Steve "Snakeman" Alker (born 14 February 1964) is a Welsh former professional
darts
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player who competed in
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, and dissolved in 2020 under the stewardship of Des Jacklin. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and ...
(BDO) and
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the Wor ...
(PDC) events.
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
Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English former professional darts player who competes in World Seniors Darts (WSD) events. He competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments from 1992 to 2001, before switching to the Profession ...
before losing to
Phil Taylor 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.
Alker quit the BDO in 2019.
Personal life
Alker and his wife were convicted in 2016 of animal welfare offences and banned from keeping animals for ten years.
World Championship results
BDO
* 2001: 1st Round (lost to
Matt Clark 0–3)
PDC
* 2006: 3rd Round (lost to
Wayne Jones 1–4)
References
External links
Profile and stats on Darts Database
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1964 births
Living people
Welsh darts players
Professional Darts Corporation early era players
British Darts Organisation players
People convicted of cruelty to animals