William O'Connor

Titles and achievements

• UK Open semi-finalist 2022
• World Cup of Darts runner-up 2019 (with Steve Lennon)
• Players Championship 13 2019
• European Darts Matchplay runner-up 2018

Who is William O'Connor?

William O'Connor, also known as Willie, is a professional darts player from Cappamore in County Limerick, born in 1986. He throws right-handed and walks on to Zombie by The Cranberries. He has played on the PDC circuit since 2009 and is sponsored by Shot.

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at every edition of the PDC World Cup of Darts, one of very few players to do so.

How did William O'Connor break through?

O'Connor reached his first PDC final at the 2018 European Darts Matchplay, losing to Michael van Gerwen. His first ranking title followed in April 2019 at Players Championship 13 in Barnsley, where he beat Nathan Aspinall 8-4 in the final.

Weeks later he partnered Steve Lennon to the 2019 World Cup of Darts final in Hamburg. The pair beat the defending champions, the Netherlands, in the semi-finals before losing 3-1 to Scotland's Peter Wright and Gary Anderson. His best run at a PDC major came at the 2022 UK Open, where he reached the semi-finals.

How has William O'Connor played in 2026?

At the 2026 World Championship he beat Krzysztof Kciuk in the first round, then lost 3-1 to Michael van Gerwen. In May 2026 he joined Shot after a long spell with his previous sponsor.

In June he reached the final of Players Championship 20 in Milton Keynes, beating Richard Veenstra in the semi-finals before losing 8-5 to Ross Smith. Later that month he partnered Mickey Mansell at the World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt, where the pair beat Poland to reach the quarter-finals. He was ranked 33rd on the PDC Order of Merit as at 18 October 2026.

What darts does William O'Connor use?

O'Connor has been sponsored by Shot since May 2026 and plays Shot signature darts. Before that he was a long-serving Winmau player. Published figures for his current match weight and barrel differ, so we haven't listed them here.

We don't currently stock his Shot signature darts. Our Shot darts range and wider steel tip darts range cover a wide spread of weights and barrel shapes, and our dart flights and dart shafts let you fine-tune any setup.

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