Irwin has come close before but to the World Championship instead of the World Series. He lost out to Bernie Smith in the Oceanic Masters last year with Smith going forward from that final.
He defeated Lucas Busby, Craig Ross and finally the experienced Warren French in qualification and will join the likes of Cody Harris and Kyle Anderson in the line up in Auckland.
Auckland Darts Masters
Qualifier One
Quarter-Finals
Warren French 4-1 Koha Kokiri
Mark Webster 4-1 Darren Herewini
Tahuna Irwin 4-1 Lucas Busby
Craig Ross 4-2 John Hurring
Semi-Finals
Warren French 5-2 Mark Webster
Tahuna Irwin 5-2 Craig Ross
Final
Tahuna Irwin 6-3 Warren French
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