World Snooker Championship 2022 draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan faces David Gilbert, Judd Trump handed Hossein Vafaei test

Six-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been drawn David Gilbert in the first round of the World Snooker Championship. Defending champion Mark Selby will open his campaign against Jamie Jones at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Ad/> The tournament gets underway on Saturday.

World ChampionshipWorld Championship — When is the draw? How to watchYESTERDAY AT 15:36 More to follow. THE DRAW IN FULL Mark Selby (1) v Jamie Jones Yan Bingtao (16) v Chris Wakelin Barry Hawkins (9) v Jackson Page Mark Williams (8) v Michael White Kyren Wilson (5) v Ding Junhui Stuart Bingham (12) v Lyu Haotian Anthony McGill (13) v Liam Highfield Judd Trump (4) v Hossein Vafaei Neil Robertson (3) v Ashley Hugill Jack Lisowski (14) v Matthew Stevens Luca Brecel (11) v Noppon Saengkham John Higgins (6) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Zhao Xintong (7) v Jamie Clarke Shaun Murphy (10) v Stephen Maguire Mark Allen (15) v Scott Donaldson Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) v David Gilbert Matches in the first round of the main draw are played as the best-of-19 frames. Second-round matches and quarter-finals are played as the best-of-25 frames, and the semi-finals are the best-of-33 frames.

The final will be played over two days as a best-of-35 frames match. HOW CAN I WATCH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR? You can stream the World Championship on discovery+ in the UK and across Europe. You can also watch the World Championship on Eurosport.