Draft:Steve Raw
English darts player
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Steve Raw is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.
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| Steve Raw | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | "The Lion" [1] |
| Born | 1966[2] |
| Home town | Barnard Castle, County Durham, England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1986 |
| Darts | 17g |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| PDC | 1994–2001 |
| PDC premier events – best performances | |
| World Championship | Last 16: 2000 |
| World Matchplay | Last 16: 1999 |
Career
Originally a county player in the North East[3], Raw became one of the earliest members of the newly-formed Professional Darts Corporation (then WDC) in 1994, playing in the inaugural World Matchplay and losing in the first round to eventual champion Larry Butler.[4][5]. Noted for his strange throwing action[6], Raw would become a mainstay of early PDC events thereafter, playing in seven World Matchplays and six PDC World Darts Championships until 2001 (his first World Championship appearance coming as a replacement for Jocky Wilson)[7], with his best result in both tournaments being reaching the last sixteen.
His most notable performance in a PDC television event came in the 1996 PDC World Pairs tournament, where he reached the final in conjunction with Chris Mason, finishing runner-up to Phil Taylor and Bob Anderson.[8]
Raw left the professional dart scene in 2001 after deciding not to return from a trip he had taken to the United States with fellow dart player Shayne Burgess, and he still resides in America to this day.[9]
World Championship performances
PDC
- 1996: Last 24 Group: (beat Gary Mawson 3–0 & lost to Peter Evison 2–3)
- 1997: Last 24 Group: (beat Cliff Lazarenko 3–1 & lost to Peter Evison 1–3)
- 1998: Last 24 Group: (beat Eric Bristow 3–0 & lost to Dennis Priestley 0–3)
- 1999: Last 32: (lost to Graeme Stoddart 1–3)
- 2000: Last 16: (lost to Peter Evison 1–3)
- 2001: Last 32: (lost to Alex Roy 2–3)