On the afternoon of April 18, 2024, Beijing time, the matchup information for the first round of the Snooker World Championship was confirmed, and the 1/16 final draw was released!
The round of 32 includes five Chinese players, with Ding Junhui taking his debut at 5 p.m. on April 23 and 24 against world No. 17 Jack Lisowski. Zhang Anda vs. Jack Jones, Lu Haotian vs. Shaun Murphy, Si Jiahui vs. "Golden Left Hand" Mark Williams, and Pang Junxu vs. Robert Milkins vs. Robert Milkins.
Ding
Jack Lisowski
Defending champion Luca Brecel takes on David Gilbert "The Potato", world No. 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan takes on Jackson Page and Judd Trump takes on Hussein Waffei.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Jackson Page
The draw for the 2024 World Snooker Championship is as follows:
District 1/4:
Luca Brecel vs David Gilbert;
Robert Milkins vs Pang Junxu;
Shaun Murphy vs Lu Haotian;
Alister Carter vs Stephen Maguire.
District 2/4:
Kyren Wilson vs Dominic Dyer;
Mark Selby vs Joe O'Connor;
John Higgins vs Jamie Jones;
Mark Allen vs Robbie Williams.
District 3/4:
Judd Very Good vs Hussein Wafi;
Tom Forde vs Ricky Wharton;
Mark Williams vs Si Jiahui;
Anda Chang vs Jack Jones.
District 4/4:
Gary Wilson vs Stuart Bingham;
Ding Junhui vs Jack Lisowski;
巴里.霍金斯vs瑞恩.戴；
Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Jackson Page.