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'''Peter 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. 2 in the world, having previously been ranked as No. 1.He is the reigning 2 time champion of the world. Nicknamed "'''Snakebite'''", he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and is a two-time and reigning world champion, having won the [[PDC World Darts Championship]] in [[2020 PDC World Darts Championship|2020]] and [[2022 PDC World Darts Championship|2022]]. He is also a [[2021 World Matchplay|World Matchplay]] champion.
 
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 PDC World Darts Championship|2010]], entered the top 16 for the first time in 2013, and reached his first world final in [[2014 PDC World Darts Championship|2014]], where he was runner-up to [[Michael van Gerwen]]. He won his first major PDC title at the [[2017 UK Open]]; as of January 2022, he has won seven major PDC titles. He has made one televised [[nine-dart finish]], at the [[2020 Premier League Darts]].