16. He then reached the third round of the 2011 World Championship, and was 3–2 up against van Barneveld before losing 4–3. Nickname Between 2005 and 2010, Osborne was nicknamed The Wizard, a reference to The Wizard of Oz. He has long been known on the circuit, most notably by commentator Sid Waddell as Ozzy, a reference to both The Wizard of Oz and to rock singer Ozzy Osbourne. Due to the latter, he used the song "Paranoid" by Ozzy's band Black Sabbath as his walk-on. In 2011, he officially changed his nickname to 'Ozzy', following the increasing prominence of Simon Whitlock, who is also nicknamed 'The Wizard'. Outside darts Osborne is a former representative of the English table tennis team. He is also a former yo-yo champion and enjoys golf and snooker. Osborne was born in Middlesbrough, but now lives in Derby with his wife Sarah. The couple have two sons, Colin Jr. (born 2003) and Alfie (born 2006). For about 18 months, Colin and Sarah were the landlords of the Greyhound pub, Village Street. 2020-now From March 2020 until 2023 he didn't compete in any darts event. In 2023, he took part in the MODUS Super Series. World Championship performances PDC 2007: Quarter-Finals (lost to Andy Jenkins 4–5) 2008: 1st Round (lost to Erwin Extercatte 1–3) 2009: 2nd Round (lost to Vincent van der Voort 1–4) 2010: 1st Round (lost to Simon Whitlock 1–3) 2011: 3rd Round (lost to Raymond van Barneveld 3–4) 2012: 1st Round (lost to Michael van Gerwen 1–3) 2013: 2nd Round (lost to Simon Whitlock 0–4) 2014: 1st Round (lost to Brendan Dolan 0–3) PDC major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Performance timeline References External links Colin Osborne profile on winmau.com (archived) Colins Management Team Official website Living people 1975 births English darts players Professional Darts Corporation former tour card holders Sportspeople from Middlesbrough Sportspeople from Derby PDC premier title winners PDC ranking title winners