BBC VIEWERS noticed a huge gaffe as they watched the World Snooker Championship draw this morning.
The Crucible showpiece is set to get underway in Sheffield this Saturday.
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Fans have been eagerly anticipating the draw, with the 32 participants all learning their route to glory.
The BBC‘s initial graphic shown on screen showed a completely incorrect draw.
In the botched graphic, defending champion Kyren Wilson was claimed to be facing Ronnie O’Sullivan in round one.
Of course the match-up would be impossible at such an early stage of the competition, with both men seeded for the event.
The same issue came up with the second proposed match-up between ninth seed Neil Robertson and tenth seed Ding Junhui.
Si Jiahui’s made-up battle with Xiao Guudong would also not be possible, with the men 13th and 14th seeds.
The BBC eventually corrected their graphic.
But not before eagle-eyed viewers noticed the bizarre mix-up.
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One wrote on X: “This was the first graphic @BBCSport put up for the draw. This would have been interesting.”
While a second joked: “They’ve shown us the draw for the 2030 one.”
In reality, defending champion Wilson will open his title defence against China Lei’s Peifan.
O’Sullivan, meanwhile, will face a “Snotgate” rematch with bitter foe Ali Carter.
Following last year’s Masters final, Carter accused O’Sullivan of “snotting all over the floor”.
The Rocket hit back at the time: “F***ing why has he got issues with me? I’m not having it. I don’t care, grow some balls.
“I don’t give a f***. The more he brings it on, the more I f***ing punish him every time.
“Absolutely. He’s just digging a grave for himself. He needs to sort his f***ing life out.”
Last year’s runner-up Jak Jones will face qualifier Zhao Xintong, who has completed a 20-month match fixing ban.
World No1 Judd Trump, meanwhile, is set to take on China’s Zhou Yuelong in round one.
World Snooker Championship draw
Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1) v Lei Peifan (CHN)
Jak Jones (WAL) (16) v Zhao Xintong (CHN)
Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) v Chris Wakelin (ENG)
Mark Allen (NIR) (8) v Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
Ronnie O’Sullivan (ENG) (5) v Ali Carter (ENG)
Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) v Pang Junxu (CHN)
Si Jiahui (CHN) (13) v David Gilbert (ENG)
Mark Selby (ENG) (4) v Ben Woollaston (ENG)
John Higgins (SCO) (3) v Joe O’Connor (ENG)
Xiao Guodong (CHN) (14) v Matthew Selt (ENG)
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11) v Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
Mark Williams (WAL) (6) v Wu Yize (CHN)
Luca Brecel (BEL) (7) v Ryan Day (WAL)
Ding Junhui (CHN) (10) v Zak Surety (ENG)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) (15) v Daniel Wells (WAL)
Judd Trump (ENG) (2) v Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
