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