John O'Shea (darts player)

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
Personal information
Nickname"The Joker"
Born (1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 49)
Cork, Ireland
Home townCork, Ireland[1]
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts24g Target
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Tell Me Ma" by Sham Rock
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2009–2010, 2015–2020
PDC2010–2014, 2022–
WDF2009–2010, 2015–2022
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 40: 2020
World MastersWinner (1): 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2023
UK OpenLast 96: 2011, 2022
PC FinalsLast 64: 2022
Other tournament wins
Irish Players Ch'ship 2010, 2011, 2014
Tramore Autumn Festival 2010

Career

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O'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

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Performance timeline

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Tournament 2011 2012-2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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
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

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  1. ^ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 10 November 2019.
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