Steve Grubb
Steve Grubb (born 19 September 1968 from London) is an English professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events, he was nicknamed Grubby.
| Steve Grubb | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Stephen Grubb |
| Nickname | Grubby |
| Born | 19 September 1968 London, England |
| Home town | Bristol England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1988 |
| Darts | 29g Harrows |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 2020– |
| PDC | 2006–2015 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2009 |
| UK Open | Last 32: 2009 |
Career
Grubb fell two games short of qualifying for the 2006 World Matchplay, losing to Andy Hamilton who eventually qualified. He then fell one game short of qualifying for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship. Having beaten Tom Kirby and Paul Williams, he lost in the final game to Wayne Atwood. In 2008, Grubb secured his best ever performance in the PDC Pro Tour, reaching the last 16 in the Players Championship in Las Vegas, beating David Fatum and Tony Ayres before losing to Mark Frost. Then reached the 1/4's in a pro tour event in Scotland losing a narrow game to Michael Van Gerwen.
Grubb make amends of missing out in the 2007 World Championship by claiming one of eight places for the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship, beating American Isen Veljic to qualify. He was drawn against number 1 seed Phil Taylor in the first round but lost the match 3-0.
He also runs a Darts team in the Somerset Super League called Radstock where he plays with close friend and 1992 World Champion Runner-up Mike Gregory.
Grubb rejoining the BDO in 2020.
World Championship Results
PDC
- 2009: 1st Round (lost to Phil Taylor 0-3) (sets)