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Peter 'Snakebite' Wright reveals how 2014 World Championship saved his career
You might think Peter 'Snakebite' Wright, the cartoonish entertainer of the oche, doesn't have a worry in the world as he dances into Alexandra Palace in a tornado of garish colour.
The party never stops for Wright, as his theme music attests, or so it seems. But underneath the mohican is a surprisingly shy individual, who may be working in a mechanics had he not stunned expectation by reaching the World Championship final three years ago.
A runners up finish, as the sacrificial lamb to Michael van Gerwen's first world title, came with Wright as the world No 16. He was struggling to make ends meet outside of the esteemed top 10, and may have already quit had it not been for Joanna Mrs his wife, hairdresser, and chief supporter.
If I didn't do well, I wouldn't have been able to play the following season. It had come to that. Peter Wright
"At the beginning of the tournament, me and Jo said 'this is our last one'. If I didn't do well, I wouldn't have been able to play the following season. It had come to that," Wright exclusively told Sky Sports.
Is handbag Hermes replica this melodrama, or is Wright serious? "Yes. I would have gone back to work, and just played local leagues. I would have been a tyre and exhaust fitter. Servicing cars, stuff like that.
"But that World Championship got me into the Premier League, then the World Series of Hermes replica handbag Darts. I said 'I've got a chance'. Other players have got to my position, not worked hard, and dropped down the rankings, out of the top 32.
"I've always wanted to play darts and Jo gave me that chance, many years ago, to go and do it. I would watch it on TV and say 'I could beat him, I could beat him, I could beat him'. She said 'go and do it, then'. But it took a long time to get to this position.
"I've worked hard, and I'm up to No 3. My target is to be No 2 by the end of next year."
I would watch it on TV and say 'I could beat him, I could beat him, I could beat him'. Peter Wright
Three years ago, Wright eliminated world No 8 Wes Newton then fourth seed Simon Whitlock to make the final, where the prodigious Van Gerwen awaited. The Dutchman, for whom a World Championship title seemed like fate, won 7 4.
"I wasn't ready to win the World Championship then," Wright remembered. "I was a rabbit in the headlines in the final. I hit a few doubles and the score could Hermes Kelly handbag copy have been 6 6 if I had the bottle, and had learned how to deal with the situation.
"Now I've progressed. I'm a better, stronger, more consistent player who has learned to take out those pressure shots. I'm ready, now."
Peter Wright has already had a dance off with Jerry Hendriks this year
Certainly, the Scottish thrower is one of the most improved players on the circuits although, despite his status as the world No 3, a major tournament win still eludes him.
So would he trade his 'Snakebite' persona to win handbag Hermes copy the Sid Waddell trophy as plain old Peter Wright? "No, not at all," he interrupts. "I will win a world title, I know that. That will come, whether it's this year or next. I will win one I'm too good not to."
I will win a world title, I know that. That will come, whether it's this year or next. I will win one I'm too good not to. Peter Wright
For 'Snakebite', the colour and stage presence is intertwined with the success that he insists awaits. It is not a distraction, no matter what the critics say, and Wright makes it clear that he wouldn't want to hold major trophies aloft without his ostentatious outfits stealing the limelight.
"In the beginning, they all said 'if he spent more time on the practice board than getting his hair done, he might become a decent player'. But I've shown them that I can look the way I do, and play brilliant darts as well."
Peter Wright beat Jerry Hendriks in the first round
Did he feel underestimated because of his outfits? "Yes, but only because I like to bring some fun to the game. Something different. It's worked out well!
"Everyone else is in fancy dress, and so am I. There's some stuff I would like to put on, like flashing shoes, but this is a serious game."
Really, Peter? The haircuts suggest otherwise, but Wright has a competitive streak driving him through this year's World Championship although he prefers not to be considered a shoo in for the latter stages.
"I'll be a dark horse," he said, unaware of the irony of his glistening shirts making him shine in the darkness. "I should be in the final. Fingers crossed."
You might think Peter 'Snakebite' Wright, the cartoonish entertainer of the oche, doesn't have a worry in the world as he dances into Alexandra Palace in a tornado of garish colour.
The party never stops for Wright, as his theme music attests, or so it seems. But underneath the mohican is a surprisingly shy individual, who may be working in a mechanics had he not stunned expectation by reaching the World Championship final three years ago.
A runners up finish, as the sacrificial lamb to Michael van Gerwen's first world title, came with Wright as the world No 16. He was struggling to make ends meet outside of the esteemed top 10, and may have already quit had it not been for Joanna Mrs his wife, hairdresser, and chief supporter.
If I didn't do well, I wouldn't have been able to play the following season. It had come to that. Peter Wright
"At the beginning of the tournament, me and Jo said 'this is our last one'. If I didn't do well, I wouldn't have been able to play the following season. It had come to that," Wright exclusively told Sky Sports.
Is handbag Hermes replica this melodrama, or is Wright serious? "Yes. I would have gone back to work, and just played local leagues. I would have been a tyre and exhaust fitter. Servicing cars, stuff like that.
"But that World Championship got me into the Premier League, then the World Series of Hermes replica handbag Darts. I said 'I've got a chance'. Other players have got to my position, not worked hard, and dropped down the rankings, out of the top 32.
"I've always wanted to play darts and Jo gave me that chance, many years ago, to go and do it. I would watch it on TV and say 'I could beat him, I could beat him, I could beat him'. She said 'go and do it, then'. But it took a long time to get to this position.
"I've worked hard, and I'm up to No 3. My target is to be No 2 by the end of next year."
I would watch it on TV and say 'I could beat him, I could beat him, I could beat him'. Peter Wright
Three years ago, Wright eliminated world No 8 Wes Newton then fourth seed Simon Whitlock to make the final, where the prodigious Van Gerwen awaited. The Dutchman, for whom a World Championship title seemed like fate, won 7 4.
"I wasn't ready to win the World Championship then," Wright remembered. "I was a rabbit in the headlines in the final. I hit a few doubles and the score could Hermes Kelly handbag copy have been 6 6 if I had the bottle, and had learned how to deal with the situation.
"Now I've progressed. I'm a better, stronger, more consistent player who has learned to take out those pressure shots. I'm ready, now."
Peter Wright has already had a dance off with Jerry Hendriks this year
Certainly, the Scottish thrower is one of the most improved players on the circuits although, despite his status as the world No 3, a major tournament win still eludes him.
So would he trade his 'Snakebite' persona to win handbag Hermes copy the Sid Waddell trophy as plain old Peter Wright? "No, not at all," he interrupts. "I will win a world title, I know that. That will come, whether it's this year or next. I will win one I'm too good not to."
I will win a world title, I know that. That will come, whether it's this year or next. I will win one I'm too good not to. Peter Wright
For 'Snakebite', the colour and stage presence is intertwined with the success that he insists awaits. It is not a distraction, no matter what the critics say, and Wright makes it clear that he wouldn't want to hold major trophies aloft without his ostentatious outfits stealing the limelight.
"In the beginning, they all said 'if he spent more time on the practice board than getting his hair done, he might become a decent player'. But I've shown them that I can look the way I do, and play brilliant darts as well."
Peter Wright beat Jerry Hendriks in the first round
Did he feel underestimated because of his outfits? "Yes, but only because I like to bring some fun to the game. Something different. It's worked out well!
"Everyone else is in fancy dress, and so am I. There's some stuff I would like to put on, like flashing shoes, but this is a serious game."
Really, Peter? The haircuts suggest otherwise, but Wright has a competitive streak driving him through this year's World Championship although he prefers not to be considered a shoo in for the latter stages.
"I'll be a dark horse," he said, unaware of the irony of his glistening shirts making him shine in the darkness. "I should be in the final. Fingers crossed."
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