Bad-boy Paul Nicholson takes on rising Belgian star Kim Huybrechts this afternoon for a place in the Quarter-Finals of the Ladbrokes World Championship Darts.
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Nicholson will be hoping to mount a serious title challenge and will be encouraged by the early departure of rival Phil Taylor.
The Asset has yet to perform to his full capability so far, seeing off Mensur Suljovic and Alan Tabern in routine victories to reach this stage.
He faces a much tougher task against debutant Kim Huybrechts today, with the Belgian proving he can cut it with the big boys already in this tournament.
He impressed at the European Championships in the summer and has taken his floor game onto the big stage, making him a threat to the field.
Both players possess heavy scoring power and are capable of taking out big checkoouts, which should make for a thrilling encounter.
The bookmakers favour the experience of Nicholson at 3/10, with 'Hurricane' Huybrechts the 5/2 outsider with Ladbrokes.
Having been a 50/1 outsider for the title prior to the event, the bookies now see the Geordie-Aussie as a strong outright contender at 10/1.
The duo are yet to meet in major PDC competition, but will go head-to-head on the biggest stage of all this afternoon.
The match gets underway at 3.45pm and will be streamed live over the best of seven sets from the Alexandra Palace, London.
