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John O'Shea
John O'Shea
Personal information
Nickname	"The Joker"
Born	24 July 1975 (age 49); Cork, Ireland
Home town	Cork, Ireland
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
Irish Players Ch'ship	2010, 2011, 2014
Tramore Autumn Festival	2010

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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

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

BDO

2020: Preliminary round (lost to Andreas Harrysson 2–3)

PDC

2023: First round (lost to Darius Labanauskas 2–3)

Performance timeline

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	#R RR L#	Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage	NYF	Not yet founded

References

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

External links

Player profile for John O'Shea from Dartsdatabase
John O'Shea on Twitter

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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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 | laterality = Right-handed
 | music = "[[I'll Tell Me Ma|Tell Me Ma]]" by [[Sham Rock]]
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 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.<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.
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 | 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;|[[2023 Czech Darts Open|CDO]]<br>
+| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Czech Darts Open|CDO]]<br>DNQ
-| style="text-align:center;|[[2023 European Darts Grand Prix|EDG]]<br>
+| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 European Darts Grand Prix|EDG]]<br>DNQ
-| style="text-align:center;|[[2023 European Darts Matchplay|EDM]]<br>
+| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 European Darts Matchplay|EDM]]<br>DNQ
-| style="text-align:center;|[[2023 German Darts Open|GDO]]<br>
+| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 German Darts Open|GDO]]<br>DNQ
-| style="text-align:center;|[[2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy|HDT]]<br>
+| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 Hungarian Darts Trophy|HDT]]<br>DNQ
-| style="text-align:center;|[[2023 German Darts Championship|GDC]]<br>
+| style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|[[2023 German Darts Championship|GDC]]<br>DNQ
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-| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|DNP
-| Did not play in the event
-| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|DNQ
-| Did not qualify for the event
-| align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30"|WD
-| Withdrew from the event
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-| lost in the quarter-finals
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-| lost in the semi-finals
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-| lost in the final
-| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
-| won the tournament
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 ==References==
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 * {{Dartsdatabase|id=8847|name=John O'Shea}}
 * {{Twitter}}
-* {{IMDb name}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:OShea, John}}