Steve Lennon

Stephen Brendan Lennon (born 25 November 1993) is an Irish professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Steve Lennon
Lennon in 2019
Personal information
Full nameStephen Brendan Lennon
Nickname"The Shamrock"
Born (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993
Carlow, Ireland
Home townCounty Carlow, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since2011
Darts23 Gram Bull's Germany Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Whiskey in the Jar" by Thin Lizzy
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2014–2017
PDC2017–
Current world ranking47 (3 January 2021)[1]
BDO majors – best performances
World MastersLast 80: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 64: 2018, 2019, 2021
World MatchplayLast 32: 2018
World Grand PrixLast 32: 2018
Grand SlamLast 16: 2017
Premier LeagueChallenger: 2019
European Ch'shipLast 32: 2018, 2020
UK OpenLast 16: 2019
Players Ch'ship FinalsQuarter Final: 2018
Other tournament wins
Ireland Players Championship 2014
PDC Development Tour England 2016
Other achievements
2019 Breaks into the top 32 on the Order of Merit for the first time

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.[2]

Lennon entered the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School in 2017, and picked up a Tour Card on the third day.[3]

He made his World Championship 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 Michael van Gerwen. 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 Dublin. 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 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts where they eventually lost to Scotland 3-1.[4]

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 Gerwyn Price. Lennon had three averages of over 100.[5]

World Championship results

PDC

Performance timeline
Tournament20172018201920202021
PDC World Championship DNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R
UK Open 2R DNQ 6R 3R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix DNQ 1R DNQ
European Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R
Grand Slam of Darts 2R DNQ RR DNQ
Players Championship Finals 2R QF 1R 1R
Non-major televised events
PDC World Cup of Darts DNP 1R F 1R

References
  1. "PDC Order of Merit". PDC.tv. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. dartsdatabase.co.uk Steve Lennon player profile
  3. "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. "Scotland beat Republic of Ireland to win the 2019 World Cup of Darts". Sky Sports. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "PDC Players Championship 05 - Steve Lennon". Dart Connect. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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