WRIGHT WARNED HIS FORM IS IN FREEFALL

PETER WRIGHT’S future at the top of darts has been thrown into doubt after another horror show in Antwerp.

‘Snakebite’ was thrashed 6-1 by Luke Woodhouse in round two of the Flanders Darts Trophy, averaging just 74.62 and missing six of his seven doubles.

World No. 16 Wright has not lifted a major title since the European Championship in 2023, and his last Players Championship success came back in 2022.

Former Premier League champ Glenn Durrant fears Wright knows himself that his glory days may be behind him.

He said: “Peter Wright, I think he knows deep down his game is just not there right now.

“We looked at his ProTour stuff and I knew he was coming here where maybe the big stage would motivate him.

“But this has been a disappointment. He is scoring nowhere near like he can do – it’s just unlike Peter Wright.

“I’ve often admired him where he’s believed ‘I will win a tournament this year.’ But is there a realisation there that it will and it won’t?”

PDC commentator Dan Dawson believes Wright’s problems stem back to when he started cutting back on his schedule.

He added: “Peter Wright’s form started dropping off when he actually started skipping some tournaments.

“So, he started missing a few and then his form suffered.

“Then he said, ‘Do you know what, I think the problem is I don’t think I am playing as regularly as I was, I’m not quite as sharp.’

“He started playing more but he couldn’t recapture it on a consistent basis.

“Now he is at a point where not only is he in danger of not qualifying for things but when he is going to tournaments he is not there for very long.

“He is only playing one or two games.

“So, he is getting less match practice and it’s snowballing in the wrong direction for him and it looks very difficult to stop.”

Eight-times major winner Wright has only managed one final on the ProTour and hasn’t gone beyond the fourth round in his last three majors this year.

Most recently, Wright crashed out in round one of the World Matchplay with a 10-8 defeat to Jermaine Wattimena.

Image by Taylor Lanning.