Soheil Vahedi

Soheil Vahedi (, born March 15, 1989) is an Iranian former professional snooker player.

Career In 2009 Vahedi entered the World Amateur Under-21 Snooker Championships in his home country in Kish, Iran in which he reached the final, before he lost 9–8 Noppon Saengkham. Seven years following his disappointment in Kish, Vahedi made it to the final of the World Amateur Snooker Championship where he defeated Andrew Pagett 8–1 to win the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship, as a result he was offered a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. Vahedi came through the first event of the 2019 Q School by winning five matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held event was not heldNR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking eventR / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking eventMR / Minor-Ranking Event event is/was a minor-ranking event

Career finals Pro-am finals: 1 Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2017 1–5

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2009 Noppon Saengkham 8–9Winner 1. 2015 Asian 6-Reds Championship Ehsan Heydari Nezhad 7–4Winner 2. 2016 World Amateur Championship Andrew Pagett 8–1