Ronnie O’Sullivan will face Mark Williams when he plays his first televised match of the season at the Masters next month.
O’Sullivan is yet to compete on the World Snooker tour so far this season but he’ll be back on the major stage at Alexandra Palace in January. The Rocket has won the Masters five times but he’ll face a tough task in the opening round this time having been drawn against two-time World Champion Williams. That match will take place on Tuesday January 12 at 1pm.
Shaun Murphy won the Masters – snooker’s most prestigious invitation event – for the first time last year and he has been drawn against Mark Allen, with that match to launch the tournament on Sunday January 10 at 1pm.
Newly crowned UK Champion Neil Robertson takes on Marco Fu while World Champion Stuart Bingham faces China’s Ding Junhui. UK Championship finalist Liang Wenbo will make his Masters debut against John Higgins.
The full draw and format is below.
Shaun Murphy v Mark Allen – Sunday January 10 at 1pm
Barry Hawkins v Joe Perry – Monday January 11 at 7pm
Judd Trump v Stephen Maguire – Monday January 11 at 1pm
Neil Robertson v Marco Fu – Wednesday January 13 at 7pm
Mark Selby v Ricky Walden – Tuesday January 12 at 7pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Williams- Tuesday January 12 at 1pm
John Higgins v Liang Wenbo – Wednesday January 13 at 1pm
Stuart Bingham v Ding Junhui – Sunday January 10 at 7pm
The BBC-televised tournament runs from January 10 to 17 with tickets ON SALE NOW and fans must book fast because certain sessions are selling out rapidly. For details call 0871 620 7052 (calls cost 10p per minute from a BT landline plus network charges) or visit http://www.worldsnooker.com/tickets
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