Stephen "Steve" Hine (born 20 April 1969) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man. He is well known for bringing muffins and throwing them to the crowd during his walk-on.

Steve Hine
Personal information
Nickname"The Muffin Man"
Born (1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55)
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Home townCoventry, Warwickshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since1986
Darts23g Loxley Darts Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC2004–2020
WDF2020–
Current world ranking(WDF) 197 New entry (14 November 2023)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2010
World MatchplayLast 32: 2006
World Grand PrixLast 32: 2005
UK OpenQuarter Final: 2007
Grand SlamGroup Stage: 2018
Desert ClassicLast 32: 2005
US Open/WSoDLast 32: 2007
PC FinalsLast 32: 2010, 2017
Other tournament wins
LPKD The Hasbury Inn 2011

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Regional (NEE) 2005

Darts career

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He reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 UK Open, claiming victories over Alan Tabern, Adrian Gray and Colin Monk before losing 6–11 to Colin Lloyd.

Hine has played in the PDC World Darts Championship four times. He lost in the first round in 2006 and 2008, but made the second round on his third attempt in 2010 after defeating 32nd seed Roland Scholten. This set up a second round meeting with Phil Taylor, who soundly defeated Hine in straight sets.

At the 2011 World Championship, Hine played against Raymond van Barneveld in the first round. He took the first set before eventually losing 1–3.

Hine Quit the PDC in 2020 due to not regaining a Tour Card.

As of January 2020, Hine rejoined the World Darts Federation some decent performances in the Tournaments which saw him get to the Scottish Open final but losing 6–2 to Jim Williams. He qualified for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship and made it to the third round where he lost 3-1 to the eventual runner-up Thibault Tricole .[2]

World Championship results

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Outside darts

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Hine supports Coventry City F.C. and the Coventry Bees speedway team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ WDF 2022 World Championship
  3. ^ Steve Hine – Professional Darts Player
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