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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 Mission
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
Current world ranking	NR (24 November 2024)
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 a Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. His most notable achievement is winning the 2019 World Masters, the first Irish player to win a major global tournament in many years.

Career

O'Shea had his biggest career win to date at the controversial 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.

In October 2019, he qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship after his win at the 2019 World Masters.^[3] 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

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	EDG	EDM	GDO	HDT	GDC

Performance timeline legend
DNP	Did not play in the event	DNQ	Did not qualify for the event	WD	Withdrew from the event	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (RR = Round robin)
QF	lost in the quarter-finals	SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament

References

^ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.
^ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 10 November 2019.

External links

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

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[1] "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller.

[PDC_Rankings-2] "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[3] "Field for men's and ladies BDO World Darts Championship 2020 confirmed". dartsnews.com. 10 November 2019.

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-'''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]], the first Irish player to win a major global tournament in many years.
+'''John O'Shea''' (born 24 July 1975) is a Irish professional [[darts]] player who plays in [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) events. His most notable achievement is winning the [[2019 World Masters (darts)|2019 World Masters]], the first Irish player to win a major global tournament in many years.
 ==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 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.
 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.