Adrian Lewis to begin defence of World Darts Championship title against Gino Vos

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