John O'Shea (darts player)

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John O'Shea
Personal information
Nickname"The Joker"
Born (1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 48)
Cork, Ireland
Home townCork, Ireland [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts24g 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
Irish Players Ch'ship 2010, 2011, 2014
Tramore Autumn Festival 2010

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.

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Career

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.

World Championship results

BDO

PDC

Performance timeline


Tournament20112012-201520162017201820192020202120222023
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNQBDODNQ 1R
UK Open 2R DNQ 3R 2R
Players Championship Finals DNP 1R DNQ
BDO Ranked televised events
BDO World Championship DNPDNQ PR NHPDC
Winmau World Masters DNP QF 3R DNP W NHPDC
Career statistics
Year-end ranking134-------8577


PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
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
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
L#		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Last # stage		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded


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References

  1. ↑ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 10 November 2019.


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