Two-time defending champion Adrian Lewis will begin his Ladbrokes World Championship campaign against Gino Vos.
'Jackpot' is the two-time defending champion at Alexandra Palace and will begin his campaign against young Dutchman Vos.
The exact tournament schedule is yet to be confirmed, but the event gets under way on December 14 and runs until January 1.
World No 1 and 15-time world champion Phil Taylor opens his campaign against Michael Mansell, while the in-form Michael van Gerwen will face Paul Lim if the veteran picks his way through the preliminary round.
Mervyn King and Dean Winstanley will do battle in one of the ties of the round, while Ronnie Baxter and Dennis Priestley were drawn together.
First round draw:
Wes Newton v Jonny Haines
Raymond van Barneveld v Michael Smith
Andy Smith v Gurney/Marijanovic
Gary Anderson v Komula/Haavisto
Kim Huybrechts v Scott Rand
Andy Hamilton v James Richardson
Ronnie Baxter v Dennis Priestley
Vincent van der Voort v Stuart Kellett
Robert Thornton v Magnus Caris
Paul Nicholson v Co Stompe
Peter Wright v Arron Monk
Simon Whitlock v Muramatsu/Harrington
Michael van Gerwen v Lim/Latif Sapup
Dave Chisnall v Shane Tichowitsch
Denis Ovens v Hopp/Pietersen
Mervyn King v Dean Winstanley
Steve Beaton v Kyle Anderson
Justin Pipe v Andy Jenkins
Mark Walsh v Darren Webster
Colin Osborne v Ilagan/Lewis
Wayne Jones v Jerry Hendriks
James Wade v Peter Hudson
Jamie Caven Rodriguez/Bowles
Kevin Painter v Welge/Chun Nam
Colin Lloyd v Darin Young
Mark Webster v Ian White
Brendan Dolan v Mark Jones
Phil Taylor v Michael Mansell
Adrian Lewis v Gino Vos
Richie Burnett v James Hubbard
Terry Jenkins v Steve Brown
John Part v Joe Cullen
* Note: this is not the bracketed draw.
