Ronnie O’Sullivan to face Ng On Yee in opening match at 2022 Hong Kong Masters snooker, full draw and schedule

The winner of that quarter-final at the Hong Kong Coliseum will meet Masters holder Neil Robertson or UK champion Zhao Xintong in the last four on Saturday 8 October at 7pm local time.

Four-time world champion Mark Selby meets former Scottish Open winner Marco Fu in the tournament opener on Thursday 6 October at 1.30pm (6.30am BST).

The remaining quarter-final is contested between 2019 world finalists Judd Trump and John Higgins.

The champion collects a £100,000 winner’s cheque with the runner-up earning £45,000. Every player is guaranteed £22,500 for competing.

Robertson won the event the last time it was staged with a 6-3 triumph over O’Sullivan in the 2017 final.

O’Sullivan is hoping to be back to full fitness after a long-term arm injury.

“I’ve had an injury for my arm for about the last year,” he told Eurosport.

“The last two months it’s just got really bad so I really need to rest it.

“Hopefully it will get better and I think it’s a time-healing process. One of the big events that I want to play in is in Hong Kong which is in early October.

“I thought I better rest it and try and get it better for that.”

2022 Hong Kong Masters

Quarter-finals (best of nine frames)

• Mark Selby v Marco Fu – 1.30pm Thursday 6 October
• Neil Robertson v Zhao Xintong – 7pm Thursday 6 October
• Judd Trump v John Higgins – 1.30pm Friday 7 October
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ng On Yee – 7pm Friday 7 October

Semi-finals (best of 11 frames)

• Selby/Fu v Trump/Higgins – 1.30pm Saturday 8 October
• Robertson/Zhao v O’Sullivan/Ng – 7pm Saturday 8 October

Final (best of 11 frames)

• Exhibition match – 1pm Sunday 9 October
• Final – 7pm Sunday 9 October

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