Mark Stephenson
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| Mark Stephenson | |
|---|---|
 Stephenson in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "Stevo" |
| Born | 29 September 1976 Yarm, England |
| Home town | Newcastle, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1994 |
| Darts | 22 Gram (custom made) |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Over the Hills and Far Away" by Gary Moore |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2004–2020 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2009 |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2011 |
Mark Stephenson (born 29 September 1976) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was formerly an official, working as a marker.
Career
[edit]Stephenson fell one game short of qualifying for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, losing to Alan Tabern. He then fell two rounds short in qualifying for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship, losing to Kirk Shepherd who eventually qualified and went on to reach the final. Stephenson finally qualified for the World Championship at the third time of asking, beating Jason Clark, Gary Welding and then Ray Farrell to earn one of the eight qualifying spots. He faced five-time world champion and the Number 2 seed Raymond van Barneveld in the first round, losing 3 sets to nil. Stephenson left the PDC in January 2020.
Mark currently works for Datadart.
World Championship results
[edit]PDC
[edit]- 2009: 1st Round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0–3) (sets)
External links
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