Defending champion Murphy to face Wu at Masters

Defending champion Shaun Murphy will play Wu Yize in the first round of the 2026 Masters at Alexandra Palace.

World number one Judd Trump will face Ding Junhui in a repeat of this week’s UK Championship quarter-final, which the Englishman won 6-2.

Mark Selby or Ronnie O’Sullivan will face Xiao Guodong or Neil Robertson depending on the result of Sunday’s UK Championship final.

Two-time Masters winner Robertson takes on eight-time champion O’Sullivan or Selby, who has won the event three times, in the standout tie of the round.

Shaun Murphy v Wu Yize

Mark Selby/Ronnie O’Sullivan v Xiao Guodong

Neil Robertson v Mark Selby/Ronnie O’Sullivan

Kyren Wilson v Si Jiahui

Judd Trump v Ding Junhui

Mark Williams v Mark Allen

John Higgins v Barry Hawkins