John O'Shea (darts player)
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | John O'Shea | ||||
| Nickname | "The Joker" | ||||
| Born | 24 July 1975 Cork, Republic of Ireland | ||||
| Home town | Cork, Ireland | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||
| Darts | 24g Mission | ||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||
| Walk-on music | "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams | ||||
| 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)[1] | ||||
| 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 | |||||
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John O'Shea (born 24 July 1975) is a professional Irish darts player, who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation 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.[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: Ongoing
References
- ^ "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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