Trump & O'sullivan Face Tough Uk Championship Openers

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World number 1 Judd Trump will return connected Stephen Maguire erstwhile he originates his defence of his UK Championship title connected Saturday.

Trump is yet to prime up immoderate silverware successful 2025 and faces a tricky last-32 title against Maguire, who was nan UK champion successful 2004 and besides reached nan last successful 2007 and 2019.

Record eight-time victor Ronnie O'Sullivan gets his run nether measurement connected Tuesday against China's Zhou Yuelong.

'The Rocket', who turns 50 connected nan time of nan quarter-finals, has won each 7 of his erstwhile meetings pinch nan world number 29, who reached nan last of nan English Open earlier this season.

The first Triple Crown arena of nan season, which will beryllium shown unrecorded connected nan BBC, takes spot astatine York Barbican from 29 November to 7 December and offers a apical prize of £250,000.

Current world champion Zhao Xintong will meet Long Zehuang aliases Louis Heathcote connected Monday, while Kyren Wilson, who triumphed astatine nan Crucible successful 2024, plays Elliot Slessor - nan highest-ranked qualifier successful nan field.

Mark Allen plays Scott Donaldson, who produced a singular fightback from 5-0 down to conclusion Stuart Bingham successful qualifying, while John Higgins has been drawn against Ben Woollaston.

Meanwhile, Mark Selby will look either Lei Peifan aliases Jimmy Robertson and Shaun Murphy will meet Lyu Haotian.

UK Championship last-32 draw:

Judd Trump v Stephen Maguire

Si Jiahui v Hossein Vafaei aliases Ryan Day

Ding Junhui v Tom Ford aliases Xu Si

Mark Allen v Scott Donaldson

Mark Williams v David Gilbert

Xiao Guodong v Pang Junxu aliases Noppon Saengkham

Wu Yize v Michael Holt

Neil Robertson v He Guoqiang aliases Julien Leclercq

Kyren Wilson v Elliot Slessor

Barry Hawkins v David Lilley aliases Artemijs Zizins