Mark Stephenson (born 29 September 1976) is an English former professional

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player who played in

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(PDC) events. He was formerly an official, working as a marker.

Career

Stephenson fell one game short of qualifying for the

2007 PDC World Darts Championship The 2007 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The tournament took place between 18 December 2006 – 1 Jan ...

, losing to

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. He then fell two rounds short in qualifying for the

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, losing to

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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

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in the first round, losing 3 sets to nil. Stephenson left the PDC in January 2020. Mark currently works for Datadart. He has also created darts practice rings to help players. Prior to his darts career he represented New Zealand at eight-ball

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World Championship results

PDC

* 2009: 1st Round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
English darts players 1976 births Living people Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders {{UK-darts-bio-stub