Steve Alker
This article is about darts player. For the professional golfer, see Steven Alker.
| Steve Alker | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Snakeman |
| Born | 14 February 1964[1] |
| Home town |
Pontyberem, Llanelli Wales |
| Darts information | |
| Darts | 21g unicorn |
| Laterality | right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1998-2005, 2007- |
| PDC | 2005-2006 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2001 |
| World Masters | Last 32: 2002, 2016 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16: 2006 |
| UK Open | Last 32: 2005 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Welsh Open | 1998 |
Steve "Snakeman" Alker (born 14 February 1964) is a Welsh darts player.
Career
Alker won the 1998 Welsh Open, beating Colin Monk in the final. He was also a semi-finalist in the 2000 British Open. He played in the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship and 2002 Winmau World Masters but lost in the first round of both tournaments.
At the 2005 UK Open, where starting in the Preliminary Round, he went on to win five matches, including a victory over Kevin Painter to earn a date with Phil Taylor. Taylor eventually stopped his progress in the fifth round. In the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship he reached the last 16, beating Alan Caves and Denis Ovens before losing to Wayne Jones.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2001: 1st Round (lost to Matt Clark 0-3)
PDC
- 2006: 3rd Round (lost to Wayne Jones 1-4)
References
- ↑ "Snakeman cooks Ovens' goose". New Zealand Herald. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
External links
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