John O'Shea | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Nickname | "The Joker" | ||||
Born | 24 July 1975 Cork, Ireland | ||||
Home town | Cork, Ireland [1] | ||||
Darts information | |||||
Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||
Darts | 24g Target | ||||
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. He won the 2019 World Masters.
O'Shea had his biggest career win at the 2019 World Masters, one of three Irish players winning titles at the tournament.[ citation needed ] 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[ when? ] 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.
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 | 77 |
PDC European Tour
Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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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 DNQ | EDG DNQ | EDM DNQ | GDO DNQ | HDT DNQ | GDC DNQ |
Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR L# | Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage | DQ | Disqualified |
DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded |
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