Sascha Stein (born 19 October 1984) is a German professional
darts
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player who currently playing in
Professional Darts Corporation
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(PDC) events.
Career
In November 2014, Stein lost in the final of the Bulls Superleague qualifier for the
2015 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship was the 22nd World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation. The event was held at the Alexandra Palace, London between 18 D ...
8–10 to
Max Hopp
Max Hopp (born 20 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
Career
Hopp reached the final of the 2011 WDF World Cup boys' singles, and won the boys' singles event at the 2012 ...
. However, Hopp subsequently qualified through the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit so Stein took his place in the preliminary round where he beat
Finland
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's Kim Viljanen 4–1. Stein then eliminated
Stuart Kellett
Stuart Kellett (born 12 August 1981) is a former English darts player.
BDO career
Kellett reached the last 16 of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Andy Fordham among others on the way to the televised stages. He lost 1-3 in sets t ...
3–1 in the first round with both players averaging in the 70's to set up a meeting with world number one and reigning champion
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
. Despite taking the first set, Stein was beaten 1–4.
Stein attempted to earn a PDC tour card in 2015 at Qualifying School, but could not win past the last 64 on any of the four days. He qualified for the
German Darts Championship
The German Darts Championship is a Professional Darts Corporation event that takes place in Germany as part of the PDC European Tour. Since 2013, it has been held at Halle 39 in Hildesheim, after previously being held in Berlin
Berlin ( , ) ...
and was defeated 4–6 by
Andy Parsons
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in the opening round.
World Championship results
PDC
* 2015: Second round (lost to
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
1–4) (sets)
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
German darts players
Professional Darts Corporation associate players