Shane O'Connor (darts player)

Shane O'Connor
Personal information
Nickname	"Maverick"
Born	(1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 (age 40) Dublin, Ireland
Home town	Tallaght, Ireland [1]
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	24 gram Unicorn George noble
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2004-2006
PDC	2006–2018 (Tour Card: 2011)
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 192: 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 70: 2009
UK Open	Last 96: 2011
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Ireland Players Championship PDC Qualifying School Irish Qualifier Sky Bets Tournament Kells Co Kilkenny Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy West Coast Classic	2010 2010 2010 2008 2013

Shane O'Connor (born 4 December 1985)^{[ citation needed ]} is an Irish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Darts career

O'Connor won the 2008 Irish Matchplay which earned him a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship. He later reached the semi-finals of the Gleneagle Irish Masters, beating Jacko Barry 4-0 and Tony Eccles 5–0, eventually losing 5-4 to the eventual winner Michael van Gerwen.

O'Connor was drawn against David Fatum in the preliminary round, being beaten 6–4.^{[ citation needed ]}

He won a 2-year PDC Tour Card at Q-School in 2011 but declined the card for the 2012 season, with his place reallocated via the Q-School Order of Merit.

World Championship results

PDC

• 2008: Last 70 (lost to David Fatum 4-6) (legs)

Personal life

O'Connor was not a full-time professional and makes his living as a scaffolder.

Performance timeline

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
PDC Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship	DNQ		PR	DNQ
UK Open	DNQ					2R
BDO Ranked televised events
Winmau World Masters	1R	DNP
Career statistics
Year-end ranking (PDC)	-	-	-	103	-	106

PDC Players Championships

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
2007	Did not participate																	KIL 1R	DNP
2008	Did not participate																							DUB 2R	DUB 2R	IRV 2R	IRV 3R	KIR DNP	KIL 3R	LEI DNP
2009	Did not participate																		LVE 2R	Did not participate						DUB 3R	DUB 1R	KIL 1R	NUL DNP		IRV 1R	IRV 1R
2011	HAL 3R	HAL 2R	DER 2R	DER 2R	CRA 2R	CRA 2R	VIE 1R	VIE 1R	CRA DNP		BAR 2R	BAR 2R	NUL 2R	NUL 2R	DNP						DUB 3R	DUB 2R	KIL 1R	DNP				CRA 1R	CRA 2R	WIG DNP
2013 [nb 1]	Did not participate										KIL PR	KIL PR	DNP

1. Not a Tour card holder

Performance Table Legend
W	Won the tournament	F	Finalist	SF	Semifinalist	QF	Quarterfinalist	#R RR Prel.	Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round	DQ	Disqualified
DNQ	Did not qualify	DNP	Did not participate	WD	Withdrew	NH	Tournament not held			NYF	Not yet founded

References

1. Profile and statistics on Darts Database (archived 2012)