QUARTER-FINALS day at the William Hill World Darts Championship sees four of the biggest names in darts colliding as Michael van Gerwen faces Raymond van Barneveld and Phil Taylor goes up against Gary Anderson.
The four players have claimed 25 World Championship titles between them and headline what should be a pulsating double session at Alexandra Palace alongside some rising stars of the sport.
The all-Dutch clash sees Van Gerwen and Van Barneveld lock horns for the third consecutive year in the tournament.
Van Barneveld won their last 16 tie two years ago while Van Gerwen was a crushing 6-2 winner in last year's semi-finals, as he achieved a tournament record average on his way to the title.
Van Barneveld has averaged over 100 in every match so far this time around, while Van Gerwen was not at his best in his last 16 win over Gerwyn Price - and the 50-year-old insists he can upset the top seed.
"Michael is awesome at the moment, but I'm playing good," said Van Barneveld. "I've played every match above 100 - if somebody is hitting 110 or 111 and you're at 102 or 103 you can still beat the guy.
"Michael is something else, he's from a different planet but I showed the world that I'm capable of doing it.
"We knew if you're number one and number nine in the world you'd play in the last eight. So it's been in my head for the last six weeks and in the end I dreamed of this game so I'm looking forward to it."
Defending World Champion Van Gerwen stoked the flames of the rivalry by insisting that his compatriot could not match him if he played at his best - just as last year when Van Barneveld averaged over 109 but still only won two sets.
"I never saw Raymond average 115 in his life," said Van Gerwen. "Raymond averaging 101 is what he does, he can beat anybody with 101. But Raymond shouldn't think he can do a 115 average like I did to him last year.
"I showed him last time who is the real winner and I'll show him this year exactly again. If I play my top game Raymond cannot beat me simple as that, but I still have to do it.
"I need to make sure I'm ready because Raymond's very dangerous, we saw it against Vincent van der Voort when his finishing was, as he'd say, unbelievable."
Anderson's clash with Taylor is a repeat of the 2015 World Championship final which the Scot won 7-6, but as the Stoke legends searches for a perfect ending to his glittering career, he insists he can go out with a bang.
"I am starting to believe I can win," said Taylor. "It's weird. I said today that I think I can actually have a go at this; whether I can or not, I don't know, but I feel like I can.
"If my confidence is up and I can play properly then I think I can give them a game. I can win it.
"I'm going to go out with a big smile on my face, and if I start losing the crowd will get on my side and if I start winning the crowd will get on my side, so I'm going to enjoy the next game."
In the afternoon session, Darren Webster plays in the quarter-finals 11 years after his first appearance as he faces qualifier Jamie Lewis.
Welshman Lewis has played 11 matches including his run at the PDPA Qualifier, and after a brilliant win over Peter Wright he was more solid than spectacular as he beat James Richardson, but he knows he is facing a man bang in form in Webster.
"I know what Darren's like, he's a very good player," said Lewis. "It's going to be a good game and I'm looking forward to it.
"It hasn't really sunk in it, it'll probably sink in when I'm home next week but I'm still here."
Two further players who could be the future of darts clash as rapidly rising star Rob Cross tackles World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh after they both made short work of their last 16 opponents.
Young Belgian Van den Bergh took out fifth seed Mensur Suljovic but after aiming at making the last eight, the 23-year-old has no intentions of settling for a quarter-final appearance.
"It's fantastic that I've got to the quarter-finals but I'm not finished yet," he insisted.
"Even though I'm playing in the quarter-finals, I'm capable. I believe and I'm a dream maker so who knows, my dreams might be coming true this time."
Cross was sat at home watching the World Championship last year but the man from Hastings has quickly become one of the stars of the circuit, but despite this he knows he faces another big test.
"He's another fantastic player and I won't be able to take anything for granted," said Cross. "But as long as I come out and do my bit and I'm myself with no switching off, it's all good.
"Going forward you need to push every set if you're going to win and I'm not quite doing that yet."