DARREN WEBSTER warmed up for the Players Championship double-header in Killarney with victory in Friday night's Ladbrokes Irish Masters.
The Norfolk ace picked up the €5,000 first prize with a 6-2 defeat of Joe Cullen in the final of the tournament, which was the curtain-raiser for the Killarney Darts Festival.
Webster's run included an impressive whitewash of Gary Anderson on his way to the title, while Cullen saw off resurgent Wayne Jones and World Youth Championship finalist Ricky Evans before enjoying a narrow semi-final win over Scott Rand.
Jones was joined in the quarter-finals by Dutch pair Vincent van der Voort and Jelle Klaasen, with Mick Todd also winning through to the last eight, while Belgian brothers Kim and Ronny Huybrechts won through to the last 16.
Darren Webster and Joe Cullen are pictured above with Colin McHugh, Ladbrokes Operations Manager
2013 Ladbrokes Irish Masters
Last 16
Joe Cullen 4-2 Ricky Evans
Wayne Jones 4-1 Shaun Griffiths
Jelle Klaasen 4-2 Terry Temple
Scott Rand 4-1 Kim Huybrechts
Gaz Cousins 4-1 Ronny Huybrechts
Mick Todd 4-1 Dean Winstanley
Darren Webster 4-0 Gary Anderson
Vincent van der Voort 4-3 Kevin McDine
Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen 5-4 Wayne Jones
Scott rand 5-4 Jelle Klaasen
Gaz Cousins 5-2 Mick Todd
Darren Webster 5-1 Vincent van der Voort
Semi-Finals
Joe Cullen 5-4 Scott Rand
Darren Webster 5-1 Gaz Cousins
Final
Darren Webster 6-2 Joe Cullen