Simon Stainton

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Simon Stainton [1]
Personal information
NicknameLefty
Born (1974-01-09) 9 January 1974 (age 49)
London, England
Home town Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire
Darts information
Playing darts since2000
Darts25g
Laterality Left-handed
Walk-on music"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2011–2020
PDC 2011
WDF 2011–
Current world ranking (WDF) NR (6 October 2022) [2]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 40: 2020
World Masters Last 16: 2019
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Northern Cyprus Masters
Northern Cyprus Open
2019
2019

Simon Stainton (born 9 January 1974 from Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire) is an English professional darts player, who is currently playing in World Darts Federation events.

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Career

In September 2019, he qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship, where he played Darren Herewini in the preliminary round but lost 1–3. [3]

World Championship results

BDO

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References

  1. "Simon Stainton - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
  2. "WDF Men's Rankings Table". WDF. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 30 September 2019.