Burton made name for himself already last weekend at the Players Championship Finals, where he beat Jermaine Wattimena and Darren Webster. The Ipswich ace lost in the last 16 round to Michael van Gerwen, but took his form with him to the PDPA Qualifier. He beat Arron Monk, Darren Johnson, Kevin Painter and Scott Taylor to win the third group.
The other two places were won by Hunt and Kirk. Hunt defeated Richie Burnett in his final, who beat John Part in the semi-finals. 'The Hunter' also booked victories over Terry Temple, Maik Langendorf and Bradley Brooks en route to a World Championship spot.
Kirk edged out Madars Razma in his final. 'Captain Kirk', who beat Phil Taylor at the UK Open in 2014, also beat Jamie Bain, Dawson Murschell and Zoran Lerchbacher.
Click here to find the complete line-up for the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.
PDPA Qualifier
Group 1
Round 1
Justin Pipe BYE
Richie Burnett 6-1 Ross Twell
John Part 6-1 Kirk Shepherd
Mark Wilson 6-5 Steve Hine
Maik Langendorf 6-2 Andrew Gilding
Adam Hunt 6-3 Terry Temple
Bradley Brooks 6-3 Peter Jacques
Peter Hudson 6-4 Gary Eastwood
Round 2
Richie Burnett 6-3 Justin Pipe
John Part 6-5 Mark Wilson
Adam Hunt 6-3 Maik Langendorf
Bradley Brooks 6-1 Peter Hudson
Semi-Finals
Richie Burnett 6-2 John Part
Adam Hunt 6-3 Bradley Brooks
Final
Adam Hunt 7-4 Richie Burnett
Group 2
Round 1
Mark Webster BYE
Madars Razma 6-5 George Killington
Joe Murnan 6-3 Mario Robbe
Prakash Jiwa 6-4 Mark Dudbridge
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-1 Ryan Harrington
Luke Woodhouse 6-1 Ryan Meikle
Dawson Murschell 6-3 Jamie Caven
Aden Kirk 6-3 Jamie Bain
Round 2
Madars Razma 6-1 Mark Webster
Prakash Jiwa 6-3 Joe Murnan
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-4 Luke Woodhouse
Aden Kirk 6-1 Dawson Murschell
Semi-Finals
Madars Razma 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Aden Kirk 6-3 Zoran Lerchbacher
Final
Aden Kirk 7-6 Madars Razma
Group 3
Round 1
James Richardson 6-3 Robert Owen
Jimmy Hendriks 6-3 Eddie Dootson
Scott Taylor 6-3 Terry Jenkins
Lee Bryant 6-3 Titus Kanik
Kevin Painter 6-4 Paul Rowley
John Goldie 6-5 Chris Quantock
Darren Johnson 6-2 Ritchie Edhouse
Stephen Burton 6-3 Arron Monk
Round 2
Jimmy Hendriks 6-1 James Richardson
Scotty Taylor 6-5 Lee Bryant
Kevin Painter 6-3 John Goldie
Stephen Burton 6-3 Darren Johnson
Semi-Finals
Scott Taylor 6-2 Jimmy Hendriks
Stephen Burton 6-3 Kevin Painter
Final
Stephen Burton 7-6 Scott Taylor
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