Steve Maish was born on November 22nd, 1963 in Essex, England. He is nicknamed 'Mr Magic' and made his TV debut in 1996. He is a consistent performer on the circuit and his results have seen him rise into the top thirty-two of the world darts rankings.

He made his debut at the PDC World Championship in 2004 progressing to the 3rd round. He had a poor run of results in the major events in 2005. In 2006 he claimed his biggest win on TV beating number one seed Colin Lloyd in the 1st round of the World Matchplay.