Doherty draws Selby in World Snooker Championship

Ken Doherty will play England's Mark Selby in the first round of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship, it was announced today.

The draw for the last-32 matches, which get underway at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on April 17, also sees Fergal O'Brien play Australian Neil Robertson.

Another Irish contender, Gerard Greene, has another tough tie against Shaun Murphy. Mark Allen will play England's Tom Ford.

First Round Draw:

John Higgins (Sco) v Barry Hawkins (Eng)

Mark King (Eng) v Steve Davis (Eng)

Neil Robertson (Aus) v Fergal O'Brien (Irl)

Marco Fu (Hkg) v Martin Gould (Eng)

Ali Carter (Eng) v Jamie Cope (Eng)

Joe Perry (Eng) v Michael Holt (Eng)

Ding Junhui (Chn) v Stuart Pettman (Eng)

Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Gerard Greene (Nir)

Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Stephen Lee (Eng)

Peter Ebdon (Eng) v Graeme Dott (Sco)

Mark Allen (Nir) v Tom Ford (Eng)

Ryan Day (Wal) v Mark Davis (Eng)

Mark Selby (Eng) v Ken Doherty (Irl)

Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Zhang Anda (Chn)

Mark Williams (Wal) v Marcus Campbell (Sco)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Liang Wenbo (Chn)