Steve Hine

Stephen "Steve" Hine (born 20 April 1969) is an English professional darts player who plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He works as a baker and consequently he is nicknamed The Muffin Man. He is well known for bringing muffins and throwing them to the crowd during his walk-on.

Steve Hine
Personal information
Nickname	"The Muffin Man"
Born	(1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Home town	Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Darts information
Playing darts since	1986
Darts	23g Loxley Darts Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2004–2020
WDF	2020–
Current world ranking	(WDF) 197 (14 November 2023)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 16: 2022
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2010
World Matchplay	Last 32: 2006
World Grand Prix	Last 32: 2005
UK Open	Quarter Final: 2007
Grand Slam	Group Stage: 2018
Desert Classic	Last 32: 2005
US Open/WSoD	Last 32: 2007
PC Finals	Last 32: 2010, 2017
Other tournament wins
LPKD The Hasbury Inn 2011 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers UK Open Regional (NEE) 2005

Darts career

PDC

He reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 UK Open, claiming victories over Alan Tabern, Adrian Gray and Colin Monk before losing 6–11 to Colin Lloyd.

Hine has played in the PDC World Darts Championship four times. He lost in the first round in 2006 and 2008, but made the second round on his third attempt in 2010 after defeating 32nd seed Roland Scholten. This set up a second round meeting with Phil Taylor, who soundly defeated Hine in straight sets.

At the 2011 World Championship, Hine played against Raymond van Barneveld in the first round. He took the first set before eventually losing 1–3.

Hine Quit the PDC in 2020 due to not regaining a Tour Card.

WDF

As of January 2020, Hine rejoined the World Darts Federation some decent performances in the Tournaments which saw him get to the Scottish Open final but losing 6–2 to Jim Williams. He qualified for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship and made it to the third round where he lost 3-1 to the eventual runner-up Thibault Tricole .

World Championship results

PDC

• 2006: First round (lost to Chris Mason 1–3)
• 2008: First round (lost to Mark Dudbridge 1–3)
• 2010: Second round (lost to Phil Taylor 0–4)
• 2011: First round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 1–3)

WDF

• 2022: Third round (lost to Thibault Tricole 1–3)

Outside darts

Hine supports Coventry City F.C. and the Coventry Bees speedway team.

External links

• Official website
• Player profile for Steve Hine from Dartsdatabase