O’Sullivan To Face Liang In Masters

Ronnie O’Sullivan will begin the defence of his Dafabet Masters title against Liang Wenbo at Alexandra Palace in London next month.

Crowd favourite O’Sullivan won his sixth Masters title last season by thrashing Barry Hawkins 10-1 in the final. This time he’ll face a tough opening tie against China’s Liang, who recently won his first ranking title at the English Open.

That will be the opening match of the tournament at 1pm on Sunday January 15.

Snooker’s most prestigious invitation event runs from January 15 to 22 and it has been staged at Alexandra Palace since 2012.

World Champion Mark Selby will start his bid to win a fourth Masters title when he faces Mark Williams on January 18.

Here’s the full first round draw:

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

The quarter-final schedule will be:

Thursday January 19
1pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan / Liang Wenbo v Neil Robertson / Ali Carter
7pm
Judd Trump / Marco Fu v John Higgins / Mark Allen

Friday January 20
1pm
Shaun Murphy / Barry Hawkins v Mark Selby / Mark Williams
7pm 
Stuart Bingham / Joe Perry v Ding Junhui / Kyren Wilson

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