John O'Shea (darts player)

John O'Shea
Personal information
Nickname"The Joker"
Born (1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 49)
Cork, Ireland
Home townFarranree, Cork, Ireland[1]
Darts information
Playing darts since1995
Darts24g Target
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Tell Me Ma" by Sham Rock
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2009–2010, 2015–2020
PDC2010–2014, 2022–
WDF2009–2010, 2015–2022
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 40: 2020
World MastersWinner (1): 2019
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 96: 2023
UK OpenLast 96: 2011, 2022
PC FinalsLast 64: 2022
Other tournament wins
Irish Players Ch'ship 2010, 2011, 2014
Tramore Autumn Festival 2010

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

PDC

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 NYF Not yet founded


References

  1. ^ "John O'Shea - Mastercaller.com". Mastercaller. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ Horgan, Andrew (31 January 2022). "John 'The Joker' O'Shea is an inspiration for Cork darts players". echo live. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Glennon, Michael (17 January 2022). "'Joker' John O'Shea aiming to make his mark in 2022". RTÉ. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ "UK Q-School Final Stage Live Order of Merit". DartsRankings. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Irish darts player John O'Shea beaten by Michael Smith in first PDC ranking final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "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.


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