Tony O'Shea
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| Tony O'Shea | ||
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| Personal information | ||
| Nickname | Silverback | |
| Date of birth | May 9, 1961 | |
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | |
| Home town | Stockport, England | |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | ||
| BDO | 2000 to present | |
| Current World Ranking | 9 (BDO) | |
| BDO Grand Slam Events - Best Performances | ||
| World Ch'ship | Semi-finalist 2004 | |
| World Masters | Finalist 2004 | |
| World Darts Trophy | Finalist 2002 | |
| Int. Darts League | Finalist 2005 | |
| Other Tournament Wins | ||
| Tournament | Years | |
| Swiss Open | 2003 | |
| Other Achievements | ||
| Televised nine dart finish at 2007 International Darts League | ||
Tony O'Shea (Stockport, May 9, 1961) is an English darts player who competes for the Professional Darts Corporation. Due to his squat figure, he's nicknamed Silverback. His walk-on music in Hey Baby by DJ Ötzi.
O'Shea has reached three Grand Slam finals in the past few years (2002 at the World Darts Trophy vs Tony David 0-6, 2004 at the Winmau World Masters vs Mervyn King 6-7 and in 2005 at the International Darts League vs Mervyn King 11-13) but hasn't won one yet.
In 2002 his made his debut at the BDO World Professional Darts Championship, narrowly losing to former Masters champion Colin Monk in the deciding leg of the deciding set. Two years thereafter he reached the semi-finals after a winning streak defeating Gary Anderson, Gary Robson and Ted Hankey before he eventually went out against Mervyn King (5-1).
At the 2004 World Darts Championship he reached the quarter finals. This year's opponent's performance at Lakeside Country Club, Martin Adams with an 100.68 average, was too high for O'Shea, who himself averaged 94.32, to gain a place in the second round.
O'Shea managed to achieve a televised nine dart finish against Adrian Lewis during the 2007 International Darts League on May 9, 2007 which made the tournament the first in darts history to witness two perfect games. The occasion was made even sweeter as he was celebrating his 46th birthday.
In the 2008 World Championship, O'Shea defeated Steve Farmer in the first round, but was defeated by Winmau World Masters champion Robert Thornton in the second round.
Tony is married to Jill and has two children. He also has four grandchildren.
