The draw for the 2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters has been made, with defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan headlining in a clash of the titans against John Higgins.
The Rocket and the Wizard of Wishaw will take to centre stage for the opening afternoon on Sunday 12th January at 1pm. This session was previously sold out, but a limited number of seats will be made available from Monday. Fans are being urged to act quickly to avoid disappointment.
Other notable ties include a repeat of the current Victorian Plumbing UK Championship final between Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins, as well as a meeting between former Masters champions Mark Williams and Ding Junhui.
The top eight seeds were drawn at random against players seeded 9-16 to make up the first round of snooker's biggest invitation event, which runs from January 12-19, 2025, at Alexandra Palace in London.
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The top eight seeds are placed into the draw as follows:
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan vs John Higgins - Sunday 12th January - 1pm
8 Shaun Murphy vs Gary Wilson - Sunday 12th January - 7pm
5 Mark Allen vs Si Jiahui - Tuesday 14th January - 7pm
4 Mark Selby vs Ali Carter - Monday 13th January - 7pm
3 Judd Trump vs Barry Hawkins - Tuesday 14th January - 1pm
6 Mark Williams vs Ding Junhui - Monday 13th January - 1pm
7 Luca Brecel vs Chris Wakelin - Wednesday 15th January - 7pm
2 Kyren Wilson vs Zhang Anda - Wednesday 15th January - 1pm