The two reigning world champions are set to play out the biggest match in darts squaring up in Kirriemuir.
Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) world title holder Adrian ”Jackpot” Lewis will meet British Darts Organisation (BDO) counterpart Martin ”Wolfie” Adams to decide the best of the best at the town hall on Friday.
Since 1992 there have been two world championships each year, when the British Darts Council (BDC) imploded, with a breakaway faction initially called the World Darts Council (WDC), changing its name to the PDC in the late 1990s.
The two are prohibited to meet in competitive events and have been since the split, but the two current leaders will go head-to-head in an exhibition match.
Lewis and Adams will be joined by darts legend Bobby George, who is best known for the heavy jewellery he wears.
The Kirrie venue is being set up just like the Lakeside with a stage, big screens, electronic scoreboards, entrance music, a caller and tables facing the stage and scorecards for the fans.
One of the promoters, Jim Glendinning, of the Roods Bar, is responsible for bringing the cream of tungsten talent to Kirrie.
He said he wants to give people in Angus the chance to experience the ”full show” something most fans would only see if they travel to Aberdeen or Glasgow for premier league events.
Earlier this year he brought five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld and Scotland’s number one player Gary Anderson to the town for a match-up.
Mr Glendinning said Friday’s event promises to be the best yet, with bragging rights at stake for the winner.
He said: ”Adrian, Wolfie and Bobby George will be playing 15 members of the audience drawn from a lucky programme number. Adrian and Wolfie will then go head-to-head in an unofficial world championship final.
”We brought Raymond van Barneveld and Gary Anderson up here in May and it was a complete sell-out on the night.’Captured imagination”’Friday night should be the best yet with two world champions going up against each other and it’s captured everyone’s imagination.
”On the night they are bringing their world championship trophies with them and there will be a chance for people to get their photographs taken.”
Mr Glendinning said they are expecting people to come to the event from far and wide, which will provide a benefit to the town.
He added: ”This is our third event we got Colin Lloyd and Mark Dudbridge up for the first event and we stepped it up and brought Raymond van Barneveld and Gary Anderson to Kirrie.
”Now we are bringing these two world champions up and next year we are looking at putting on a Scotland versus England match.
”We’re also considering organising a legends-type exhibition and getting people like Eric Bristow up as well.
”It’s difficult because these players play in the Sky events and they dictate when these guys are available, so a lot of hard work goes into organising this.”
Adrian Lewis is nicknamed Jackpot following his visit to a casino while competing at the 2005 Las Vegas Desert Classic where he ”won” a $75,000 jackpot but was unable to claim the money as he was under-age by US gaming laws.
Lewis reached the final of the 2011 PDC World Darts Championship where he faced Gary Anderson.
During the first set of the match, Lewis became the first player to throw a nine-dart finish in a world championship final and went on to win the match 7-5 and with it the championship.
Martin Adams is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO world champion and three-time and reigning world masters champion.
He has been captain of England since 1993-94 the longest any individual player has held that role.