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.
| John O'Shea | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "The Joker" | ||||
| Born | 24 July 1975 Cork, Ireland | ||||
| Home town | 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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Career
editO'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
editBDO
edit- 2020: Preliminary round (lost to Andreas Harrysson 2–3)
PDC
edit- 2023: First round (lost to Darius Labanauskas 2–3)
Performance timeline
edit| Tournament | 2011 | 2012-2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
References
edit- ^ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 10 November 2019.
External links
edit- Player profile for John O'Shea from Dartsdatabase
- John O'Shea on Twitter
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