Peter Wright: Road to the World Matchplay Final and Tournament Stats

Peter Wright will be aiming to add the World Matchplay trophy to his collection on Sunday evening when he takes on Dimitri van den Bergh. Here is the Road to the final and his tournament statistics.

Snakebite will be playing his second final in Blackpool against defending champion Van den Bergh, after losing to Phil Taylor in the final in 2017.

Wright is the favorite for the final based on form. The former World Champion did look troubled for a moment. The first to experience this was Danny Noppert, who was skillfully put aside 10-2.

The Scot threw up 100+ averages against Joe Cullen (11-5) and Michael Smith (16-7) to reach the last four.

In the semi-final, an out of this world Wright managed to deal with Michael van Gerwen (17-10). In this match, Wright recorded an average of 110.37, only the seventh 110+ average ever in the 28-year existence of the World Matchplay and the highest ever in a semi-final in the tournament.

In his four matches played, Wright has recorded a tournament average of 104.57. He hit a 180 31 times, seven less than opponent Van den Bergh.

Snakebite's finish percentage stands at 45.38%. Wright had seven finishes above 100+, with a 149 checkout being his highest so far.

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