O'Sullivan vs Ding

Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet Ding Junhui in the first round of the World Championship which starts in Sheffield on April 21. The pair, two of the game's most talented players, met in January's Masters final at Wembley and O'Sullivan won 10-3. In other...

Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet Ding Junhui in the first round of the World Championship which starts in Sheffield on April 21.

The pair, two of the game's most talented players, met in January's Masters final at Wembley and O'Sullivan won 10-3.

In other matches, defending champion Graeme Dott takes on Ian McCulloch while 2005 champion Shaun Murphy tackles highly-rated Judd Trump who joins Stephen Hendry and O'Sullivan in making his debut at the age of 17.

The draw: Dott vs McCulloch; Hamilton vs Fu; Maguire vs Perry; Williams vs Swail; Higgins vs Holt; Hawkins vs O'Brien; Robertson vs Day; O'Sullivan vs Ding; Doherty vs Allen; Stevens vs Delaney; Davis vs Parrott; Murphy vs Trump; Ebdon vs Bond; Lee vs Selby; Carter vs Hicks; Hendry vs Gilbert.

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