Steve Gittins
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Steve Gittins is a former darts
player from England
.
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 Australia
n 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 and hasn't played in any tournaments since.
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Gittins played twice at the BDO World Darts Championship
BDO World Darts Championship
The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
. In 1989, he beat Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's Kexi Heinäharju
Kexi Heinäharju
Kexi Heinäharju is a Finnish former darts player.Heinäharju won the 1981 Finland Open, beating fellow Finn Risto Nurmela in the final. He first qualified for the BDO World Darts Championship in 1984, defeating Danny Inglis in the first round before losing to Ceri Morgan in round two...
in the first round but lost in the second round to five-time World Champion Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...
. He returned to the Lakeside a year later and again reached the second round, beating Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Wayne Weening
Wayne Weening
Wayne Dirk Weening is an Australian darts player.Weening made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances with his best performance coming in 1993, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Rod Harrington and Albert Anstey before losing to Alan Warriner...
in round one, but again lost in the second round to Bristow.
Gittins also played twice at the Winmau World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
, 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
1990 BDO World Darts Championship
The 1990 Embassy World Darts Championship was held at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey from 5–13 January 1990. It saw Phil Taylor win the first of fifteen world titles, beating his mentor Eric Bristow 6-1 in sets. Taylor beat Russell Stewart, Dennis Hickling, Ronnie Sharp...
but briefly made a comeback at the 2005 PDC UK Open. Winning through the preliminaries he lost in the first round and hasn't played in any tournaments since.