Ronnie O'Sullivan drawn against Michael Holt in final major appearance before World Championship

ByEurosport

Updated 01/03/2016 at 20:21 GMT

Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Michael Holt on the opening day of the World Grand Prix in what is likely to be his final competitive tournament appearance before the World Championship at the Crucible next month.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

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The Masters champion qualified for the event by winning the Welsh Open last week in a field which is determined by ranking points collected from the start of the season until last week's Gdynia Open in Poland won by Mark Selby with a 4-1 final success against Martin Gould.

O'Sullivan has not qualified for the Players Championship (Mar 22-27) in Manchester and did not enter the China Open (Mar 28-Apr 3) in Beijing.

He begins his quest for a sixth world title with the World Championship (Apr 16-May 2) ending the season in Sheffield.

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