Steve Lennon
Lennon in 2019
Personal information
Full nameStephen Brendan Lennon
Nickname"Scuba Steve"
Born (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993
Carlow, Ireland
Home townCounty Carlow, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since2011
Darts23 Gram Bull's Germany Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2014–2017
PDC2017–
(Tour Card: 2017-)
Current world rankingNR (3 January 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World MastersLast 80: 2016
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2022
World MatchplayLast 32: 2018
World Grand PrixLast 32: 2018
UK OpenLast 16: 2019
Grand SlamLast 16: 2017
European Ch'shipLast 32: 2018, 2020
Premier LeagueChallenger: 2019
PC FinalsQuarter Final: 2018
Other tournament wins
Ireland Players Championship 2014
PDC Development Tour England 2016
PDC UK Q School 2024
Other achievements
2019 Breaks into the top 32 on the Order of Merit for the first time

Stephen Brendan Lennon (born 25 November 1993) is an Irish professional darts player who plays in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Career

Lennon played county darts for Kilkenny and Kildare. Lennon has played professional darts since 2011. He first won a tournament in the Ireland Players Championship, beating Stephen Byrne 6–1 in the Final. In 2016, he made it to the Final of Finnish Masters, beating Dennis Nilsson.[2]

Lennon entered the Professional Darts Corporation's Qualifying School in 2017, and picked up a Tour Card on the third day.[3]

He made his World Championship debut in 2018 but lost 2–3 to Michael Smith in the first round.

Lennon made it to the final of the 2018 Dutch Darts Masters, where he lost out to Michael van Gerwen. He reached the quarter-final of the 2018 Players Championship Finals, again losing to van Gerwen.

Following Gary Anderson's withdrawal from the 2019 Premier League, Lennon was selected as one of nine 'contenders' to replace him. He played Peter Wright on Night 3, in Dublin. Lennon took a 3–0 lead, only to lose 7–5.

In June 2019, Lennon alongside William O'Connor made it all the way to the final of the 2019 PDC World Cup of Darts where they eventually lost to Scotland 3–1.[4]

He enjoyed one of his finest days in the PDC on 22 February 2020 when he got to the semi-finals of Players Championship 5, only to lose narrowly to Gerwyn Price. Lennon had three averages of over 100.[5] He hit his first PDC nine-dart finish in his last 32 game against Kai Fan Leung.[6]

Unable to qualify for any ranking major apart from UK Open in 2022, Lennon dropped down in ranking. He missed his first World Championship in six years, but managed to stay within top 64 of PDC Order of Merit and continued on the Pro Tour in 2023.

In 2023 Lennon continued to struggle, missing out on PDC World Cup of Darts for the first time since 2017. He qualified for 2023 Grand Slam of Darts, but did not qualify from the round robin. He was also able to qualify for 2023 Players Championship Finals and was eliminated in Second Round. After one year absence he returned to Alexandra Palace for 2024 PDC World Darts Championship. Lennon came back from 0–2 on sets against Owen Bates in the First Round and won 3–2, giving him chance to keep his Tour card. However, he lost in Second round against Jonny Clayton 1–3 and finished the season on 66th place in PDC Order of Merit.[7][8][9]

Lennon lost his Tour card after 2023 season, but managed to win his Tour card back on first day of UK Q-School 2024, defeating William Borland 6–4 and securing his position for seasons 2024 and 2025.

World Championship results

PDC

Career finals

PDC team finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Country Teammate Opponents in the final Score[N 1]
Runner-up 1. 2019 World Cup of Darts  Ireland William O'Connor  Scotland – Peter Wright and Gary Anderson 1–3 (m)
  1. ↑ (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = score in matches.

Performance timeline

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024
PDC World Championship DNQ 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R DNQ 2R
UK Open 2R DNQ 6R 3R 4R 4R 3R
World Matchplay DNQ 1R DNQ
World Grand Prix DNQ 1R DNQ
European Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R DNQ
Grand Slam of Darts 2R DNQ RR DNQ RR
Players Championship Finals 2R QF 1R 1R 1R DNQ 2R
Non-major televised events
Premier League Darts DNP C DNP
PDC World Cup of Darts DNP 1R F 1R 1R 2R DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 71 41 41 45 44 61 66


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2017 GDC
DNQ		 GDM
DNQ		 GDO
1R		 EDG
1R		 GDT
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 DDM
1R		 GDG
DNQ		 IDO
2R		 EDT
DNQ
2018 EDO
DNQ		 GDG
2R		 GDO
2R		 ADO
2R		 EDG
1R		 DDM
F		 GDT
1R		 DDO
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 IDO
2R		 EDT
DNQ
2019 EDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 GDO
2R		 ADO
2R		 EDG
DNQ		 DDM
DNQ		 DDO
1R		 CDO
DNQ		 ADC
DNQ		 EDM
1R		 IDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2020 BDC
2R		 GDC
2R		 EDG
2R		 IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2022 IDO
DNQ		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 EDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 DDC
1R		 EDM
1R		 HDT
DNQ		 GDO
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 GDT
DNQ
2023 BSD
DNQ		 EDO
1R		 IDO
2R		 GDG
DNQ		 ADO
DNQ		 DDC
DNQ		 BDO
DNQ		 CDO
DNQ		 EDG
DNQ		 EDM
DNQ		 GDO
1R		 HDT
DNQ		 GDC
2R

References

  1. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ↑ dartsdatabase.co.uk Steve Lennon player profile
  3. ↑ "2017 PDC Qualifying School Day Three". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Scotland beat Republic of Ireland to win the 2019 World Cup of Darts". Sky Sports. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "PDC Players Championship 05 - Steve Lennon". Dart Connect. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "PDC Players Championship 05 - Steve Lennon vs Kai Fan Leung". Dart Connect. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "I am lost for words Steve Lennon superb comeback seals Round Two spot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ↑ O'Keeffe, Shane. ""I was even thinking of pulling out" Steve Lennon produces remarkable comeback at PDC World Darts Championship". Scoreline. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Delaney, Luke. "Steve Lennon crashes out of PDC Championship". Q102. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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