Judd Trump has never played Ronnie O'Sullivan

The 18-year-old qualifier faces Joe Swail in the first round at the Newport Centre on Tuesday and victory would set up a clash with his hero O'Sullivan.

Trump said: "I've never played Ronnie in a tournament so it would be one of the biggest moments of my career.

"He has come to practise at my club once or twice and I have played well against him."

Promising snooker player Trump, the youngest cueman to smash a maximum 147 break, is in his third season as a professional.

Double world champion O'Sullivan is a two-time winner of the Welsh Open as is home hero Mark Williams.

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The star from Cwm will play either Adrian Gunnell or Grand Prix champion Marco Fu in the Welsh Open round two.

Welshman Matthew Stevens plays Chinese rookie Tian Pengfei in round one while countryman Dominic Dale faces former Masters champion Alan McManus.

Reigning Welsh Open champion Neil Robertson will play either Jamie Cope or Jimmy Michie.

Last year's surprise runner-up Andrew Higginson is determined to prove he is no one-hit wonder.

Higginson began last year's tournament as a 500-1 outsider but he knocked out John Higgins and Stephen Maguire in his giant-killing act en route to the final.

Higginson, who beat the great Jimmy White to set-up an opening round game against Anthony Hamilton, said: "Going to Newport will revive some fantastic memories for me.

"I hope I can carry on my run of success in Newport and show that it wasn't a one-off."