Steve Gittins Explained

Steve Gittins
Fullname:Stephen Gittins
Birth Date:29 August 1959
Birth Place:Shropshire, England
Death Place:Leicester, England
Hometown:Dawley, Telford, England
Since:1977
Laterality:Right-handed
Bdo:1985–1990
Pdc:2005
Bdo World:Last 16: 1989, 1990
World Masters:Quarter Finals: 1985
Uk Open:Last 190: 2005
Tournament:Isle of Man Open
Welsh Open
Swedish Open
Finnish Open
Resultyears:1987
1988
1988
1989
Updated:3 February 2019

Stephen Gittins (29 August 1959 – 20 February 2013) was an English professional darts player.

Career

Gittins played twice at the BDO World Darts Championship. In 1989, he beat Finland's Kexi Heinäharju in the first round but lost in the second round to five-time World Champion Eric Bristow. He returned to the Lakeside a year later and again reached the second round, beating Australian Wayne Weening in round one, but again lost in the second round to Bristow.

Gittins also played twice at the Winmau World Masters, reaching the quarter-finals in 1985. Gittins also won three open tournaments, winning the Welsh Open and Swedish Open in 1988 and then the Finnish Open in 1989.

Gittins disappeared from the scene after the 1990 BDO World Darts Championship but briefly made a comeback at the 2005 PDC UK Open. Winning through the preliminaries he lost in the first round.

Gittins died on 20 February 2013.

World Championship results

BDO

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