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 49)
Cork, Ireland
Home town Farranree, Cork, Ireland [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts24g 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
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. Formerly known as "Seboy", O'Shea is now nicknamed "The Joker". [2] He won the 2019 World Masters.

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Career

O'Shea started playing darts at the age of 16. He won two All-Ireland darts titles with Cork and a European bronze medal playing for Ireland. [3]

O'Shea had his biggest career win at the 2019 World Masters, where he defeated Scott Waites 6–4 in the final. [4] He became the first Irish player to be crowned champion in the tournament's history. [5] Originally ranked number 219 in the British Darts Organisation rankings, he rose to number 59 and also earned qualificaton for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship. [5] [6] At the BDO World Championship, he lost 3–2 to Andreas Harrysson in the preliminary round.

O'Shea earned a two-year PDC Tour Card at 2022 Q-School after finishing ninth in the UK Q-School Order of Merit. [7] [8] He reached his first PDC ranking final in Players Championship 14, losing 7–4 to Michael Smith. [9]

He made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2023 World Championship, but lost 3–2 to Darius Labanauskas in the first round. [10]

Personal life

O'Shea lives in Farranree with his wife and four children. [3]

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

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