Weekend Results from Las Vegas - 30/06/10
I travelled to Las Vegas for the 3 Players Championship events and the World Cricket Championship.Please use the links below for full details of each event at the Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas.
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Haarlem Players Championships - 20/06/10
Steve lost in the opening round at Saturdays event, to Robert-Jan Bartels in a final leg decider. However, Sunday saw Mr magic reach the last 16 before losing to the eventual winner Andy Smith.

Barnsley Players Championships - 13/06/10
Steve lost 6-2 in the opening round at Saturdays event, to James Wade. However, Sunday saw Mr magic reach the last 64 after defeating Lee Hayes 6-1. He lost to Jamie Caven 6-3 in the following round.

UK OPEN FINALS 2010 - 05/06/10
Steve reached the last 32 at the 2010 UK Open finals at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. He defeated Dennis Priestley 9-8 before losing out to Wes Newton.

Salzburg Players Championships
Steve did not have the most successful weekend in Salzburg, losing 6-2 in his first match both days. Saturday losing out to Peter Martin and Sunday to Dennis Smith.

Wigan Players Championship/UK OPEN
Steve reached the last 64 at Sundays event where he lost to Darren Webster 6-1. He had defeated Daz Mawer 6-0 in the first round. Saturday Steve was unfortunate in losing 6-5 against Wayne Jones.

Derby Players Championship/UK OPEN - 18/04/10
Steve reached the last 8 at Sundays event where he lost to Kevin Painter 6-4. He had defeated John Part, Adrian Gray, Darren Johnson and Andy Hutchings along the way. Saturday Steve was unfortunate to lose to Arron Monk 6-2.

Barnsley Players Championship/UK OPEN
Steve reached the last 16 at Sundays event where he lost to Wes Newton 6-2. He had defeated Kirk Shepherd, Barrie Bates and Jimmy Mann along the way. Saturday Steve was unfortunate to lost to Jamie Caven 6-3.

Crawley Players Championship/UK OPEN
Steve reached the semi-finals this Saturday where he lost 6-4 to the eventual winner Barrie Bates. His run included wins over Dudbridge, Hamilton, Steve Hine and Colin Lloyd. Sunday Steve reached the last 16, defeating Darren Johnson, van der Voort & Joe Cullen.

Wigan Players Championship/UK OPEN
At Saturdays event Steve lost out to Colin Osborne in the first round. On Sunday Steve reached the last 32 where he lost in a final leg to Mark Webster. He had defeated Kirk Shepherd & Simon Craven.

Gladbeck Players Championships
Saturday saw Steve defeat Melina Drago 6-0 & Thorsten Piel before losing to Kevin McDIne 6-5. On Sunday Steve lost his first game to Peter Hudson.

Derby Players Championship/UK OPEN
Saturday saw Steve lose out in his first match to Robert Thornton 6-4. On Sunday Steve reached the last 64 where he lost to Wes Newton. He had previously eased past Martyn Bevan by a
6-0 score line.

Swindon Players Championship/UK OPEN
Saturday saw Steve lose out in his first match to Dennis Smith 6-1. On Sunday Steve reached the last 64 where he lost to Michael van Gerwen. He had previously worked his magic to defeat Steve Perkins
6-2.

Gibraltar Players Championships
Saturday saw Steve lose out in the opening round to James Wade (06.02.10) 6-2. On Sunday Steve reached the last 32 where he lost out again to James Wade. He defeated Chris Loudon 6-2 and Klaasen 6-5.
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Gibraltar Players Championships
Saturday saw Steve lose out in the opening round to James Wade (06.02.10) 6-2. On Sunday Steve reached the last 32 where he lost out again to James Wade. He defeated
Chris Loudon 6-2 and Klaasen 6-5.
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2010 World Darts Championship result
Steve lost out in the opening round of the World Championships today (19.12.09) as he was defeated
3-1 in sets by Co Stompe.
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2009
German Darts Championship
Steve was in Germany this weekend at the Gery
Weber Centre where he lost in a final leg decider to Bernd Roith in
the first round.
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2009
Grand Slam of Darts Latest
Steve defeated Darryl Fitton 5-1 with a fine
debut display in his first group match. However, he lost out 5-4 to
Mervyn King and 5-3 to Kirk Shepherd in his final group matches, finishing
3rd in the table.
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Players
Championships, Scotland
Steve lost 6-4 in the opening round at Saturday's
event to Stuart Bousfield. However, Sunday saw Steve reach the last
32, defeating Simon Whitlock & Mervyn King before losing out 6-5
to Kirk Shepherd.

Steve
wins the Grand Slam ITV Wildcard Qualifier
Steve won a place in the ITV Grand Slam of
Darts with a 5-3 victory over Arron Monk in the ITV Wildcard Qualifier
on tonight (6/10/09). "To come
through nearly 190 players and win a place is a very proud moment, I
can't wait to get on stage in Wolverhampton."

Players
Championships, Nuland, Holland
Steve reached the last 16 at Sundays event
(25/10/09) where he lost 6-4 to Robert Thornton. He had previously defeated
Patrick Bulen 6-5, Carlos Rodriguez 6-5 & Gino Vos 6-3. Saturday
saw Steve reach the last 32, defeating Andy Hamilton 6-2 & Colin
Rice 6-2.

John
McEvoy Gold Dart Classic
Steve travelled to Killarney this weekend where
he lost out in the first round today (18/10/09),
he lost 6-5 to Justin Pipe in a very close battle.

Irish
Players Championships
Steve lost out in the first round on Saturday
(5/10/09), to Toon Greebe by a 6-4 score line.
Sunday saw Mr Magic defeat Mark Stephenson 6-5 in the first round before
losing 6-2 to Kirk Shepherd.

Austrian
Players Championships
Steve lost to Jacko Barry in the first round
at Saturdays event. However, Sunday was much more successful as Steve
reached the last 64 before losing to Adrian Gray. He had previously
defeated Mario Masurka 6-3.

Atlanta
Players Championship and US OPEN
Steve lost to the winner on Saturday in the
last 16. After defeating Isen Veljic 6-5 & Denis Ovens 6-4. Sunday
saw Steve reach the 16 again in the US Open. He defeated Wayne Budgeon
in the first round before edging past Ronnie Baxter in a tight game.

Canadian
Players Championship
Steve won through the first round yesterday
(16/08/09), defeating Mark Green without
dropping a leg. Unfortunately he then ran
into John Part where he lost
6-3.

Las
Vegas Players Championship
Steve won through the first round yesterday
(30/06/09), playing very well against
Andrew Bennett to win 6-0. Unfortunately he then lost 6-3 to Bill Davis.

Las
Vegas Desert Classic Qulaifiers
Steve won through the first round 5-2 yesterday
(28/06/09) against Andreas Waldenmaier
before he lost 5-4 to Aaron Turner. Today, Steve defeated Waldenmaier
for a successive day without dropping a leg before losing out 5-2 against
Ken MacNeil.

German
Darts Trophy Championships
Steve lost 6-4 in the opening round yesterday
(20/06/09) at Saturdays Players Championship
against Chris Thompson.
Sunday saw Steve lose 6-4 to Steve Hine in the opening round.

Players
Championships, Barnsley
Steve lost 6-5 in the opening round at Saturdays
Players Championship. Today
(14/06/09) saw Steve reach the last 64
as he defeated Geoff Wylie 6-4 before losing 6-5 to Lionel Sams.

Blue
Square UK Open Championship Final Result
Steve lost to Michael Barnard in the second
round of the 2009 UK Open Finals, live on Sky Sports today
(4/6/09).
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Welsh
Championships, Newport
Steve reached the last 64 at the Players Championship
on Saturday (09/5/09). He defeated Simon Craven
6-2 in his first match but lost 6-3 to Dennis Smith in the second round.
Sunday saw Steve lose in the first round by a 6-4 score line.

East
Midlands UK Open Regional Final 09
Steve reached the last 64 again today, defeating
Ian Lilley 6-1 in the first round before he lost in the next round to
Michael Barnard 6-3.

East
Midlands Players Championship, Derby
Steve reached the last 64 at the Players Championship
on Saturday (18/4/09). He defeated Parr Riihonen
6-5 in his opening match but lost 6-5 to Stuart Dutton in the second
round.

South
West UK Open Regional Final 09
Steve reached the last 32 today, defeating
Geoff Wylie 6-2 in the first round before powering past Stephen Hardy
6-1. However, Steve lost in the next round to Dennis Priestley 6-0.

South
West Players Championship, Taunton
Steve reached the last 64 at the Players Championship
on Saturday (11/4/09). He defeated Ian Perkins
6-0 in his opening match but lost 6-5 to Stuart Dutton in the second
round.

Nuland
Players Championships, Holland
Steve reached the last 64 on Saturday where
he lost 6-3 to Gary Anderson. He had previously defeated Rolf Kaiser
6-1. Sundays event saw Mr Magic defeat Christian van Overdijk without
dropping a leg, before losing out 6-5 to Colin Monk.

West
Midlands UK Open Regional Final 09
Steve defeated Jim Leighton 6-2 in the first
round before powering past Barrie Bates by the same score line. However,
Steve lost in the next round to Wayne Jones 6-2. Wayne going on to reach
the final.

West
Midlands Players Championship, Coventry
Today Steve reached the last 64 where he lost
6-3 to Par Riihonen. He had previously defeated Steve Lane without dropping
a single leg, 6-0.

South
East UK Open Regional Final 09
Steve reached the last 64 in Brentwood today
(22/03/09), defeating Mark Stephenson
6-4.
However, he was unfortunate as he lost 6-5 in a final leg decider to
Adrian Lewis.

South
East Players Championship, Brentwood
Steve reached the last 16 at the Players Championship
on Saturday (21/3/09). He defeated Robert Alford
6-4 & Stuart Bousfield 6-2 and Mark Frost 6-4. In the next round
Steve lost to Mervyn King 6-1.

North
West Championships, Wigan
Steve reached the last 32 at the Players Championship
on Saturday (14/3/09). He defeated Darren Whittingham
6-2 & Geoff Whitworth 6-0 before losing 6-4 to Louis Blundell. At
the UK Open, Steve lost 6-5 to Chris Cooper in the first round.

Quarter
Final at Scottish Championships
Steve lost to Colin Monk 6-2 at Saturdays event.
However in the UK Open on Sunday (8/3/09), he
reached the last 8. He defeated R. Maes 6-5, I. Jopling 6-2, Ronnie
Baxter 6-1 & Merv King 6-4 before losing out to eventual winner,
Rob Thornton 6-1.

Players
Championships, Germany
Steve reached the last 32 on Saturday where
he lost 6-5 to Denis Ovens. However on Sunday (1/3/09), he reached the
quarter finals. He defeated C.Overdijk 6-5, E. Renkema 6-0, Denis Ovens
6-5 & Co Stompe 6-4 before losing out to Alan Tabern 6-3 in the
last 8.

Coral.co.uk
Players Championship
Steve lost 6-3 to Dennis Priestley in the first
round of the 2009 Players Championship finals, live on ITV4.
Steve was 3-1 up and crucially missed six darts at double when the score
was 4-3.
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Stan
James Players Championship, Gibraltar
Steve lost his first round match today (18/1/09)
against a very in form Mark Dudbridge. The final score was 6-1. Mark
followed his previous weekends final place with another this weekend,
where he lost to Phil Taylor.
North
East UK Open Regional Final 09
Steve reached the last 32 again in Doncaster
today (11/01/09), defeating Peter Aleman
6-1 before knocking out Lionel Sams 6-2. However, he was unfortunate
as he lost 6-4 to an in form Jamie Caven in his third game, who went
on to reach the last 4.
Bobby
Bourne Memorial Players Championship 09
Steve reached the last 32 in Doncaster today
(10/01/09), he defeated Darren Whittingham
6-0 in his first game before overcoming Chris Dalglish 6-3. However,
he was unfortunate as he lost 6-2 to Vincent van der Voort in his third
game.
2009
World
Darts Championships
Steve lost 3-0 in sets today (21/12/08)
to Denis
Ovens in the first round of the World Championships.
Steve struggled to get going early on, but was very unfortunate to lose
the second set.
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2008
German Darts Championship
Steve defeated Murat Morakaktu 3-0 in his first match. This set up a
clash with Jan van der Rassel. Unfortunately, Steve struggle with his
doubles and this cost him dear, as he lost in straight sets.

2008
Players Championships
Now that all of the 2008 Players Championships have been played, Steve
has earnt himself a place in both the Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championships
& the Players Championship Finals in January which is to be held
at the Circus Tavern.

Dutch
Darts Trophy Players Championships
Steve made the last 32 at Saturdays event (08/11/08).
Defeating Jasper Smidt 3-0, before losing to Van Barneveld
3-2. Crucially, Steve missed 3 darts to win the 3rd set & be 2-1
infront. However, Sunday saw Steve defeat Barneveld on his way to the
last 16.

John
McEvoy Gold Dart Classic
Steve was again in fine form this weekend (2/11/08),
as he reached the last 16 for the second pro event running. He defeated
Vidal Rugales 3-0, Peter Quinn 3-0 & Kevin McDine 3-2 before losing
to the eventual winner, Terry Jenkins.

German
Darts Trophy
Steve was again in fine form this weekend as he reached the last 16
of the German Darts Trophy. He lost 3-1 to Carlos Rodriguez, who went
on to reach the final. Mr Magic defeated Miloslav Navratil 3-0 &
Terry Jenkins 3-2 to reach the last 16 stage.

Semis
at the Scottish Players Championships
Steve was in fine form this weekend as he reached the semi finals of
Saturdays pro tour event, he then went on to reach the last 16 of Sundays
event also. These results see Mr Magic now in a strong position for
qualifying for the 2009 World Championships.

Irish
Players Championships
Steve lost in his first game against Dave Ladley today, (4/10/08).
It went all the way to the final set, unfortunately
it was Dave who took the game, winning 3-2. He then played very well
on the Sunday, but lost out to Matt Clark 3-0 in a superb match.

Welsh
Players Championships
Steve reached the last 64 in Newport at both events this weekend (20-21/09/08).
He defeated
Justin Pipe 3-1 in sets and Faizer Hill 3-2 before losing to Matt Clark
3-1. He then defeated Simon Pratt 3-1, before losing to Robert Thornton
3-2 on Sunday.

Windy
City Open Players Championship
Steve was on form at the Chicago Players Championship
this weekend (14/09/08).
He reached the semi-final of the event, beating many top players!
He was unlucky losing 3-2 to the winner,
Colin Lloyd.
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Ireland
Open Classic Players Championship
Steve reached the last 32 in Ireland this weekend (6/9/08),
he played well in
defeating Andy Howarth 3-1 (sets) in his first match. However, then
in the last 32, Steve lost to the in form Alan Tabern 3-0.

Koningshof
Players Championships
Steve lost in the 1st round at Saturdays event, but
advanced further on Sunday (31/08/08),
reaching the last 32. He lost 3-2 to John Magowan on Saturday, but defeated
Tony Eccles 3-0 & M. Rosenauer 3-2 on Sunday before losing in 5
sets to Terry Jenkins.

Peachtree
Open Players Championship
Steve reached
the last 16 in Atlanta today (24/08/08). He won
the first round, defeating Dave Switzer 3-0 and in the second round,
he beat Andy Jenkins, again 3 sets to 0. However, Darin Young ended
Steve's run in the last 16, Steve losing 3-1 in sets.

Kitchener
Open Players Championship
Steve reached
the last 32 in Canada today (17/08/08). He won
his first match, defeating Terry Hayhurst 3-1. In the second round,
he overcame James Graton again 3 sets to 1. However, Dave Honey stopped
Steve's run in the last 32.

Bobby Bourne Memorial Trophy
Steve reached
the last 128 in Blackpool today (19/07/08). He
won his first match, defeating Steve Stubbs in straight sets 3-0. However,
he was defeated in his next game by Wayne Jones 3-1.

Las Vegas Desert Classic Result
Steve was
defeated 6-3 at the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic today (03/07/08).
Steve actually led 2-1, taking out 101 on double 16 to break Manley's
throw. However, Manley moved infront 3-2 despite Steve hitting 5 perfect
darts in the fifth leg.
Steve then levelled the match taking out 86 on the bullseye but Manley
then went on to capitalise on 3 missed doubles by Steve and took the
match 6-3.

Mr
Magic Qualifies for Las Vegas Desert Classic
Steve qualified
for the 2008 Las Vegas Desert Classic today (30/06/08).
He defeated Rocco Maes 5-2, Dan Zimmerman 5-1, Steve Evans 5-1, Alex
Roy 5-3 & finally, Alan Tabern 5-3 in his final game.

Las
Vegas Players Championship
Steve played
well in defeating Mark Neilsen 3-0 in sets today (29/06/08),
before losing out to Dennis "The Menace" Priestley 3-0. Steve
played well, but Dennis was too strong.

Bristol
Trade Centre Players Championships
Steve defeated
Peter Wright yesterday (14/06/08), before losing
out to Phil Taylor. However, on Sunday, he reached the last 16, defeating
Graeme Stoddart 3-0, Alan Warriner-Little 3-0 & Mark Layton 3-1,
before losing out to Kevin Painter.

2008
Blue Square UK Open Finals
Steve reached
the last 32 of the UK Open Finals in Bolton today (07/06/08).
He defeated
Ian Jopling 6-1 in his first match & Denis Ovens 9-6 in his second.
He today lost out to Chris Thompson 9-5.

2008
PartyPoker.net US Open
Steve was
in Connecticut, for the 2008 US Open this weekend (16/05/08).
He won his first round match without dropping a set, 3-0 against Scott
Henning. In the second round, he was unlucky to be defeated 3-2 by Gary
Mawson. Gary going onto qualify for the TV stages including a victory
over R. Van Barneveld.

Open
Holland Masters Players Championship
Steve was
in fine form, for the Open Holland Players Championship (26/04/08).
He was defeated in the last 32 by R. Van Barneveld 3-1 in sets, a tight
match which could have gone either way. He had previously won his first
2 games without dropping a leg.

Scottish
Sun Players Championship
Steve was
in Glasgow this weekend (19/04/08), for the Scottish
Sun Players Championship. He was defeated in the last 64 by Jamie Caven
3-2 in sets. Steve scored well but missed doubles and could have actually
won the game 3-0.

Antwerp
Players Championship
Steve was
unlucky this weekend (12/04/08), he ran into
Kim Huybrechts, despite 6 180's he lost 3-1 (sets). The promising young
player then went onto defeat Peter Wright 3-0 and Raymond Van Barneveld
3-2 before losing out to Ronnie Baxter.

Blue
Square Midlands UK Open
Steve reached the last 64 at the Blue
Square Midlands UK Open this weekend (30/03/08).
He defeated Kevin Harris 5-4 in the first round, before losing 5-2 to
Ronnie Baxter.
Midlands
Players Championship
Steve was at the International Centre in Telford today
(29/03/08), where he was unfortuante to run into
Martyn Turner in his first game and was defeated 3-1 (in sets).

Steve
on form in Germany!
Steve was on form at both Players Championships this
weekend (22-23/03/08).
He reached the last 32 on Saturday and the last 8 at Sundays event,
beating World no. 1 Raymond Van Barneveld along the way!
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Blue
Square North West UK Open
Steve reached the last 64 at the Blue
Square North West UK Open this weekend (16/03/08).
He defeated Ian Lever 5-1 in the first round, before losing 5-2 to Steve
Evans.
North
West Players Championship
Steve was at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan today (15/03/08),
he was unlucky to run into Wayne Atwood in the first round and was defeated
3-0 (in sets).

Blue
Square Southern UK Open
Steve was at the Blue
Square Southern UK Open this weekend (02/03/08).
He defeated Yves Cottenge 5-3 in the first round, before narrowly losing
5-4 to Jan Van Der Rassel, who went on to reach the Quarter-Finals.
Brentwood
Players Championship
Steve reached the last 32 at the Brentwood Centre today
(01/03/08), he defeated Ian Jopling 3-0 (in sets)
& Jason Crawley 3-1
before losing to the eventual winner, Phil Taylor 3-0.
Blue
Square South West UK Open
Steve was at the Blue
Square South West UK Open this weekend (10/02/08).
He played very well defeating Paul Cooper 5-3 in the first round, before
narrowly losing in the final leg 5-4 to World number 14 Ronnie Baxter.
Stan
James.com Players Championships 2008
Steve was in Gibraltar this weekend (20/01/08).
He was unlucky to be defeated in the first round on the Saturday but
reached the last 64 on the Sunday. He defeated Stefan Federico 3-0 before
losing to Mark Lawrence 3-1 in sets.
Blue
Square North East UK Open
Steve played at the Blue
Square North East UK Open this weekend (13/01/08).
He played very well but was defeated early on, by a very in form David
Platt.
Ladbrokes.com
World Darts Championship
Latest
Steve started his 2nd round match
brilliantly today (27/12/07), going 3-0 up in
sets and was just 1 leg away from victory. However a superb fightback
saw Tony Eccles come back to win 4-3 in sets.
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Ladbrokes.com
World Darts Championship
Latest
Steve produced his "Magic"
in the first round of the World Championships today (20/12/07)
as he defeated former champion Dennis Priestley 3-1 in sets.
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Ladbrokes
Exhibition
Mr Magic was at the new Ladbrokes shop in Southend yesterday
(14/12/07), customers could challenge Steve & anyone successful
would get a free £2 bet. Thanks to everybody who helped in organising
the event.
World
Darts Championships Schedule of Play
The schedule of play for the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World
Championship, has been made. Steve's first game is on 20/12/07 at 7pm.
The game will be live on Sky Sports. Click
here for the full schedule of play
World
Darts Championships 2008 Draw
The draw for the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship,
has been made. Steve plays Dennis
Priestley in the first round. The schedule of
play will be announced very soon.
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