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My Take
Peter Wright single-handedly changed how I think about darts. The Snakebite persona, the wild hair, the carnival costumes, turn what could be a sleepy pub game into genuine theatre, and I respect a performer who commits that hard to the show. But the part that really lands for me is the timing: years in the wilderness before finally taking the 2020 and 2022 world titles and reaching world number one. Late-blooming success is my favourite kind of story. He is living proof that the peak can arrive long after everyone assumed your window had closed.
Overview
Peter Stuart Wright (born 10 March 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he was ranked world number one on two occasions in 2022. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the 2020 and 2022 World Championships. He also won the World Matchplay in 2021.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Peter Wright
- Name (Japanese)
- ピーター・ライト
- Reading
- ぴーたー・らいと
- Born
- March 10, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
- Origin
- Livingston, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- darts player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.