WARREN PARRY will compete in the William Hill World Darts Championship for a fourth time in December after winning the DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier in Invercargill.
The 52-year-old, who recently competed in both the PDC World Cup of Darts and Auckland Darts Masters, overcame top Kiwi Rob Szabo as he secured his return to Alexandra Palace.
Parry overcame two players with big-stage experience, Mark Cleaver and Cody Harris, in the quarter-finals and semi-finals before sealing his 7-3 win over Szabo in the final with a brilliant 161 checkout.
Parry has previously qualified three times to compete in the World Championship after winning the DPA Oceanic Masters in 2005, 2007 and 2009, while he has also played in both the PDC World Cup of Darts and Sydney Darts Masters on three occasions.
Szabo's weekend in Invercargill did, though, see him crowned as the Clubs New Zealand National Champion, defeating Parry in the final, with Cleaver and Harris reaching the last four.
The dates, session times and ticket prices for the 2016-17 William Hill World Darts Championship are still being finalised and will be announced at www.pdc.tv/tickets in due course.
William Hill World Darts Championship
DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier
Invercargill Workingmen's Club
Sunday July 10 2016
Quarter-Finals
Cody Harris 6-2 Tukina Weko
Warren Parry 6-4 Mark Cleaver
John Kelly 6-5 Mick Lacey
Rob Szabo 6-3 Neville Herbert
Semi-Finals
Warren Parry 6-3 Cody Harris
Rob Szabo 6-2 John Kelly
Final
Warren Parry 7-3 Rob Szabo