The World Darts Championship title holder Adrian Lewis will begin the defence of his trophy against Gino Vos.

The 27-year-old will go up against the Netherlands pro, who will make his World Championship debut in the competition, which gets underway on December 14.

Phil 'The Power' Taylor will attempt to regain his title in the tournament with a head-to-head clash against Northern Ireland's Michael Mansell.

Meanwhile, Mervyn King will face Dean Winstanley in the first round, while 23-year-old Michael van Gerwen, who won the World Grand Prix in October, will take on Paul Lim, if he manages to progress past the preliminary round.

First-round draw:

Phil Taylor vs. Michael Mansell
Wayne Jones vs. Jerry Hendriks
Paul Nicholson vs. Co Stompe
Robert Thornton vs. Magnus Caris
Andy Hamilton vs. James Richardson
Richie Burnett vs. James Hubbard
Terry Jenkins vs. Steve Brown
John Part vs. Joe Cullen
Simon Whitlock vs. Muramatsu/Harrington
Colin Osborne vs. Ilagan/Lewis
Dave Chisnall vs. Shane Tichowitsch
Andy Smith vs. Gurney/Marijanovic
Gary Anderson vs. Komula/Haavisto
Jamie Caven vs. Rodriguez/Bowles
Raymond van Barneveld vs. Michael Smith
Brendan Dolan vs. Mark Jones
Adrian Lewis vs. Gino Vos
Denis Ovens vs. Hopp/Pietersen
Kevin Painter vs. Welge/Chun Nam
Ronnie Baxter vs. Dennis Priestley
Michael van Gerwen vs. Lim/Latif Sapup
Peter Wright vs. Arron Monk
Mark Webster vs. Ian White
Colin Lloyd vs. Darin Young
Wes Newton vs. Jonny Haines
Kim Huybrechts vs. Scott Rand
Justin Pipe vs. Andy Jenkins
Mark Walsh vs. Darren Webster
James Wade vs. Peter Hudson
Steve Beaton vs. Kyle Anderson
Mervyn King vs. Dean Winstanley
Vincent van der Voort vs. Stuart Kellett