Robertson handed Selby test

The Bexhill cueman will be making his first ever appearance in the venue stage of a ranking tournament having won three matches in the qualifiers, the last of which was a 10-7 victory over 1997 champion Ken Doherty.

It will be a tough task for world no.61 Robertson because Selby has risen to number four in the rankings having reached the final of the recent German Masters and semi-finals of the Players Tour Championship at the weekend.

Selby, from Leicester, won the 2008 Welsh Open and was runner-up in the World Championship a year earlier. He was won the prestigious Masters on two occasions, as well as being a losing finalist.

The Betfred.com World Snooker Championship will take place at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, from April 16-May 2.

Full draw: Jamie Cope v Andrew Pagett; Ding Junhui v Jamie Burnett; John Higgins v Stephen Lee; Neil Robertson v Judd Trump; Mark Allen v Matthew Stevens; Ricky Walden v Rory McLeod; Mark Williams v Ryan Day; Stephen Maguire v Barry Hawkins; Ronnie O’Sullivan v Dominic Dale; Shaun Murphy v Marcus Campbell; Graeme Dott v Mark King; Stephen Hendry v Joe Perry; Ali Carter v Dave Harold; Peter Ebdon v Stuart Bingham; Mark Selby v Jimmy Robertson; Marco Fu v Martin Gould.