Tony O'Shea

Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but never won one. He also acted as a regular commentator for televised BDO coverage.

Darts career BDO In 2002, O'Shea made his debut at the BDO World Championship, narrowly losing to former Masters champion Colin Monk 3–2.

In October 2012, O'Shea reached his sixth major final at the 2012 Winmau World Masters, and was beaten by Stephen Bunting.

1. 2002 World Darts Trophy Tony David 0–6 (s)

2. 2004 Winmau World Masters Mervyn King 6–7 (s)

3. 2005 International Darts League Mervyn King 11–13 (s)

4. 2009 World Championship Ted Hankey 6–7 (s)

5. 2012 World Championship Christian Kist 5–7 (s)

6. 2012 Winmau World Masters Stephen Bunting 4–7 (s)

7. 2013 World Championship Scott Waites 1–7 (s)

WDF major finals: 1 (1 title)

1. 2009 World Cup Singles Joey ten Berge 7–3 (l)

Performance timeline

Nine-dart finishes

+ Tony O'Shea televised nine-dart finishes Date Opponent Tournament Method Prize 9 May 2007 Adrian Lewis International Darts League 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Opel Tigra Twin Top