 Complete the following phrase:  Vafaei enjoyed wins over Rod Lawler, Zak Surety, Sanderson Lam and Scott Donaldson at the Northern Ireland Open to reach his first ranking event quarter-final, where he lost 53 to Mark King. He also had a good run at the Welsh Open as he beat Lam, Christopher Keogan and Ali Carter to advance to the fourth round and he was defeated 41 by Judd Trump.ref name201617ref A month after the Welsh Open, Vafaei also had a good run of form at the China Open, defeating Joe Perry 52, Ben Woollaston 54 and Rory McLeod 53. This booked him a place in the second ranking event quarter-final of his career within the space of a few months. His opponent was to be Judd Trump and Vafaei the world number 74 was able to keep the world number two at bay and win by 53. He lost his first semi-final 61 to Mark Williams. After overcoming Hatem Yassen 101 and Matthew Selt 106, Vafaei was one win away from qualifying for the 