| John O'Shea | |
| Nickname: | "The Joker" |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Hometown: | Cork, Ireland[1] |
| Since: | 1995 |
| Darts: | 24g Target |
| Laterality: | Right-handed |
| Music: | "Tell Me Ma" by Sham Rock |
| Bdo: | 2009–2010, 2015–2020 |
| Pdc: | 2010–2014, 2022– |
| Wdf: | 2009–2010, 2015–2022 |
| Bdo World: | Last 40: 2020 |
| World Masters: | Winner (1): 2019 |
| Pdc World: | Last 96: 2023 |
| Uk Open: | Last 96: 2011, 2022 |
| Pc Finals: | Last 64: 2022 |
John O'Shea (born 24 July 1975) is an Irish amateur darts player who formerly played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2019 World Masters.
O'Shea had his biggest career win at the 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.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012-2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | DNQ | BDO | DNQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | 2R | DNQ | 3R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNP | 1R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| BDO World Championship | DNP | DNQ | PR | NH | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winmau World Masters | DNP | QF | 3R | DNP | W | NH | PDC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 134 | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | style="text-align:center; | - | 85 | 77 | |||||||||||||
PDC European Tour
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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| 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 |