Steve Brennan Explained

Steve Brennan
Fullname:Stephen Edward Brennan
Birth Place:Derry, Northern Ireland
Hometown:Knodishall, Suffolk, England
Since:1971
Darts:22g Tungsten
Laterality:Right-handed
Music:"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond
Bdo:1980–1986
Bdo World:Quarter Finals: 1982
World Masters:Quarter Finals: 1980, 1983, 1984
Tournament:New Zealand Open
Resultyears:1981

Stephen Edward Brennan (born 2 February 1951) is a Northern Irish former professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He was a civil engineer from Leiston and began playing county darts for Suffolk in 1979–1980. He was eligible to play for Northern Ireland because his father was born in Derry.

Darts career

He made his Embassy World Darts Championship debut in 1982 and caused one of the great upsets in darts history by beating defending champion Eric Bristow in the first round. He also knocked out Dave Whitcombe in the second round before losing 0–4 to Stefan Lord in the quarter-finals.

He appeared at the next four World Championships, but only won two more matches – both first round victories in 1984 and 1985. His last appearance came in 1986 when he lost in the first round to Paul Lim.

After another surprise victory over Bristow in the 1986 MFI World Matchplay tournament,[1] Bristow stated that "he kept losing to wallies".

World Championship results

BDO

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Notes and References

  1. "Brennan Puts Out Bristow", Glasgow Herald, 11 October 1986, p. 19, retrieved 31 October 2010