Snooker: Champion Ding Junhui to face Ronnie O’Sullivan
MASTERS champion Ding Junhui will begin the defence of his title against Ronnie O’Sullivan at Alexandra Palace in January.
Yesterday’s draw for the tournament, which moves from its long-time home at Wembley, set up the clash between Chinese star Ding and four-time Masters champion O’Sullivan, a repeat of the 2007 final.
Ding lost 10-3, but he made up for that setback by beating Marco Fu to triumph at Wembley at the start of this year.
MASTERS DRAW: D Junhui v R O’Sullivan, J Trump v S Bingham, N Robertson v M Allen, M Williams v S Maguire, M Selby v S Lee, S Murphy v M Gould, A Carter v G Dott, J Higgins v M Stevens.