Steve Alker | |
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Personal information | |
Nickname | Snakeman |
Born | 14 February 1964 [1] |
Home town | Pontyberem, Llanelli Wales |
Darts information | |
Darts | 21g unicorn |
Laterality | right-handed |
Organisation (see split in darts) | |
BDO | 1998 to 2005; 2007 to present |
PDC | 2005 to 2007 |
Current world ranking | N/A |
BDO majors - best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 32 2001 |
World Masters | Last 32 2002 |
PDC premier events - best performances | |
World Ch'ship | Last 16 2006 |
UK Open | Last 32 2005 |
Other tournament wins | |
Tournament | Years |
Welsh Open | 1998 |
Other achievements |
Steve "Snakeman" Alker (born 14 February 1964) is a Welsh darts player. He plays in the British Darts Organisation.
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.