Stephen Deakin

Stephen Deakin

Stephen Deakin was a quarter-finalist from Series 14. He was from Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire.

Aged 15, he beat Frank Houston in his first appearance, and racked up a further seven wins to become an octochamp, and #2 seed for the series. However, he was unexpectedly knocked out in the quarter-finals by #7 seed Joel Salkin, losing 57 – 71. Stephen returned for Championship of Champions IV, but lost in the first round to eventual winner Nic Brown.

Preceded by Allan Simmons

Series runner-up Masters Series 2 (joint, with Michael Wylie)

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
686	1/12/1987	P	Frank Houston	44 – 56	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Neil Innes	Julia Swannell	73
687	2/12/1987	P	Danny McMullan	21 – 59	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Neil Innes	Julia Swannell	72
688	3/12/1987	P	Anne Bradford	38 – 47	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	84
689	4/12/1987	P	Tom Weatherill	31 – 38	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	72
690	5/12/1987	P	David Stevens	39 – 42	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	74
691	7/12/1987	P	Bud Kenway	54 – 63	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	??
692	8/12/1987	P	Jonathan Glasser	48 – 61	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	74
693	9/12/1987	P	Simon Nelson	40 – 67	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Della Thompson	72
702	19/12/1987	QF	Stephen Deakin	57 – 71	Joel Salkin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	82
814	3/01/1989	CQF	Stephen Deakin	32 – 46	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Catherine Clarke	72
M2	10/04/1989-14/04/1989	M	Stephen Deakin	94 – 98	Helen Grayson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Catherine Clarke	139
M76	10/09/1990-14/09/1990	M	Tony Vick	75 – 118	Stephen Deakin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	132