O'Shea entered the 2009 Winmau World Masters as the number one seed but despite 3–0 wins over Dave Prins and eighth seed Joey ten Berge, he lost in the semi-finals to defending champion Martin Adams who successfully retained his title. In the 2009 BDO World Championship, O'Shea defeated Anderson in the quarter-finals, his best friend Darryl Fitton in the semi-final, but was once again second-best in a major final as he lost to Hankey 7–6 in what Tony Green described as the best final since 1992. O'Shea won the 2008 Welsh Masters, only his second tournament victory. 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. The occasion was made even sweeter as he was celebrating his 46th birthday. O'Shea managed to achieve a televised nine dart finish against Adrian Lewis during the International Darts League on which made the tournament the first in darts history to witness two perfect legs. Later that year he had his best chance to date of winning a major title, as he led King 5–3 in the final of the Winmau World Masters before King recovered to win 6–5. 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. O'Shea returned the following year and beat former champion Ted Hankey 3–2 in the first round, before once again being beaten by Monk 3–2 – this time in the deciding leg of the deciding set. In 2002, O'Shea made his debut at the BDO World Championship, narrowly losing to former Masters champion Colin Monk 3–2. He also acted as a regular commentator for televised BDO coverage. O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date has never won one. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname 'Silverback'. Tony O'Shea (born ) is an English professional darts player. ' Hey Baby' by DJ Ötzi preceded opening to ' Baba O'Riley' by The Who

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