Ronnie O’Sullivan, Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry and Luca Brecel discover English Open snooker opponents

The English Open qualifying draw has thrown up tough matches for old rivals Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White, with Leicester’s Morningside Arena set to host the opening round of the ranking event from September 6-8.

Seven-time world champion Hendry will meet the experienced figure of Irishman Fergal O’Brien while six-time Crucible finalist White faces last year’s Scottish Open finalist Joe O’Connor for a last 64 place.

Hendry and O’Brien first met in the last 64 of the 1993 UK Championship, with Hendry completing a 9-7 win, and their last meeting was in the group stage of the 2006 Grand Prix, won 3-2 by O’Brien.

Elsewhere in qualifying, World Championship semi-finalist Si Jiahui will take on Alexander Ursenbacher.

Selby meets Xing Zihao in his tournament opener with world No. 1 Ronnie O’Sullivan handed a encounter with Welshman Andrew Pagett, who earned a new two-year tour card at Q School in May.

World champion Brecel will face tour rookie Stan Moody, the world junior champion, while there is an intriguing match between John Higgins and Marco Fu, who made a 147 in the final frame of a 6-5 win over Higgins in last year’s Hong Kong Masters semi-final.

New European Masters champion Barry Hawkins will meet Anthony Hamilton with Jack Lisowski taking on two-time world finalist Matthew Stevens.

• Mark Selby v Xing Zihao
• Ryan Day v Ashley Hugill
• John Higgins v Marco Fu
• Kyren Wilson v Oliver Lines
• Judd Trump v Sean O’Sullivan
• Robert Milkins v Robbie Williams
• Barry Hawkins v Anthony Hamilton
• Mark Allen v Mostafa Dorgham
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Andrew Pagett
• Jack Lisowski v Matthew Stevens
• Ali Carter v Jamie Clarke
• Neil Robertson v Sanderson Lam
• Shaun Murphy v Liu Hongyu
• Mark Williams v Ian Burns
• Ding Junhui v Ma Hailong
• Luca Brecel v Stan Moody