welsh Open | A | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | |||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Gibraltar Open | MR | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 4R | |||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | 1R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | |||||
| Indian Open | NH | 1R | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| China Open | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| Riga Masters[nb 6] | MR | LQ | LQ | WD | Not Held | ||||
| International Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| China Championship | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| World Open | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | RR | RR | A | A | Not Held | ||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | event was not held | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event | |||
| R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games(6-red) |  Yan Bingtao | 1–5 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2009 | World Amateur Under-21 Championship |  Noppon Saengkham | 8–9 |
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Asian 6-Reds Championship | Ehsan Heydari Nezhad | 7–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2016 | World Amateur Championship |  Andrew Pagett | 8–1 |
