text: Ronnie O'Sullivan will tackle a Crucible debutant in the first round of the Betfred World Championship which starts in Sheffield on Saturday. Five-time winner O’Sullivan will face Manchester’s Craig Steadman, who at 32 is set for his bow at the sport’s most prestigious tournament. Steadman visited the theatre to watch his friend Nick Dyson play Ken Doherty in 2001, but said: ‘I told myself I’d never go again unless I was playing. Ronnie O'Sullivan will play 32-year-old debutant Craig Steadman in the first round of the World Championship . Defending champion Mark Selby will play Norwegian Kurt Maflin at the Crucible on Saturday . Mark Selby v Kurt Maflin . Stephen Maguire v Anthony McGill . Joe Perry v Zhang Anda . Shaun Murphy v Robin Hull . Barry Hawkins v Matthew Selt . Mark Allen v Ryan Day . Ali Carter v Alan McManus . Neil Robertson v Jamie Jones . Ding Junhui v Mark Davis . John Higgins v Robert Milkins . Marco Fu v Jimmy Robertson . Judd Trump v Stuart Carrington . Ricky Walden v Graeme Dott . Stuart Bingham v Robbie Williams . Mark Williams v Matthew Stevens . Ronnie O'Sullivan v Craig Steadman . The tournament runs from April 18 to May 4. ‘As a snooker player it’s not nice to sit there watching when you could be playing. 'You’ve got to earn a right to be there and I’ve done that now and it’s brilliant. ‘When you get to the Crucible, I’ve heard horror stories about walking down the stairs and your legs start crumbling. 'I wouldn’t have minded getting there when I was 18, when I had a full head of hair and I was better looking.’ Defending champion Mark Selby will also tackle a debutant in Norway’s Kurt Maflin. Maflin came through 10-9 in the final qualifying round against Irish veteran Fergal O’Brien. Judd Trump faces another tournament newcomer. Grimsby’s Stuart Carrington, a player he faced frequently in the junior ranks, will provide his first opponent. The fourth Crucible novice this year is Scotland’s Anthony McGill, who plays fellow Glaswegian Stephen Maguire. The tournament runs from April 18 until May 4.
target: Ronnie O'Sullivan, a five-time champion, draws Craig Steadman .
  The 32-year-old Steadman is playing in World Championship for first time .
  Defending champions Mark Selby will face Norway's Kurt Maflin .