- Tony O'Shea
Darts player infobox
playername = Tony O'Shea
fullname =
nickname = "Silverback"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|05|09
cityofbirth =Stockport
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
hometown =Stockport
homecountry =England
since =
darts =
music = Hey Baby by DJ Otzi
BDO = 2000 to present
PDC =
currentrank = 9 (BDO)
BDO World = Semi-finalist 2004
World Masters = Finalist 2004
World Darts Trophy = Finalist 2002
Int. Darts League = Finalist 2005
PDC World =
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tournament = Swiss Open
resultyears = 2003
achievement = Televisednine dart finish at2007 International Darts League
updated =Tony O'Shea (
Stockport ,May 9 1961 ) is an English darts player who competes for theBritish Darts Organisation . Due to his squat figure, he's nicknamed "Silverback". His walk-on music in Hey Baby byDJ Ötzi .O'Shea has reached three Grand Slam finals in the past few years (2002 at the
World Darts Trophy vsTony David 0-6, 2004 at theWinmau World Masters vs Mervyn King 6-7 and in 2005 at theInternational Darts League vs Mervyn King 11-13) but hasn't won one yet.In
2002 his made his debut at the BDOWorld Professional Darts Championship , narrowly losing to former Masters championColin 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 andTed 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 atLakeside 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 againstAdrian Lewis during the2007 International Darts League onMay 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 byWinmau World Masters champion Robert Thornton in the second round.Tony is married to Jill and has two children. He also has four grandchildren.
External links
* [http://www.tonysilverbackoshea.com/ Website]
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