 Vafaei vakakunda Rod Lawler, Zak Surety, Sanderson Lam naScott Donaldson kuNorthern Ireland Open kuti vasvike kumakota-fainari, kwavakarasikirwa ne53 kuna Mark King. Akaitawo zvakanaka paWelsh OpenVafaei akarova Lam, Christopher Keogan naAli Carter kuti vapinde muchikamu chechina uye akakundwa 41 naJudd Trump.ref name201617ref Mwedzi mumwe mushure meWelsh Open, Vafaei aivewo nehunhu hwakanaka kuChina Open, achikunda Joe Perry 52, Ben Woollaston 54 naRory McLeod 53. Izvi zvakamupa nzvimbo mumutambo wechipiri-wekupedzisira-wekupedzisira webasa rake mukati memwedzi mishomanana. Mukwikwidzi wake aifanira kuva Judd Trump uye Vafaei nhamba yenyika ye74 akakwanisa kuchengetedza nhamba yepasi rose yechipiri uye akakunda ne53. Akarasikirwa nesemi-fainari yake yokutanga 61 kuna Mark Williams. Mushure mekukunda Hatem Yassen 101 naMatthew Selt 106, Vafaei vaive kukunda kumwe chete kubva pakukodzera kuenda kuWorld Championship, asi vakarasikirwa ne108 kuna Tom Ford. Akapedza mushandirapamwe mukati memakumi matanhatu nematanhatu epasi rose uye akachengetedza nzvimbo yake parwendo. 