Wright ‘gutted’ after World Cup of Darts defence postponement: “I felt we would be the strongest pair again”

Peter Wright was set to defend his World Cup of Darts crown with Gary Anderson next month for Scotland but due to Coronavirus that isn’t going to happen for the time being.

The event has been postponed with the potential for it to be rescheduled as part of the packed calendar at the end of the year.

With the current restrictions, this may not be possible and for Wright, he was revealed that while he is disappointed with in particular knowing they had a real chance of defending; he sees the bigger picture.

“Obviously I’m gutted but it’s not the most important thing we have to worry about right now.

“The main thing is that people stay safe as much as possible and we stick to the rules. Health comes first and sport comes second.

“It’s obviously really hard for the PDC, they need to re-arrange everything as time goes by. No one really knows when things will be back to normal.

“Winning the World Cup was very special to me. To do that for the Scottish fans will always be one of the biggest highlights of my career.

“Up until winning the World Championship, it was my biggest moment. It was top of my list to try and retain it with Gary.

“I felt we would be the strongest pair again and if we both played to our ability, we could win it for another year.

“It’s always a tough tournament because you get so many surprise pairs who pop up and play really well together. Like Republic of Ireland last year, Steve Lennon and William O Connor were outstanding.

“I guess we’ll still get to defend it at some stage whatever. Whether that is in 2020 or 2021 we just don’t know. But I’d love to win it for the Scottish fans who are always brilliant to me.”