The 2025 Snooker World Championship draw table was released, O'Sullivan met an old enemy, and China secured a place in the top 16

17/04/2025 17:01:00 PANDATV

On the 17th local time, the draw for the 2025 World Snooker Championship was released. Among them, Ronnie O'Sullivan will face his arch-rival Ali Carter in the first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theater. Although O'Sullivan has not played since the beginning of January, he is expected to play and will have a re-rivalry with Carter, who comfortably defeated China's He Guoqiang 10-5 on Judgment Day.

Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet Ali Carter in the first round of the 2025 World Snooker Championship in Crucible

Last year's champion Kyren Wilson will begin his title defense again on Saturday morning against China's Lei Peifan, while world No. 1 Judd Trump will take on Zhou Yuelong. In addition, Tour Championship champion John Higgins will face Joe O'Connor and Mark Selby will face Ben Wollaston.

In the past, up to six Chinese players went to the main event of the Snooker World Championships, and now there are 10 players playing, which has also set a record high, they are Ding Junhui, Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui, Xiao Guodong, Zhao Xintong, Zhou Yuelong, Pang Junxu, Fan Zhengyi, Lei Peifan, Wu Yize. Among them, Zhang Anda vs Pang Junxu will be a civil war, and whoever can win will ensure that a Chinese player makes it to the round of 16 of this tournament.

The specific matchups are as follows:

Upper Half:

Kyren Wilson vs Lei Peifan

Jack Jones vs Zhao Xintong

Neil Robertson vs Wakelin

Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi

O'Sullivan vs Carter

Zhang Anda vs Pang Junxu

Si Jiahui vs Gilbert

Selby vs Wollaston

Lower Half:

Higgins vs O'Connor