Mark Stephenson (born 29 September 1976 from

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professional

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player who has played in the

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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, 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

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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.

World Championship results

PDC

* 2009: 1st Round (lost to

0–3) (sets)

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