David Gilbert impressed again on his Masters debut, beating Stephen Maguire 6-2 to earn a place in the semi-finals, while Stuart Bingham stunned Kyren Wilson.
Surely the best player in the sport yet to win a ranking title, victory on Sunday would in fact see him remain in that category - The Masters is a non-ranking event.
And yet it is second only to the World Championship in terms of prestige, and make no mistake this means much to the Derby potter, who held his nerve to eliminate UK Championship finalist Maguire.
Gilbert produced the highest break of the tournament on his way to the last four, a fluent 144 clearance, and fended off Maguire with relative ease as he advanced to face either Stuart Bingham or Kyren Wilson.
On this evidence and his first-round defeat of Mark Allen, Gilbert might well be the form player in the event - and he's now two wins away from a career-changing moment.
