Steve Maish

Darts player infobox


playername = Steve Maish
fullname =
nickname = Mr Magic
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1963|11|22
cityofbirth = Southend Essex
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
hometown = Southend Essex
homecountry = England
since = 1996
darts = 21g
music = A Kind Of Magic, by Queen
BDO =
PDC = 1996 - Present
currentrank = 36 (February 2008)
BDO World =
World Masters =
World Darts Trophy =
Int. Darts League =
PDC World = Last 32 2004, 2008
Matchplay = Last 16 2006
Grand Prix =
UK Open = Last 32 2006
Vegas = Last 32 2007, 2008
Premier League =
US Open = Last 256 2007
tournament = UK Open Scottish Regional
resultyears = 2004
achievement =
updated = February 17, 2008

Steve Maish (born November 11 1963) is a darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. He uses the nickname Mr Magic for this matches.

Maish made his televised debut at the 2003 UK Open beating Vic Hubbard but lost 5-0 to former World Champion Steve Beaton. He then played in his first PDC World Darts Championship in 2004, beating former World Masters semi-finalist Tony Payne of the United States in the first round and then beat four-time World semi-finalist Cliff Lazarenko in the second round. He lost the in third round to Wayne Mardle. He followed this with victory in the UK Open Scottish Regional and began his 2004 UK Open campaign in the third round, but was drawn against Phil Taylor who eventually beat him 8-3.

In 2005 he reached the final of the Irish Masters, losing to James Wade. He followed this good run though with a surprise early exit from the 2005 UK Open, losing to former Norway Open champion Andy Hayfield and failure to qualify for the Las Vegas Desert Classic and World Grand Prix. He did however play in the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost in the first round to Jason Clark. He made then made two finals, the first being the UK Open North West Regional losing to Alan Tabern. The second was the Antwerp Open which he lost to defending champion Terry Jenkins. He then made the fourth round of the 2006 UK Open, starting in the third round stage with a win over Colin Osborne and eventually losing to Colin Lloyd.

Maish then got his own back on 'Jaws' in the 2006 World Matchplay in which Lloyd entered as the defending champion. Maish beat him 10-6 in the first round, listed as one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament. He ended up losing in the next round to Chris Mason. Maish then had a poor run of form leading up the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, and the poor form continued, losing in the first round to unknown South African Wynand Havenga. This was followed with a first round exit from the inaugural PDC US Open, losing to Canadian Dan Olsen. He did however qualify for the Las Vegas Desert Classic for the first time, losing in the first round to defending champion John Part.

Maish qualified for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship, he defeated former World Champion Dennis Priestley (who was diagnosed with prostate cancer before the event), but lost in the second round to Tony Eccles.

External links

* [http://www.stevemaish.com Official Website]