John O'Shea | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Nickname | "The Joker" | ||||
Born | 24 July 1975 Cork, Ireland | ||||
Home town | Farranree, 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. Formerly known as "Seboy", O'Shea is now nicknamed "The Joker". [2] He won the 2019 World Masters.
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]
O'Shea lives in Farranree with his wife and four children. [3]
Tournament | 2011 | 2012-2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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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