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Nickname
  
Snakeman

Name
  
Steve Alker

Spouse
  
Tanya Alker (m. 2003)

BDO
  
1998-2005; 2007-2014

Weight
  
65 kg


Laterality
  
right-handed

Height
  
1.80 m

Darts
  
21g unicorn

Role
  
Golfer

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Born
  
14 February 1964 (age 60) (
1964-02-14
)

Home town
  
Pontyberem, LlanelliWales

Walk-on music
  
Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses

Former tours
  
PGA European Tour, PGA TOUR, Web.com Tour

Similar People
  
Tim Wilkinson, Steve Wheatcroft, Ryan Armour, Jon Curran, Jason Gore

Current tours
  
PGA Tour of Australasia

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Steve "Snakeman" Alker (born 14 February 1964) is a Welsh darts player.

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Steve Alker showing how to set it up and align your blindstrike


Career

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.

BDO

  • 2001: 1st Round (lost to Matt Clark 0-3)
  • PDC

  • 2006: 3rd Round (lost to Wayne Jones 1-4)
  • References

    Steve Alker Wikipedia