Steve "Snakeman" Alker (born 14 February 1964) is a

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retired professional

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player who competed in

British Darts Organisation The British Darts Organisation (BDO) was a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft. Made up of 66 member counties, it oversaw professional, semi-professional and amateur darts competitions in Britain. The BDO was a founder ...

and

Professional Darts Corporation The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...

events.

Career

Alker won the 1998 Welsh Open, beating

Colin Monk Colin Monk (born 29 September 1967) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Career Monk won the Winmau World Masters in 1996, where he be ...

in the final. He was also a semi-finalist in the 2000 British Open. He played in the 2001 BDO World Darts Championship and 2002 Winmau World Masters but lost in the first round of both tournaments. At the 2005 UK Open, where starting in the preliminary round, he went on to win five matches, including a victory over

Kevin Painter Kevin Painter (born 12 July 1967) is an English retired darts player, known as "The Artist". He is arguably most famous for finishing as the runner-up to Phil Taylor in the 2004 PDC World Championship final, now widely credited as one of the ...

before losing to Phil Taylor in the fifth round. In the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship he reached the last 16, beating

Alan Caves Alan Caves (born 5 January 1966) is an English former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Caves' best run came at the 2004 UK Open where he reached the last 16, ultimately losing to Ala ...

and

Denis Ovens Denis Ovens (born 1 July 1957 in Enfield) is an English retired professional darts player. He is nicknamed ''The Heat'' and is now based in Stevenage. Ovens is widely regarded as one of the most consistent players in the circuit, though he ha ...

before losing to Wayne Jones. Alker quit the BDO in 2019.

Personal life

Alker and his wife were convicted in 2016 of animal welfare offences and banned from keeping animals for ten years.

World Championship results

BDO

* 2001: 1st Round (lost to Matt Clark 0–3)

PDC

* 2006: 3rd Round (lost to Wayne Jones 1–4)

References

External links

Profile and stats on Darts Database
1964 births Living people Welsh darts players Professional Darts Corporation early era players British Darts Organisation players People convicted of cruelty to animals {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2013