Allen to face Fan Zhengyi in World Championship

Defending champion Kyren Wilson will play Lei Peifan pinch Ronnie O'Sullivan group to look Ali Carter successful nan first information of nan World Championship arsenic he bids for a grounds eighth title successful nan modern era.

O'Sullivan, 49, who is yet to corroborate if he will participate, has not played competitively since snapping his cue astatine nan Championship League successful January.

His prospective gathering pinch Carter is simply a repetition of nan 2008 and 2012 finals, which were some won by 'The Rocket'.

World number 1 Judd Trump will return connected Zhou Yuelong, while Masters victor Shaun Murphy will play Daniel Wells.

The tourney originates connected Saturday astatine nan Crucible Theatre successful Sheffield, pinch unrecorded sum crossed nan BBC.

Kyren Wilson v Lei Peifan

Jak Jones v Zhao Xintong

Neil Robertson v Chris Wakelin

Mark Allen v Fan Zhengyi

Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter

Zhang Anda v Pang Junxu

Si Jiahui v David Gilbert

Mark Selby v Ben Woollaston

John Higgins v Joe O'Connor

Xiao Guodong v Matthew Selt

Barry Hawkins v Hossein Vafaei

Mark Williams v Wu Yize

Luca Brecel v Ryan Day

Ding Junhui v Zak Surety

Shaun Murphy v Daniel Wells

Judd Trump v Zhou Yuelong