John O'Shea (darts player)

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John O'Shea
John O'Shea 2025.jpg
O'Shea in 2025
Personal information
Nickname"The Joker"
Born (1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 50)
Cork, Ireland
Home town Farranree, Cork, Ireland [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts23g 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 Championship Last 40: 2020
World Masters Winner (1): 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship 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 darts player who formerly competed 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 qualification 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

BDO

Tournament20162017201820192020
BDO Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ Prel.
Winmau World Masters QF 3R DNP W NH

PDC

Tournament201120222023
PDC Ranked televised events
World Championship DNQ 1R
UK Open 2R 3R 2R
Players Championship Finals DNP 1R DNQ
Career statistics
Year-end ranking1348577

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2022 IDO
DNP		 GDC
DNQ		 GDG
1R		Did not qualify
2023 Did not qualify DDC
1R		Did not qualify
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

References

  1. ↑ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Horgan, Andrew (31 January 2022). "John 'The Joker' O'Shea is an inspiration for Cork darts players". echo live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Doherty, Kieran (29 June 2022). "Cork's John O'Shea is rising up the pro darts rankings". echo live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Gray, James (27 October 2019). "Darts news - John O'Shea downs double world champion Scott Waites to win World Masters". TNT Sports. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Cork's John O'Shea wins World Masters to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Murphy, Eamonn (9 January 2025). "Cork darts ace John O'Shea pulls off a major shock in BDO World Masters". Echo Live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Glennon, Michael (17 January 2022). "'Joker' John O'Shea aiming to make his mark in 2022". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "UK Q-School Final Stage Live Order of Merit". DartsRankings. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Irish darts player John O'Shea beaten by Michael Smith in first PDC ranking final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cork's John O'Shea bows out of World Darts Championship after defeat to Darius Labanauskas". Irish Independent. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.


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