- Steve Alker
Darts player infobox
playername = Steve Alker
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nickname = Snake Man
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|02|14
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hometown =Pontyberem , Llanelli
homecountry =Wales
since =
darts = 21g unicorn
BDO = 1998 to 2005
PDC = 2005 to present
currentrank = 271
BDO World = Last 32 (2001)
World Masters = Last 32 (2002)
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PDC World = Last 16 (2006)
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UK Open = Last 32 (2005)
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tournament = Welsh Open
resultyears = 1998Steve Alker (born
February 14 ,1964 ) is a Welshdarts player. He plays in theProfessional Darts Corporation and uses the nickname The Snake Man for his matches.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 the2001 BDO World Darts Championship and 2002 Winmau World Masters but lost in the first round of both tournaments.Steve made a great impression in his first year with the PDC in 2005, enjoying good runs at both the 2005 Budweiser UK Open, where starting in the Preliminary Round, he went on win five matches, including a victory over
Kevin Painter to earn a date withPhil Taylor , who eventually stopped his progress in the fifth round and the 2006 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship where reached the last 16, beatingAlan Caves andDenis Ovens before losing toWayne Jones .Since then, he has not made it back to the World Championship or any PDC major tournament and has not managed to repeat his performances. He has fallen out of the top 200 on the Order of Merit as a result.
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