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{{short description|Irish darts player}}
{{short description|Irish darts player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{use Hiberno-English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox darts player
{{Infobox darts player
| image =
| image =
| name = John O'Shea
| name = John O'Shea
| fullname =
| fullname =
| nickname = The Joker
| nickname = "The Joker"
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|24|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cork,city]], [[Republic of Ireland]]
| birth_place = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_place =
| hometown = Cork, Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mastercaller.com/players/john-oshea|title=John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com|website=Mastercaller | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172615/https://mastercaller.com/players/john-oshea | archivedate = 3 August 2020 }}</ref>
| hometown = [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
| homecountry = [[Republic of Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mastercaller.com/players/john-oshea|title=John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com|website=Mastercaller}}</ref>
| since = 1995
| since = 1995
| darts = 24g mission darts
| darts = 24g Target
| laterality = Right-handed
| laterality = Right-handed
| music = "[[Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)|Let Me Entertain You]]" by [[Robbie Williams]]
| music = "[[I'll Tell Me Ma|Tell Me Ma]]" by [[Sham Rock]]
| BDO = 2009–2010, 2015–2017, 2018–2020
| BDO = 2009–2010, 2015–2020
| PDC = 2010–2014, 2018, 2022-
| PDC = 2010–2014, 2022–
| WDF = 2018–2022
| WDF = 2009–2010, 2015–2022
| currentrank = {{PDC Rankings|John O'Shea}}
| currentrank =
| BDO World = Last 40: [[2020 BDO World Darts Championship|2020]]
| BDO World = Last 40: [[2020 BDO World Darts Championship|2020]]
| World Masters = '''Winner (1)''': [[2019 World Masters (darts)|2019]]
| World Masters = '''Winner (1)''': [[2019 World Masters (darts)|2019]]
| World Darts Trophy =
| World Darts Trophy =
| PDC World =
| PDC World = Last 96: [[2023 PDC World Darts Championship|2023]]
| Matchplay =
| Matchplay =
| Grand Prix =
| Grand Prix =
| UK Open = Last 96: [[2011 UK Open|2011]]
| UK Open = Last 96: [[2011 UK Open|2011]], [[2022 UK Open|2022]]
| European =
| European =
| Premier League =
| Premier League =
| PC Finals =
| PC Finals = Last 64: [[2022 Players Championship Finals|2022]]
| tournament =
| tournament =
| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap
| results = {{aligned table|leftright=y|fullwidth=y|class=nowrap
| '''Ireland Players Championship'''| 2011, 2014
| '''Irish Players Ch'ship'''| 2010, 2011, 2014
| '''Ireland Players Championship Grand Final'''| 2010
| '''Tramore Autumn Festival'''| 2010
| '''Tramore Autumn Festival'''| 2010
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''John O'Shea''' (born 24 July 1975) is a professional [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[darts]] player, who plays in the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] events. His most notable achievement is winning the [[2019 World Masters (darts)|2019 World Masters]].
'''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 (darts)|2019 World Masters]].


==Career==
==Career==
O' Shea had his biggest career win to date at the controversial [[2019 World Masters (darts)|2019 World Masters]], one of three Irish players winning titles at the tournament. 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 to win a major tournament.
O'Shea had his biggest career win at the [[2019 World Masters (darts)|2019 World Masters]], one of three Irish players winning titles at the tournament.{{fact|date=January 2024}} 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?|date=January 2024}} 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 (darts)|2019 World Masters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/field-for-mens-and-ladies-bdo-world-darts-championship-2020-confirmed/|title=Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed|website=dartsnews.com|date=10 November 2019}}</ref> He lost 3–2 to [[Andreas Harrysson]] in the Preliminary Round.
In October 2019, he qualified for the [[2020 BDO World Darts Championship]] after his win at the 2019 World Masters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dartsnews.com/field-for-mens-and-ladies-bdo-world-darts-championship-2020-confirmed/|title=Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed|website=dartsnews.com|date=10 November 2019|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930191916/https://dartsnews.com/field-for-mens-and-ladies-bdo-world-darts-championship-2020-confirmed|url-status=dead}}</ref> He lost 3–2 to [[Andreas Harrysson]] in the preliminary round.


==World Championship results==
==World Championship results==
===BDO===
===BDO===
* 2020: Preliminary round (lost to [[Andreas Harrysson]] 2–3)
* 2020: Preliminary round (lost to [[Andreas Harrysson]] 2–3)

===PDC===
* 2023: First round (lost to [[Darius Labanauskas]] 2–3)

==Performance timeline ==


{| class="wikitable" style="width:20%; margin:0"
|-
! Tournament !! 2011 !! 2012-2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023
|-
| colspan="31" align="left" |'''[[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] Ranked televised events'''
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[PDC World Darts Championship|PDC World Championship]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|BDO
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 PDC World Darts Championship|1R]]
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| [[UK Open]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2011 UK Open|2R]]
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 UK Open|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 UK Open|2R]]
|-
| style="background:#efefef;"| {{Nowrap|[[Players Championship Finals]]}}
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 Players Championship Finals|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
|-
| colspan="31" align="left" |'''[[British Darts Organisation|BDO]] Ranked televised events'''
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" | [[BDO World Darts Championship|BDO World Championship]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 BDO World Darts Championship|PR]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|PDC
|-
| style="background:#efefef;" align=left| [[Winmau World Masters]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:#ffebcd;"|[[2016 World Masters (darts)|QF]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 World Masters (darts)|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|DNP
| style="text-align:center; background:lime;"|[[2019 World Masters (darts)|'''W''']]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|NH
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|PDC
|-
| colspan="14" align="left" |'''Career statistics'''
|-
|- bgcolor="efefef"
| align="left" |'''Year-end ranking'''
| style="text-align:center;|134
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|-
| style="text-align:center;|85
| style="text-align:center;|77
|}


'''PDC European Tour'''

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; margin:0"
|-
! Season !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13
|-
| style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | [[2022 PDC Pro Tour|2022]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 International Darts Open|IDO]]<br>DNP
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 German Darts Championship|GDC]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 German Darts Grand Prix|GDG]]<br>1R
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 Austrian Darts Open|ADO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 European Darts Open|EDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 Czech Darts Open|CDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 European Darts Grand Prix|EDG]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 Dutch Darts Championship|DDC]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 European Darts Matchplay|EDM]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 Hungarian Darts Trophy|HDT]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 German Darts Open|GDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 Belgian Darts Open|BDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy|GDT]]<br>DNQ
|-
| style="text-align:center;"background:#efefef;" | [[2023 PDC Pro Tour|2023]]
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Baltic Sea Darts Open|BSD]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 European Darts Open|EDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 International Darts Open|IDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 German Darts Grand Prix|GDG]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Austrian Darts Open|ADO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Dutch Darts Championship|DDC]]<br>1R
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Belgian Darts Open|BDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Czech Darts Open|CDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 European Darts Grand Prix|EDG]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 European Darts Matchplay|EDM]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 German Darts Open|GDO]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy|HDT]]<br>DNQ
| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 German Darts Championship|GDC]]<br>DNQ
|-
|}


{{TournLegend|RU=F}}



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Dartsdatabase|id=8847|name=John O'Shea}}
* {{Dartsdatabase|id=8847|name=John O'Shea}}
* {{Twitter}}


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[[Category:Professional Darts Corporation current tour card holders]]
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 25 November 2024

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

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.

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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BDO

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PDC

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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. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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