Ronnie O'Sullivan to face Liang Wenbo as draw for The Masters announced

Updated 04/12/2016 at 20:45 GMT

The draw for The Masters has been made and Ronnie O'Sullivan will face Liang Wenbo whilst Mark Selby is up against Mark Williams in the first round.

Ronnie O'Sullivan 2016 UK Championship

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O'Sullivan, who finished as the runner-up in the European Masters in October, will begin the defence of his title against the talented Liang, who won the English Open for his first ranking win.

Their match will be the first in the tournament and will get underway on January 15.

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World champion Selby is looking for his fourth Masters title and his game against Mark Williams on January 18.

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The draw in full is as follows.

Ronnie O’Sullivan v Liang Wenbo – Sunday January 15, 1pm

Neil Robertson v Ali Carter – Tuesday January 17, 7pm

Judd Trump v Marco Fu – Tuesday January 17, 1pm

John Higgins v Mark Allen – Monday January 16, 1pm

Stuart Bingham v Joe Perry – Monday January 16, 7pm

Ding Junhui v Kyren Wilson – Sunday January 15, 7pm

Shaun Murphy v Barry Hawkins – Wednesday January 18, 7pm

Mark Selby v Mark Williams – Wednesday January 18, 1pm

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