John O'Shea (darts player)
Irish darts player (born 1975)
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John O'Shea (born 24 July 1975) is an Irish darts player who formerly competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Formerly known as "Seboy", O'Shea is now nicknamed "the Joker".[2] He won the 2019 World Masters.
| John O'Shea | |||||
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O'Shea in 2025 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Nickname | "The Joker" | ||||
| Born | 24 July 1975 Cork, Ireland | ||||
| Home town | Farranree, Cork, Ireland[1] | ||||
| Darts information | |||||
| Playing darts since | 1995 | ||||
| Darts | 23g 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 | ||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||
| World Championship | Last 40: 2020 | ||||
| World Masters | Winner (1): 2019 | ||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||
| World Championship | Last 96: 2023 | ||||
| UK Open | Last 96: 2011, 2022 | ||||
| PC Finals | Last 64: 2022 | ||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||
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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 qualification 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
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 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO Ranked televised events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BDO World Championship | DNQ | Prel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Masters | QF | 3R | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Tour
PDC Players Championships
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| 2011[nb 1] | HAL DNP |
DER 1R |
DER 1R |
Did not participate | DER 2R |
DER 2R |
NUL 1R |
NUL 1R |
Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | BAR 2R |
BAR 3R |
WIG 1R |
WIG 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 2R |
NIE 1R |
NIE 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
WIG F |
WIG 2R |
NIE 2R |
NIE 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 4R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R | |
| 2023 | BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
WIG 2R |
WIG 3R |
LEI DNP |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
LEI 1R |
LEI 2R |
HIL 1R |
HIL 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 3R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 2R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R |
BAR 1R | ||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
