Judd Trump is main market-mover after Crucible draw
Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Stephen Maguire in World Championship
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World Championship draw
Judd Trump was the main man for money in the Betfred World Championship, which starts on Saturday morning, following Thursday's draw.
The fourth seed is still 8-1 third-favourite with the tournament sponsors but most firms clipped the Juddernaut into 7-1 for a first Crucible crown after he got Chris Wakelin as a first-round opponent. If successful, Trump would then meet the winner of Luca Brecel and Ricky Walden with John Higgins or Stuart Bingham among the potential quarter-final opponents.
Hat-trick seeking world number one Mark Selby is 4-1 second-favourite after being given a Sheffield opener against Joe Perry. Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson and Shaun Murphy are the others seeds in the first quarter.
In the bottom half of the draw, five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has been eased slightly to 5-2 favourite for glory by Betfred and BoyleSports after picking up a tough-looking opener in the shape of Stephen Maguire. Mark Williams, Neil Robertson and Ali Carter are the other seeds in the fourth quarter.
Third-seed Ding Junhui's campaign starts with a clash against Xiao Guodong. Barry Hawkins, Marco Fu, Anthony McGill are the seeds in the third quarter.
Top Half
(1) M Selby v J Perry
(16) M Allen v L Highfield
(9) K Wilson v M Stevens
(8) S Murphy v Jamie Jones
(5) J Higgins v T Un-Nooh
(12) S Bingham v J Lisowski
(13) L Brecel v R Walden
(4) J Trump v C Wakelin
Bottom Half
(3) Ding Junhui v Xiao Guodong
(14) A McGill v R Day
(11) M Fu v Lyu Haotian
(6) B Hawkins v S Carrington
(7) M Williams v J Robertson
(10) N Robertson v R Milkins
(15) A Carter v G Dott
(2) R O’Sullivan v S Maguire
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Published on 19 April 2018inSnooker tips
Last updated 17:01, 20 April 2018
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