BOLD WRIGHT IS SO WRONG

PETER WRIGHT'S words came back to haunt him as he was whitewashed by Alexandra Palace debutant Arno Merk yesterday.

- BY PATRICK AUSTEN-HARDY

Wright, 55, came into the contest saying he was definitely going to win his third world title, while also poking fun at Michael van Gerwen.

But the colourful Scot may have been guilty of looking past his German opponent, who only returned to darts in 2023 after a five-year hiatus.