John O'Shea (born 24 July 1975) is an Irish amateur darts player who formerly played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Formerly known as "Seboy", O'Shea is now nicknamed "The Joker".[2] He won the 2019 World Masters.
Career
O'Shea started playing darts at the age of 16. He won two All-Ireland darts titles with Cork and a European bronze medal playing for Ireland.[3]
O'Shea had his biggest career win at the 2019 World Masters, where he defeated Scott Waites 6–4 in the final.[4] He became the first Irish player to be crowned champion in the tournament's history.[5] Originally ranked number 219 in the British Darts Organisation rankings, he rose to number 59 and also earned qualificaton for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship.[5][6] At the BDO World Championship, he lost 3–2 to Andreas Harrysson in the preliminary round.
O'Shea earned a two-year PDC Tour Card at 2022 Q-School after finishing ninth in the UK Q-School Order of Merit.[7][8] He reached his first PDC ranking final in Players Championship 14, losing 7–4 to Michael Smith.[9]
He made his PDC World Darts Championship debut at the 2023 World Championship, but lost 3–2 to Darius Labanauskas in the first round.[10]
Personal life
O'Shea lives in Farranree with his wife and four children.[3]
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
BDO
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship | DNQ | Prel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | QF | 3R | DNP | W | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PDC
| Tournament | 2011 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | DNQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 2R | 3R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNP | 1R | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | DDC 1R |
Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Won the tournament | F | Finalist | SF | Semifinalist | QF | Quarterfinalist | #R RR Prel. |
Lost in # round Round-robin Preliminary round |
DQ | Disqualified |
| DNQ | Did not qualify | DNP | Did not participate | WD | Withdrew | NH | Tournament not held | NYF | Not yet founded | ||
References
- ^ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
- ^ Horgan, Andrew (31 January 2022). "John 'The Joker' O'Shea is an inspiration for Cork darts players". echo live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b Doherty, Kieran (29 June 2022). "Cork's John O'Shea is rising up the pro darts rankings". echo live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Gray, James (27 October 2019). "Darts news - John O'Shea downs double world champion Scott Waites to win World Masters". TNT Sports. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b Glennon, Michael (28 October 2019). "Cork's John O'Shea wins World Masters to cap fine weekend for Irish darts". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Murphy, Eamonn (9 January 2025). "Cork darts ace John O'Shea pulls off a major shock in BDO World Masters". Echo Live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Glennon, Michael (17 January 2022). "'Joker' John O'Shea aiming to make his mark in 2022". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "UK Q-School Final Stage Live Order of Merit". DartsRankings. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Irish darts player John O'Shea beaten by Michael Smith in first PDC ranking final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Cork's John O'Shea bows out of World Darts Championship after defeat to Darius Labanauskas". Irish Independent. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
External links
- Player profile for John O'Shea from Dartsdatabase
- John O'Shea on Twitter
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