Lewis To Play Heydon

Adrian Lewis will start his title defence against fellow Englishman Nigel Heydon at the PDC World Championship.

Lewis stormed to his maiden world crown last year and returns to Alexandra Palace as the second seed behind his former mentor Phil Taylor.
Heydon, a funeral director from Leamington Spa, lost in the first round on his one previous World Championship appearance.
Taylor, a 15-time world champion, has been drawn against Japan's Haruki Muramatsu or former strongman contestant Dennis Nilsson from Sweden in his opener.

The Stoke veteran is in the same quarter as both Raymond van Barnenveld and Paul Nicholson, who could meet in the last 16 before a potential showdown with Taylor for the winner.
Third seed James Wade will take on Per Laursen or Petri Korte in his opening assignment, while last year's beaten finalist Gary Anderson is up against Jyhan Artut, a bar owner from Hannover.
Simon Whitlock, the fifth-seeded Australian, lines up against Dennis Smith and would meet Anderson in the quarter-final if both make it that far.
The tie of the opening round, however, sees Welshmen Mark Webster and Richie Burnett go toe-to-toe, while Kevin Painter faces a tough test against current World Under 21 champion Arron Monk.