Ireland’s Ken Doherty has been drawn against 2007 runner up Mark Selby in the opening round of the World Snooker Championship next month.
His fellow Dubliner Fergal O’Brien is up against Australia’s Neal Robertson.
World Number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will take on Chinese sensation Liang Wenbo, while defending champion John Higgins faces Barry Hawkins.
Draw in full:
John Higgins v Barry Hawkins
Mark King v Steve Davis
Neil Robertson v Fergal O’Brien
Marco Fu v Martin Gould
Ali Carter v Jamie Cope
Joe Perry v Michael Holt
Ding Junhui v Stuart Pettman
Shaun Murphy vGerard Greene
Stephen Maguire v Stephen Lee
Peter Ebdon v Graeme Dott
Mark Allen v Tom Ford
Ryan Day v Mark Davis
Mark Selby v Ken Doherty
Stephen Hendry v Zhang Anda
Mark Williams v Marcus Campbell
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Liang Wenbo
