Wright hails Van den Bergh as 'future of darts' after German Darts Open final

Peter Wright who had a spat with Dimitri van den Bergh during the World Matchplay after their public friendship seemed to put that aside by praising the Belgian after their German Darts Open final.

“Dimi is the future of darts," quipped Wright. “I feel for Dimitri. I know what it’s like going up on stage when you’re not 100% and you’re trying to perform for your fans.

“In the past couple of years I’ve not been 100% when I have been playing, and luckily enough for me, Dimi let me off, otherwise it could have been 7-7 and down to sudden-death.”

It was his second tournament for the reigning world champion since undergoing surgery in August. Wright had his gallbladder removed, which meant he also had to miss the World Series tournaments in Australia and New Zealand.

Wright enjoyed the atmosphere in the host city of Jena, where the German Darts Open was played.

“Jena is a fantastic place,” added Wright.

“The crowd all get behind me and inspire me to play my best darts, and we wouldn’t be anywhere without these fantastic fans.