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Peter Wright

Peter Stuart Wrightis a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time world champion, having won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2020 and 2022. He also won the World Matchplay in 2021 and was the PDC World No. 1 on two occasions in 2022.

When he was 24, Wright qualified for the first round of the 1995 BDO World Darts Championship but then stopped playing darts professionally, working instead as a builder and tyre fitter while competing in local darts leagues. He resumed his professional darts career in his late 30s, playing his first full schedule of PDC events in 2008. He qualified for his first PDC World Darts Championship in 2010, entered the top 16 for the first time in 2013, and reached his first world final in 2014, where he was runner-up to Michael van Gerwen. He won his first major PDC title at the 2017 UK Open; as of September 2024, he has won 14 televised events, including 8 major titles. On the PDC Pro Tour he has won 34 events, putting him fourth on the all-time list behind Michael van Gerwen on 90, Phil Taylor on 70 and Gary Anderson on 37. He has won 48 PDC titles overall. He has hit one televised nine-dart finish, at the 2020 Premier League Darts.

Wright is known for his flamboyant stage persona, involving colourful attire, multicoloured Mohican hairstyles created by his hairdresser wife Joanne, and elaborate designs painted on his head. He is also known for performing a sidestep dance before his matches to the song "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull.

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