O’Sullivan, 48, also wants to be the fourth player in a season to win each of the three Triple Crown events.
The winner of 2019 Judd Trump will take on Hossein Vafaei, while the defending champion Luca Brecel will portray David Gilbert.
The news will broadcast live coverage of the competition starting on Saturday at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.
The news TV schedule, draw, seeding, format, and prize money for the 2024 World Snooker Championship
Joe O’Connor, who qualified through qualification and is the lone rookie in the draw, takes on four-time champion Mark Selby.
Jamie Jones, who defeated 2010 champion Neil Higgins, will go on John Higgins, another four-time champion.
