William O'Connor is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 darts

Darts

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 player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation

Professional Darts Corporation

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 events.

He first came to prominence in the 2010 UK Open

2010 UK Open Darts

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 when he impressively defeated Stuart Monaghan in the First Round by 6 legs to 0. He then defeated Mark Frost

Mark Frost (darts player)

Mark Frost is an English darts player from Stoke-on-Trent. He plays in Professional Darts Corporation events and uses the nickname Frosty the Throw Man for his matches. He is not a professional and works as a scaffolder....

 and Peter Wright

Peter Wright (darts player)

Peter Wright is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He currently resides in Lowestoft and uses the nickname Snakebite for his matches. He represents Scotland due to Scottish grandparentage.He is known for having a mo-hawk hairstyle which changes colour...

 to reach the Fourth Round, where he played world number 3 James Wade

James Wade

James Wade is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation . He became the youngest player ever to win a major PDC title at the World Matchplay in July 2007...

 on the main board but lost 9 legs to 3.

O'Connor qualified for the 2010 World Grand Prix

2010 World Grand Prix Darts

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, where he lost to Barrie Bates

Barrie Bates

Barrie Bates is a darts player currently residing in Bedlinog, Mid-Glamorgan. He plays in the Professional Darts Corporation and is a regular on the circuit. His nickname is "Batesy"....

 in the first round by 2 sets to 0.

O'Connor along with Mick McGowan

Mick McGowan

Mick McGowan is an Irish darts player. He currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, where he is Ireland's top ranked player...

 represented Ireland at darts in the inaugural 2010 PDC World Cup of Darts

2010 PDC World Cup of Darts

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. The pair managed to defeat Slovakia in the first round 6 legs to 3. However the pair were narrowly beaten 6 legs to 5 in the second round to the respected pairing of Simon Whitlock

Simon Whitlock

Simon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, although he did have a spell playing in the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches...

 and Paul Nicholson

Paul Nicholson (darts player)

Paul Nicholson is a British born darts player, who holds Australian nationality. He aims to project the image of the 'bad boy of darts'- 2008-2009 :...

, the pair being number 4 and 16 in the world rankings respectively.

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