Draw for World Snooker Championships

Following is the first round draw made on Thursday for the World Snooker Championships to be held from April 15 to May 1 in Sheffield, England:

Mark Selby, England, vs Fergal O'Brien, Ireland

Anthony McGill, Scotland, vs Stephen Maguire, Scotland

Kyren Wilson, England, vs David Grace, England

John Higgins, Scotland, vs Martin Gould, England

Barry Hawkins, England, vs Tom Ford, England

Marco Fu, Hong Kong, China, vs Luca Brecel, Belgium

Shaun Murphy, England, vs Yan Bingtao, China

Judd Trump, England, vs Rory McLeod, England

Stuart Bingham, England, vs Peter Ebdon, England

Ronnie O'Sullivan, England, vs Gary Wilson, England

Ryan Day, Wales, vs Xiao Guodong, China

Ding Junhui, China, vs Zhou Yuelong, China

Neil Robertson, Australia, vs Noppon Saengkham, Thailand

Mark Allen, Northern Ireland, vs Jimmy Robertson, England

Liang Wenbo, China, vs Stuart Carrington, England

Ali Carter, England, vs Graeme Dott, Scotland

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