The tones of Phil Collins and £25,000 handed out to the winner, it can only be the
European Tour with the
International Darts Open set to conclude shortly in Riesa with some of the main protagonists in world darts still involved in the reckoning for the title.
Starting the Quarter-Final line-up is
Nathan Aspinall facing
James Wade with contrasting form this weekend.
Aspinall has played admirably despite still being injured and not fully done with treatment for his wrist and arm injury with minimal practice and no matches this year till this weekend.
But after taking out Jeff Smith, he defeated top seed and defending champion Joe Cullen this afternoon to claim his spot in the final session.
While Wade has been utterly sublime with 'The Machine' at his true best on the finishing and he will hope for a masterclass once more in the Quarter-Finals.
The winners will face each other so the winner of
Danny Noppert and
Gerwyn Price will await with an interesting dynamic.
Like Aspinall, Noppert plays his first darts of the year this weekend after taking some time out to become a father for the first time. While Price will lose his World Number One spot if he loses this weekend.
He needs to claim the title so the pressure is on and usually 'The Iceman' delivers under the pressure.
Following that,
Dimitri van den Bergh will face
Jonny Clayton. The Belgian has only lost a few legs all weekend and has been utterly flawless at times. It is his first European Tour Quarter-Final and he will face 'The Ferret' who with his back up against the wall dealt with Lewy Williams.
The victor faces the winner of the bumper clash between
Peter Wright and
Michael Smith. A repeat of the World Final and one which could bring Wright closer to his goal of becoming not only the king of darts in terms of World titles but also ranking wise.
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Nathan Aspinall v James Wade
Danny Noppert v Gerwyn Price
Dimitri van den Bergh v Jonny Clayton
Peter Wright v Michael Smith
Semi-Finals
Final