World Snooker Championship draw: Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump handed tough tests
The Crucible action begins on Saturday.
The World Snooker Championship draw has been made, with the world’s top 16 discovering which qualifier they will take on in the opening round at The Crucible.
Among many highlights of a superb draw, world champion Luca Brecel begins his campaign against Dave Gilbert on Saturday morning, with Judd Trump taking on Hossein Vafaei later that day.
Tournament favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan meets Welsh youngster Jackson Page, while Mark Williams vs Si Jiahui is another cracking contest.
Ding Junhui playing Jack Lisowski in the opening round is a huge tie, while Ali Carter taking on Stephen Maguire is also sure to be a high quality affair.
World Snooker Championship draw
Luca Brecel vs Dave Gilbert
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Jackson Page
Judd Trump vs Hossein Vafaei
Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams
Mark Selby vs Joe O’Connor
Mark Williams vs Si Jiahui
Ding Junhui vs Jack Lisowski
Shaun Murphy vs Lyu Haotian
Ali Carter vs Stephen Maguire
Gary Wilson vs Stuart Bingham
Zhang Anda vs Jak Jones
Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dale
John Higgins vs Jamie Jones
Tom Ford vs Ricky Walden
Barry Hawkins vs Ryan Day
Robert Milkins vs Pang Junxu
Judgement Day Qualifying Results
Tuesday 16 April
Jack Lisowski 10-3 Matthew Stevens
Ricky Walden 10-9 Mark Davis
Dominic Dale 10-8 He Guoqiang
Zhou Yuelong 4-10 Jak Jones
Stephen Maguire 10-6 Yuan Sijun
Louis Heathcote 8-10 Stuart Bingham
Robbie Williams 10-9 Chris Wakelin
Lyu Haotian 10-7 Jenson Kendrick
Wednesday 17 April
Jamie Jones 10-9 Neil Robertson
Hossein Vafaei 10-5 Jiang Jun
Joe O’Connor 10-8 Matt Selt
Cao Yupeng 8-10 Pang Junxu
Jackson Page 10-9 Noppon Saengkham
Si Jiahui 10-4 Wu Yize
Xiao Guodong 6-10 David Gilbert
Scott Donaldson 9-10 Ryan Day
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