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Shane O'Connor
Shane O'Connor
Personal information
Full name	Shane William James O'Connor
Nickname	"Maverick"
Born	4 December 1985 (age 38); Tallaght, Ireland
Home town	Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	24g Unicorn Darts Bob Anderson
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Dancing in the Moonlight" by Thin Lizzy
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC	2006–2022
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 192: 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 70: 2009
UK Open	Last 96: 2011
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Ireland Players Championship; PDC Qualifying School Irish Qualifier; Sky Bets Tournament Kells Co Kilkenny; Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy; West Coast Classic	2010; ; 2010; ; 2010; ; 2008; ; 2013

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Shane William James O'Connor (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish former professional darts player who has played in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events.

Darts career

O'Connor won the 2008 Irish Matchplay which earned him a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship. He later reached the semi-finals of the Gleneagle Irish Masters, beating Jacko Barry 4-0 and Tony Eccles 5–0, eventually losing 5-4 to the eventual winner Michael van Gerwen.

O'Connor was drawn against David Fatum of United States in the preliminary round and, despite a good showing, he was beaten 6–4.

World Championship results

PDC

2008: Last 70: (lost to David Fatum 4–6) (legs)

Personal life

O'Connor was not a full-time professional and makes his living as a scaffolder.

External links

Profile and statistics on Darts Database

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-| birth_place = [[Dublin]], Ireland
+| birth_place = [[Tallaght]], Ireland
 | death_date =
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-| hometown = [[Tallaght]], Ireland
+| hometown = [[Bandon, County Cork]], Ireland
 | since = 2004
-| darts = 24 gram Unicorn George noble
+| darts = 24g Unicorn Darts Bob Anderson
 | laterality = Right-handed
-| music = "[[The Boys Are Back in Town]]" by [[Thin Lizzy]]
+| music = "[[Dancing in the Moonlight]]" by [[Thin Lizzy]]
-| BDO = 2004-2006
+| PDC = 2006–2022
-| PDC = 2006–2018
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-'''Shane William James O'Connor''' (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish former professional [[darts]] player who played in [[Professional Darts Corporation]] events.
+'''Shane William James O'Connor''' (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish former professional [[darts]] player who has played in the [[Professional Darts Corporation]] (PDC) events.
 ==Darts career==
 O'Connor won the 2008 Irish Matchplay which earned him a place in the [[2009 PDC World Darts Championship]]. He later reached the semi-finals of the Gleneagle Irish Masters, beating [[Jacko Barry]] 4-0 and [[Tony Eccles]] 5–0, eventually losing 5-4 to the eventual winner [[Michael van Gerwen]].
-O'Connor was drawn against [[David Fatum]] in the preliminary round and, despite a good showing, he was beaten 6–4.
+O'Connor was drawn against [[David Fatum]] of United States in the preliminary round and, despite a good showing, he was beaten 6–4.
 ==World Championship results==
 ===PDC===
-* 2008: Last 70 (lost to [[David Fatum]] 4-6) (legs)
+* 2008: Last 70: (lost to [[David Fatum]] 4–6) (legs)
 ==Personal life==
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 [[Category:People from Tallaght]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from South Dublin (county)]]
+[[Category:People from Bandon, County Cork]]
 {{Ireland-darts-bio-stub}}