Aodhagan O'Neill

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Aodhagan O'Neill
Personal information
Full nameAodhagan Bernard O'Neill
Nickname"The Silver Fox"
Born (1959-10-28) 28 October 1959 (age 63)
Cavan, Ireland
Home town Ballyconnell, Ireland
Darts information
Darts22 Gram
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Sandstorm" by Darude
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2003–2008
PDC 2008–2012
WDF Platinum – best performances
World Masters Last 40: 2007
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 64: 2010
UK Open Last 160: 2011
US Open/WSoD Last 128: 2010
Other tournament wins
Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy 2009

Aodhagan Bernard O'Neill (born 28 October 1959) is an Irish former professional darts player who played in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

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Career

O'Neill won the 2009 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay beating Jason Cullen, Benny Grace and William O'Connor, earning him a place in the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship. He later reached the quarter-finals of the Gleneagle Irish Masters, beating Terry Jenkins, Nick Fullwell, and Andy Jenkins before losing 5-2 to Brendan Dolan.

O'Neill defeated South Africa's Les Francis in the preliminary round, but lost 3-0 to Adrian Lewis in the first round.

He quit the PDC in 2012.

Personal life

O'Neill makes his living as a chef in the Irish Army.[ citation needed ]

World Championship results

PDC


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