| John O'Shea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "The Joker" | ||||
| Born | 24 July 1975 Cork, Ireland | ||||
| Home town | Cork, Ireland[1] | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||
| Darts | 24g Mission | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Tell Me Ma" by Sham Rock | ||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||
| BDO | 2009–2010, 2015–2020 | ||||
| PDC | 2010–2014, 2022– | ||||
| WDF | 2009–2010, 2015–2022 | ||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 40: 2020 | ||||
| World Masters | Winner (1): 2019 | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 96: 2023 | ||||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2011, 2022 | ||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2022 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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John O'Shea (born 24 July 1975) is an Irish amateur darts player who formerly played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. His most notable achievement is winning the 2019 World Masters, the first Irish player to win a major global tournament in many years.
Career
O'Shea had his biggest career win to date at the controversial 2019 World Masters, one of three Irish players winning titles at the tournament. Unseeded in the draw, he defeated Neil Duff, Mario Vandenbogaerde and Scott Waites in the final stages. In doing so, he became the first Irish player in the modern era to win a major tournament.
In October 2019, he qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship after his win at the 2019 World Masters.[2] He lost 3–2 to Andreas Harrysson in the preliminary round.
World Championship results
BDO
- 2020: Preliminary round (lost to Andreas Harrysson 2–3)
PDC
- 2023: First round (lost to Darius Labanauskas 2–3)
Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012-2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC World Championship | DNQ | BDO | DNQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 2R | DNQ | 3R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNP | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNP | DNQ | PR | NH | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | DNP | QF | 3R | DNP | W | NH | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 134 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IDO DNP |
GDC DNQ |
GDG 1R |
ADO DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
CDO DNQ |
EDG DNQ |
DDC DNQ |
EDM DNQ |
HDT DNQ |
GDO DNQ |
BDO DNQ |
GDT DNQ |
| 2023 | BSD DNQ |
EDO DNQ |
IDO DNQ |
GDG DNQ |
ADO DNQ |
DDC 1R |
BDO DNQ |
CDO |
EDG |
EDM |
GDO |
HDT |
GDC |
| Performance timeline legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNP | Did not play in the event | DNQ | Did not qualify for the event | WD | Withdrew from the event | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin) |
| QF | lost in the quarter-finals | SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
References
- ↑ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
- ↑ "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 10 November 2019.
External links
- Player profile on John O'Shea from Dartsdatabase
- John O'Shea on Twitter
- John O'Shea at IMDb