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.
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.
World champion Selby is looking for his fourth Masters title and his game against Mark Williams on January 18.
Other highlights including John Higgins playing Mark Allen and European Masters champion Judd Trump facing Marcu Fu.
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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