Shane O'Connor (darts player)

Shane O'Connor (born 4 December 1985)^{[citation needed]} is an Irish former professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation events.

Shane O'Connor
Personal information
Nickname	"Maverick"
Born	(1985-12-04) 4 December 1985 (age 39) Dublin, Ireland
Home town	Tallaght, Ireland[1]
Darts information
Playing darts since	2004
Darts	24 gram Unicorn George noble
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"The Boys Are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	2004-2006
PDC	2006–2018
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters	Last 192: 2006
PDC premier events – best performances
World Championship	Last 70: 2009
UK Open	Last 96: 2011
Other tournament wins
Tournament	Years
Ireland Players Championship PDC Qualifying School Irish Qualifier Sky Bets Tournament Kells Co Kilkenny Tom Kirby Memorial Trophy West Coast Classic	2010 2010 2010 2008 2013

Darts career

O'Connor won the 2008 Irish Matchplay which earned him a place in the 2009 PDC World Darts Championship. He later reached the semi-finals of the Gleneagle Irish Masters, beating Jacko Barry 4-0 and Tony Eccles 5–0, eventually losing 5-4 to the eventual winner Michael van Gerwen.

O'Connor was drawn against David Fatum in the preliminary round, being beaten 6–4.^{[citation needed]}

World Championship results

PDC

• 2008: Last 70 (lost to David Fatum 4-6) (legs)

Personal life

O'Connor was not a full-time professional and makes his living as a scaffolder.