World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan will kick off his bid for a fourth World Snooker Championship crown with a first-round tie against Stuart Bingham.

Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins can both move a stage closer today to proving right the Glasgow nightclub fortune teller who predicted they would meet in this year’s Embassy World Championship final.

Today’s order of play in the Embassy World Championship, Sheffield:

Second round play resumes today in the Embassy Snooker World Championships in Sheffield today.

Ken Doherty is five frames up in the Embassy World Championship. He leads Nick Dyson by five frames to one.