Simon Stevenson
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| Simon Stevenson | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "The Mirror Man" | ||||
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Plymouth, Devon, England | ||||
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". | ||||
| Home town | London, England | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 1990 | ||||
| Darts | 22g Cosmos | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Mirror Man" by The Human League | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| PDC | 2014–2022 | ||||
| Current world ranking | Template:PDC Rankings | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Championship | Last 72: 2017 | ||||
| UK Open | Quarter-final: 2019 | ||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2016, 2018 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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Simon Stevenson (born 18 February 1972) is an English darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Stevenson first rose to prominence after winning the Rileys Plymouth qualifier for the 2014 UK Open.[1] He defeated Ian Jones, Jason Lovett, Mark Barilli and Rocco Maes to reach the last 32 before losing 9–5 to Jamie Lewis.[2]
Stevenson gained the nickname "The Mirror Man" in a late 2014 clash, matching exactly dart-for-dart on three unusual finishes by opponent Darren Hardyment before eventually clinching a resounding victory in the West Midlands derby. It was 6th time lucky for Stevenson who self-proclaimedly suffered 5 years bad luck at the event before triumphing.[citation needed]
The following year, he again qualified for the 2015 UK Open via the Rileys Reading qualifier,[3] but could not repeat his 2014 performance as he lost 5–2 to Dave Prins in the preliminary round.[4]
Stevenson first claimed a PDC Tour Card in 2016, defeating Lee Evans on Day 1 of Q-School.[5] His performances in his first year on the PDC Pro Tour, including his first quarter-final in August, resulted in him qualifying for the 2016 Players Championship Finals as the 44th seed, drawing Jelle Klaasen in the first round. He led Klaasen 3–1 and 4–2 but then lost four legs in a row to be defeated.[6]
He subsequently qualified for the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace by beating Scott Taylor at the PDPA Qualifier in Wigan,[7] but lost 2–1 in sets to Zoran Lerchbacher in the preliminary round. Stevenson qualified for the 2017 World Series of Darts Finals by defeating Andy Jenkins 5–4 in their Tour Card Holder Qualifier final.[8] He defeated Jan Dekker 6–3 in the first round before losing 6–5 to James Wade.[9]
At the end of 2017, Stevenson was ranked 77 in the world and therefore outside of the Top 64 who automatically retain their Tour Cards. He returned to the PDC Q-School and regained his Tour Card after finishing 5th on the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[10] In the first and last 2018 UK Open Qualifiers, Stevenson reached the last 16, eventually losing 6–3 to Michael van Gerwen and 6–5 to Peter Wright. These runs secured a third-round entry in the UK Open.[11] He was defeated 10–6 by James Wade in the third round.[12]
Stevenson went on a run to the quarter-finals of the 2019 UK Open.[13] He defeated Adrian Gray, Mark Webster, Raymond van Barneveld, Kim Huybrechts and Dave Chisnall before losing 10–5 to Gerwyn Price.[14] It was Stevenson’s first run to a televised quarter-final.
World Championship results
PDC
- 2017: Preliminary round (lost to Zoran Lerchbacher 1–2)
- 2019: First round (lost to Ted Evetts 0–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
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| PDC World Championship | Did not qualify | Prel. | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | ||||||
| UK Open | 4R | Prel. | DNQ | 3R | QF | 5R | |||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | ||||||
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| World Series of Darts Finals | NH | DNQ | 2R | Did not qualify | |||||||
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Butlins trip will be no holiday for Stevenson". Plymouth Herald.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coral UK Open - Saturday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Final Rileys Qualifiers Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coral UK Open - Friday Afternoon". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2016 PDC Qualifying School Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2016 Players Championship Finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2017 PDPA World Championship Qualifiers". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eight Secure World Series Finals Place". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2017 Ladbrokes World Series Finals Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2018 Qualifying School Day Four | PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."96 Stars Seal Coral UK Open Spots". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 11 February 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2018 Coral UK Open Day One". www.pdc.tv. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Simon Stevenson Player Profile". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stevenson S. live score, schedule and results - Darts - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
