John Joe O'Shea

For the similarly named player active in the 21st century, see John O'Shea (darts player).

John Joe O'Shea
Personal information
Born (1951-11-28) 28 November 1951 (age 73)
Bantry, Ireland
Home townBantry, County Cork, Ireland
Darts information
Playing darts since1971
Darts24g Datadart
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Make Me an Island" by Joe Dolan
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1982–1996
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 16: 1984
World MastersLast 16: 1982
Other tournament wins
TournamentYears
Irish National Singles1985
Updated on 1 September 2021.

John Joe O'Shea (born 28 November 1951) is an Irish former professional darts player. From Bantry in West Cork, he is one of the most successful Irish players in history, having won the Irish National Darts Organisation National Singles title on six occasions as well as having made numerous appearances for his country.

Career

O'Shea is a two-time winner of the Éire division of the News of the World Darts Championship, winning in 1983 and 1987.[1] He represented Ireland in numerous WDF Europe Cup and WDF World Cup tournaments, most recently in 1996. He reached the last 16 of the singles at the 1982 WDF Europe Cup, losing to Cliff Lazarenko and the Quarter-Finals of the 1992 WDF Europe Cup singles, losing to eventual winner Phil Taylor.

O'Shea first qualified for the World Professional Darts Championship in 1984, beating Alex MacKinnon in the first round before losing to John Lowe in the last 16.

O'Shea competed in the Winmau World Masters on ten occasions, making his debut in 1982, beating English, Swedish and American opposition before losing to Eric Bristow in the last 16. Following a last 16 placing in the WDF World Cup singles in Edinburgh, he returned to the World Masters in 1983 as the number 16 seed, winning his first round game before losing to Wales's Kenneth Crook.[2] He reached the last 32 in 1984 and 1991. He also qualified in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1995.

He won the Irish National Darts Organisation National Singles title in 1985 and each year from 1991 to 1995.[3]

World Championship results

BDO

  • 1984: Second round: (lost to John Lowe 0–4) (sets)

References

  1. ^ "Where are they now?". Independent.ie. 5 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Bracket of World Masters Men 1983". Mastercaller.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Irish National Singles". Indodarts.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.


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