World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen, Raymond van Barneveld, Gary Anderson in action

Michael van Gerwen meets Raymond van Barneveld in a colossal World Darts Championship battle on Tuesday evening.

The two Netherlands greats will lock horns in a third-round headline act as the Alexandra Palace tournament begins to heat up as we edge towards the New Year.

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Top contenders Gary Anderson, James Wade and Adrian Lewis are also playing on a mammoth day - you can watch the afternoon session live on Sky Sports 1 HD at 1pm, and the evening session live on Sky Sports 2 HD at 7pm.

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All eyes will be on Van Gerwen and Van Barneveld, the Dutch compatriots, whose match will indicate the moment that the World Darts Championship steps up a gear. The elder statesman Van Barneveld is a five-time world champion but hasn't lifted the top prize since 2007 while Van Gerwen has emerged as the world No 1 and took the Ally Pally trophy two years ago.

Overall, Van Gerwen sports a 23-15 record against Van Barneveld and has won their last three meetings.

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If that's not enough for one night at the oche, reigning world champion Anderson will continue his defence against Vincent van der Voort.

The Flying Scotsman has blended back into last year's successful run at Ally Pally seamlessly and owns a 7-2 head-to-head record against Van Der Voort.

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Lewis makes a swift return to the oche to face Mensur Suljovic while Wade is playing the up-and-coming Jamie Caven having already displayed the sort of consistency that makes him a perennial threat for every major event.

Michael Smith meets Benito van de Pas and Mervyn King begins the day against Jelle Klaasen.

Live World Darts Championship

Tuesday afternoon (1pm)

Mervyn King v Jelle Klaasen

Michael Smith v Benito van de Pas

James Wade v Jamie Caven

Tuesday evening (7pm)

Adrian Lewis v Mensur Suljovic

Gary Anderson v Vincent van der Voort

Michael van Gerwen v Raymond van Barneveld

You can watch the PDC World Darts Championship live on the Sky Sports Darts Channel.

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