Stephen Hine (born 20 April 1969) is an English professional

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player who plays in

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(WDF) events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man. He is well known for bringing muffins and throwing them to the crowd during his walk-on.

Darts career

PDC

He reached the quarter-finals of the

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, claiming victories over

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and

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before losing 6–11 to

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. Hine has played in the

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four times. He lost in the first round in 2006 and 2008, but made the second round on his third attempt in 2010 after defeating 32nd seed

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. This set up a second round meeting with Phil Taylor, who soundly defeated Hine in straight sets. At the 2011 World Championship, Hine played against

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in the first round. He took the first set before eventually losing 1–3. Hine lost his Tourcard in 2019. He's not managed to win his tourcard since

WDF

As of January 2020, Hine rejoined the

some decent performances in the Tournaments which saw him get to the Scottish Open final but losing 6–2 to Jim Williams. He qualified for the

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and made it to the third round where he lost 3-1 to the eventual runner-up Thibault Tricole .

World Championship results

PDC

* 2006: First round (lost to Chris Mason 1–3) * 2008: First round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 1–3) * 2010: Second round (lost to Phil Taylor 0–4) * 2011: First round (lost to

1–3)

WDF

* 2022: Third round (lost to Thibault Tricole 1–3)

Outside darts

Hine supports Coventry City F.C. and the

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References

External links

Official website
* 1969 births English darts players Living people Sportspeople from Coventry Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders PDC ranking title winners {{UK-darts-bio-stub