In June 2014, Vafaei received a special dispensation to compete on the Main Tour for the &lt;a href="2014%E2%80%9315%20snooker%20season"&gt;2014/15 season&lt;/a&gt;. In late February 2015, it was confirmed that Vafaei had gained a visa, leaving him able to enter the 2015 World Snooker Championship, where he lost 10–3 to Anthony McGill in the opening qualifying round.