MIKE WARBURTON is aiming for the top - and that’s a place in the 2021 World Championships - after a fantastic finish to this year’s events.

Just weeks after making it through to the BDO World Masters semi-finals, the 34-year-old father-of-four from Gwersyllt, returned from Ireland with an impressive double that silenced the home crowd in Killarney.

A Clwyd County team player, Warburton, a machinist at Airbus, wants his form to continue at the Czech Open in Prague this weekend and is targeting more success in the new year as he tries for his PDC tour card.

“Ireland was brilliant,” said Warburton, who has played for the Black Horse Summerhill, Red Lion Coedpoeth and the Crown in Summerhill over the years.

“It was a great weekend. I was up against it because, as you can imagine, all the crowd were supporting the Irish players and I was beating them.

“To not lose a match all weekend was a great feeling and the points I picked up from winning both events certainly helps me in the rankings list.

“I just need to take that form with me to Prague and then the aim to push on next year and aim for the place in the 2021 World Championships.”

Warburton’s Irish Open win came 24 hours before lifting the Category C Singles title.

The Welshman beat Keane Barry 7-6 in the final in what was a repeat of last month’s Northern Ireland Matchplay semi-final.

The final was a neck-and-neck affair with Barry going 6-5 up before Warburton held his nerve to win the 12th leg and fire in a maximum en route to winning the decider, the trophy and €3,000 in prize money.

Warburton again needed a decider in the Sunday Singles event where he beat Scotland’s Ryan Hogarth to take home his second trophy of the weekend where the celebrations continued with wife Lucy and children Taylor, Summer, Caleb and Inira.

“I have great support from my family and from work too and couldn’t do it without them,” added Warburton.