World Champion Stuart Bingham will face amateur Jordan Brown in the first round at the Betway UK Championship at the York Barbican later this month.
The draw for the prestigious world ranking event, one of snooker’s Triple Crown tournaments, has been made, with all 128 players starting in round one. The BBC-televised tournament runs from November 24 to December 6.
Bingham won the World title for the first time last May and he’ll be the number one seed in York. His opening match will be on Thursday November 26 at 2.30pm, against Northern Ireland’s Brown.
In the same session, world number one Mark Selby will be up against fellow Leicester cueman Joe O’Connor.
Local favourite Ashley Hugill, a 21-year-old amateur from York, will make his debut in the tournament when he takes on former World Champion Shaun Murphy on Wednesday November 25 at 2.30pm.
Judd Trump, the 2011 UK Champion, meets Hammad Miah while legend Jimmy White will face Stephen Maguire. John Higgins’ first opponent is Leo Fernandez while China’s top player Ding Junhui will meet Sheffield’s Adam Duffy.
For the full draw and format see http://www.worldsnooker.com
All matches are best of 11 frames, up until the final which is best of 19.
Tickets for the final session on December 6 have already sold out, and other sessions are selling fast so fans are urged to BOOK SEATS NOW. Tickets start at just £6, visit http://www.worldsnooker.com/tickets
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