Mark Stephenson
Mark Stephenson (born 29 September 1976 from Yarm) is a former English professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation events. He was formerly an official, working as a marker.
| Mark Stephenson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Stevo |
| Born | 29 September 1976 Yarm, Yorkshire, England |
| Home town | Newcastle upon Tyne England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1994 |
| Darts | 22g Unicorn John Part |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 2004–2017 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2009 |
| UK Open | Last 96: 2011 |
Career
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.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2009: 1st Round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 0-3)