Peter Wright (darts player)

Peter Wright
Wright in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Peter Stuart Wright
Nickname	"Snakebite"
Born	(1970-03-10) 10 March 1970 (age 54) Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Home town	Mendham, Suffolk, England
Darts information
Darts	Various
Laterality	Right-handed
Walk-on music	"Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull, preceded by the intro to "The Greatest Show" from "The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO	1995–2004
PDC	2004– (Tour Card: 2011-)
Current world ranking	11 (18 September 2024)[1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Last 32: 1995
World Masters	Last 64: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship	Winner (2): 2020, 2022
World Matchplay	Winner (1): 2021
World Grand Prix	Runner Up: 2018
UK Open	Winner (1): 2017
Grand Slam	Runner Up: 2017, 2019, 2021
European Ch'ship	Winner (2): 2020, 2023
Premier League	Runner Up: 2017
Desert Classic	Last 32: 2009
PC Finals	Winner (1): 2021
Masters	Winner (1): 2020
Champions League	Runner Up: 2018, 2019
World Series Finals	Runner Up: 2015, 2016
Other tournament wins
World Cup of Darts (Team event) 2019, 2021 European Tour events Czech Darts Open 2023 European Darts Grand Prix 2017 European Darts Open 2014, 2017 German Darts Championship 2017, 2024 German Darts Open 2017, 2022 International Darts Open 2017 Players Championships Killarney Pro Tour 2012 Players Championship (BAR) 2015, 2016, 2018 2019 (x3), 2021, 2022 Players Championship (COV) 2015 (x2), 2020, 2021 Players Championship (CRA) 2013, 2014 Players Championship (MK) 2017, 2020, 2021 (x2) Players Championship (NIE) 2020 Players Championship (WIG) 2018, 2020 UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers UK Open Qualifier 2017 (x3) World Series of Darts Events German Darts Masters 2017, 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters 2018 Nordic Darts Masters 2023
Other achievements
2012 Wins first professional title on the PDC Pro Tour. 2013 Breaks into the world's top 16 for the first time. 2014 PDPA Player of the Year. 2015 Throws first nine-dart finish of his career. 2017 Sets his highest televised average and the third highest of all-time of 119.50 at the Premier League. 2019 Sets the record for the highest broadcast average of 123.50 at players championship 9 on the PDC Pro Tour. Michael van Gerwen currently holds onto the record for the highest televised average of 123.40, as players championships are only shown online, rather than on television. 2020 PDPA Player of the Year. 2020 Throws first televised nine-dart finish of his career, at the 2020 Premier League Darts. 2020 Becomes third player to ever hold over £1m on PDC Order of Merit. 2021 Becomes just the fourth player to win 30 titles on the PDC Pro Tour. 2022 PDC Player of the Year. 2022 Reaches a career-high ranking and becomes No. 1 in the world on the PDC Order of Merit.

Peter Stuart Wright (born 10 March 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he is currently ranked No. 10 in the world. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time world champion, having won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2020 and 2022. He is also a World Matchplay champion and has been ranked as the World No. 1 in the PDC twice (both times occurring 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 88, Phil Taylor on 70 and Gary Anderson on 36. He has won 48 PDC titles overall. He has hit one televised nine-dart finish, at the 2020 Premier League Darts. Known for his flamboyant stage persona, Wright typically wears colourful attire, multicoloured Mohican hairstyles created by his hairdresser wife Joanne, and elaborate designs painted on his head. He is known for performing a sidestep dance before his matches to the song "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull.