Sebastian Steyer

Sebastian Steyer
Personal information
Full name	Sebastian Steyer
Nickname	"The Dream"
Born	(1980-02-18) 18 February 1980 Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Home town	Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland
Darts information
Playing darts since	2000
Darts	24g Signature
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2018–2020
PDC	2019
WDF	2018–
Current world ranking	(WDF) 111 (14 November 2023)
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 2020
World Masters	Last 32: 2018
World Trophy	Semi Final: 2019

Sebastian Steyer (born 18 February 1980) is a Polish professional darts player, entrepreneur and former footballer who played as a defender. He currently plays in the World Darts Federation (WDF) and occasionally in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the semi-finals of the 2019 BDO World Trophy.

Career

Steyer started playing darts in 2000. At first he treated it as entertainment, however over time he began to succeed in more serious tournaments. After five years due to business matters, he took a over 10 year hiatus from playing and returned in 2017 with some national success. He tried to play football as a defender in local football club Chemik Kędzierzyn-Koźle, but knee injuries thwarted his plans. He won the Opole Regional Championship with his team.

At the beginning of his international career in 2018, he reached the semi-finals of the Polish Open. Later in the season, he failed to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship, losing in semi-finals of the Eastern Europe Qualifier. Steyer's successful season allowed him to qualify for the 2018 Winmau World Masters, where he advanced to the fifth round defeating players such as Arwyn Morris, Tokuyo Takayama, Jitse van der Wal and Jason Lovett along the way. In the fifth round match he lost to Richard Veenstra 0–3.

After reaching the quarter-finals at the Hungarian Masters in 2018, Steyer was also able to win prize money at other tournaments and tried his hand at the PDC Q-School for the first time in 2019. Despite two rounds of 16, he was unable to qualify for the PDC Tour Card. In the same year, at the Greek Open, Steyer played his first WDF tournament final, but lost to Thibault Tricole 3–6 in legs. In 2019 he reached the final of the Polish Open, but ultimately lost to Toon Greebe 3–6 in legs. In June, he played in the 2019 Czech Darts Open, but lost in the first round to Chris Dobey 2–6.

Due to his good results, the Pole qualified for the 2019 BDO World Trophy, where he was able to knock-out Ross Montgomery 5–3 in legs in the first round. He was able to scrape a shock 5–4 victory over Scott Mitchell in the second round. In the quarter-finals he beat Roger Janssen 6–4, but ultimately lost in the semi-finals to Richard Veenstra 4–7. In January 2020, Steyer started at the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship. He suffered a 0–3 defeat in the first round match to Mario Vandenbogaerde.

In February 2020, he reached his third WDF tournament final at the Slovak Open, however he lost to Chris Landman 1–6. Local results throughout the 2020 and 2021 season allowed him to qualify for the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship. Steyer lost in the first round match to James Richardson 1–3.

Personal life

Steyer owns a car rental company. His son Marcel plays volleyball for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, but he also plays darts.

World Championship results

BDO/WDF

• 2020: First round (lost to Mario Vandenbogaerde 0–3) (sets)
• 2022: First round (lost to James Richardson 1–2)

Performance timeline

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
WDF Ranked televised events
World Championship	DNQ		1R	NH	1R
World Masters	5R	2R	NH		2R
World Trophy	DNQ	SF	NH

External links

• Player profile on Sebastian Steyer from Dartsdatabase