| Peter Wright | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Snakebite |
| Born | March 10, 1970 England |
| Home town | Lowestoft England |
| Darts information | |
| Playing darts since | 1995 |
| Darts | Red Dragon Snakebite |
| Laterality | Right-handed |
| Walk-on music | Place Your Hands by Reef |
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |
| BDO | 1995 - 2004 |
| PDC | 2004 - 2005; 2008 - present |
| Current world ranking | 29 |
| BDO majors - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 32 1995 |
| PDC premier events - best performances | |
| World Ch'ship | Last 16 2011 |
| World Matchplay | Last 32 2009 |
| Ch'ship League | 2011 |
| Desert Classic | Last 32 2009 |
| European Ch'ship | Quarter Finalist 2011 |
| UK Open | Last 16 2011 |
| US Open/WSoD | Last 128 2008 |
| Players Ch'ship Finals | First round 2010 |
| Other tournament wins | |
| Tournament | Years |
| Other achievements | |
Peter Wright (born March 10, 1970) is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments. He currently resides in Lowestoft and uses the nickname Snakebite for his matches. He represents Scotland due to Scottish grandparentage.
He is known for having a mo-hawk hairstyle which changes colour every tournament and is made by his hairdresser wife.[1] He got the nickname 'Snakebite' as it is his favourite drink.
Wright competed at the 1995 BDO World Darts Championship, where he was beaten 3 sets to 1 by eventual champion Richie Burnett in the first round.
He made his PDC televised debut at the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic where he was defeated 6-3 by Colin Lloyd in the first round. His good form in the PDC Pro Tour, helped by a semi-final showing in the Las Vegas Players Championship, won him qualification for the 2009 World Matchplay and played Terry Jenkins in the first round, but lost 10-4.
Wright qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship, but lost 3-1 to Michael van Gerwen in the first round. However, the following year he reached the third round, beating Co Stompé and Paul Nicholson en route to a match against defending champion Phil Taylor. He lost in the last 16 against Taylor 4-1 and averaged a healthy 96.57.
He was unable to repeat his run in the 2012 edition of the World Championships, as he lost 1-3 to Jelle Klaasen in the first round. Wright missed 11 consecutive darts at doubles in the first two sets of the match.[2]