LONDON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- 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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