 O'Dea made his debut of the 1979 WDF World Cup here we is Team Australia who are Alan Grant, Frank Palko and Barry Atkinson.In 1980, On the Unipart World Team Matchplay players are Barry Atkinson and Tim Brown To Australia.O'Dea making his second majors on the 1983 WDF World Cup who are David Crack, Frank Palko and Russell Stewart Team Australia

O'Dea played in ten successive BDO World Darts Championships with his best run coming in 1982 and 1986 where he reached the quarter finals.