Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump discover World Grand Prix snooker opponents after Gary Wilson's Scottish Open triumph

ByEurosport

Updated 18/12/2023 at 12:44 GMT

Double Scottish Open champion Gary Wilson secured his place in the draw for the 32-player World Grand Prix after reaching the final in Edinburgh, before he claimed the Stephen Hendry Trophy for a second straight year on Sunday to move up to 10th on the one-year list. He will face David Gilbert at the World Grand Prix with top seeds Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan also discovering their opponents.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan will face Pang Junxu in the first round of the World Grand Prix in Leicester next month (January 15-21 2024) after the conclusion of the Scottish Open on Sunday confirmed the 32 qualifiers for the prestigious ranking event.

Two-time World Grand Prix winner O'Sullivan is seeded second for the tournament on the sport's one-year list and will meet 31st seed Pang, who he defeated 10-7 in the first round of the World Championship last April.

Top seed Trump will take on Jamie Jones with matches in the first and second round all contested over the best of seven frames.

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The length of the matches increase to the best of nine in the quarter-finals before two best-of-11 frame semi-finals and a best-of-10 frame final for a £100,000 first prize.

The tie of the first round sees former world champions John Higgins and Shaun Murphy paired together, while defending champion Mark Allen against Jack Lisowski is another standout fixture.

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Double Scottish Open champion Gary Wilson – fresh from back-to-back victories in Edinburgh following his 9-5 final win over Noppon Saengkham on Sunday evening – will take on David Gilbert in his opening World Grand Prix match.

A number of leading figures have failed to qualify for the World Grand Prix via the sport's one-year list with world champion Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson, Kyren Wilson, Robert Milkins, Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Anthony McGill all missing out.

Meanwhile, world No. 1 O'Sullivan's schedule for the next month has been confirmed as he returns to action following his record eighth UK Championship title victory in York earlier this month.

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He will meet Marco Fu in the last eight of the invitational Macau Masters on Wednesday December 27 with the final of the event on Friday December 29 before returning to the UK ahead of his opening match at the 50th Masters in London against Ding Junhui on Monday January 8, a repeat of the UK final won 10-7 by O'Sullivan.

After the conclusion of the World Grand Prix, the 40-time ranking event is due to meet Julien Leclercq in Berlin in the first round of the German Masters on Monday January 29.

O'Sullivan claimed the German Masters title in 2012 with a 9-7 win over Stephen Maguire.