Who does Ronnie O’Sullivan face in last 16 of Six Red World Snooker Championship? Judd Trump lands Mark Williams in draw
Ronnie O’Sullivan has been drawn to face old foe Ding Junhui in the last 16 of the Six Red World Championship in Thailand.
The world champion will meet Ding at 7am (GMT) on Thursday LIVE on Eurosport and discovery+ with the winner facing Stuart Bingham or Ricky Walden in the quarter-finals later in the morning at the Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani.
O’Sullivan is making his debut at the Bangkok invitational event, but Ding has a pedigree in the shorter format having won the title in 2016 with an 8-7 win over Bingham before losing 8-4 to Kyren Wilson in 2018.
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Former world No. 3 Wattana will return to the elite level before his home crowd against Zhang at 4am (GMT) after qualifying as Group H runner-up, but has praised O’Sullivan for travelling to Thailand.
“You never get fed up or bored of lifting any trophy in front of your home crowd. It is anybody’s dream. Ronnie is here and he is very good for the tournament.
“We need somebody like him. Win or lose, we are good friends. He has done so much for the game and I have done a little bit in the far east.”
Group D winner Judd Trump and Group F runner-up Mark Williams will meet in a repeat of their Masters final in January which Trump won 10-8 from 8-7 behind at London’s Alexandra Palace.
All matches in the last 16 will be contested over the best of 11 frames with the semi-finals on Friday the best of 13 frames before a best-of-15 frame final on Saturday for a first prize worth 4,200,000 Thai baht (£101,000).
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World Six Red Championship draw
4am (GMT) – Last 16
- James Wattana v Zhang Anda
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Dechawat Poomjaeng
- Hossein Vafaei v Noppon Saengkham
- Judd Trump v Mark Williams
7am (GMT) – Last 16
- Chris Wakelin v Tom Ford
- Joe Perry v John Higgins
- Stuart Bingham v Ricky Walden
- Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ding Junhui
11:30am (GMT) – Quarter-finals
- James Wattana or Zhang Anda v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh or Dechawat Poomjaeng
- Hossein Vafaei or Noppon Saengkham v Judd Trump or Mark Williams
- Chris Wakelin or Tom Ford v Joe Perry or Higgins
- Ronnie O’Sullivan or Ding Junhui v Stuart Bingham or Walden
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