Steve Lennon (born 25 November 1993) is an Irish professional

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player who competes in

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(PDC) events. Nicknamed "Scuba Steve", he reached his first major quarter-final at the 2018 Players Championship Finals. He finished as the runner-up at the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters on the

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. Lennon has represented

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at the

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. He reached the final at the 2019 edition, alongside William O'Connor.

Career

Lennon played county darts for Kilkenny and Kildare. Lennon has played professional darts since 2011. He first won a tournament in the Ireland Players Championship, beating Stephen Byrne 6–1 in the Final. In 2016, he made it to the Final of Finnish Masters, beating Dennis Nilsson. Lennon entered the

's Qualifying School in 2017, and picked up a Tour Card on the third day. He made his

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debut in 2018 but lost 2–3 to Michael Smith in the first round. Lennon made it to the final of the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters, where he lost out to

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. He reached the quarter-final of the 2018 Players Championship Finals, again losing to van Gerwen. Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Lennon was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him. He played Peter Wright on Night 3, in

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. Lennon took a 3–0 lead, only to lose 7–5. In June 2019, Lennon alongside William O'Connor made it all the way to the final of the

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where they eventually lost to Scotland 3–1. He enjoyed one of his finest days in the PDC on 22 February 2020 when he got to the semi-finals of Players Championship 5, only to lose narrowly to

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. Lennon had three averages of over 100. He hit his first PDC nine-dart finish in his last 32 game against Kai Fan Leung. Unable to qualify for any ranking major apart from UK Open in 2022, Lennon dropped down in ranking. He missed his first World Championship in six years, but managed to stay within top 64 of PDC Order of Merit and continued on the Pro Tour in 2023. In 2023 Lennon continued to struggle, missing out on PDC World Cup of Darts for the first time since 2017. He qualified for 2023 Grand Slam of Darts, but did not qualify from the round robin. He was also able to qualify for 2023 Players Championship Finals and was eliminated in Second Round. After one year absence he returned to Alexandra Palace for 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. Lennon came back from 0–2 on sets against Owen Bates in the First Round and won 3–2, giving him chance to keep his Tour card. However, he lost in Second round against Jonny Clayton 1–3 and finished the season on 66th place in PDC Order of Merit. Lennon lost his Tour card after 2023 season, but managed to win his Tour card back on first day of UK Q-School 2024, defeating William Borland 6–4 and securing his position for seasons 2024 and 2025. In the 2024 PDC Players Championship series, Lennon made the quarter-finals of event 3, defeating Adam Warner 6–5,

6–3, Dimitri Van den Bergh 6–3 and Ritchie Edhouse 6–4 before losing to

6–5.

Personal life

Lennon previously studied business at

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World Championship results

PDC

*2018: First round (lost to Michael Smith 2–3) *2019: Second round (lost to Alan Norris 2–3) *2020: First round (lost to Callan Rydz 2–3) *2021: Second round (lost to Devon Petersen 1–3) *2022: Third round (lost to Mervyn King 0–4) *2024: Second round (lost to Jonny Clayton 1–3)

Career finals

PDC team finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Performance timeline

PDC European Tour PDC Players Championships

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lennon, Steve 1993 births Irish darts players Living people British Darts Organisation players Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders PDC World Cup of Darts Irish team Sportspeople from County Carlow