Peter Wright has sealed only his second win of this year's Premier League Darts after seeing off Michael Smith 6-1 on Night 10 of action in Birmingham on Thursday evening.
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Wright reeled off six legs on the spin to seal the victory but it won't now get any easier with the man of the moment, Gerwyn Price who sealed back-to-back European Tour titles and is looking for 3/4 Premier League wins in a row up next.
Smith sealed his sole leg to begin the tie in a good start in the form of a 96 checkout but missed doubles thwarted him. He missed the bull for a 127 and Wright went 2-1 up.
He hit his first 180 but missed a dart at double 20 and Wright returned for 3-1 before not leaving it up to chance next time out. He hit a superb 125 checkout using two bulls to go 4-1 up.
He nearly made it two showstoppers in a row with a 161 missed on the bull before returning to go 5-1 up and sealed the deal from there.
While for Price, despite the recent plaudits, it wasn't smooth sailing compared to Wright as he sealed a 6-5 win over Dimitri van den Bergh.
He held his nerve hitting double 12 for a 13-darter in the decider hitting a 102.2 average and 55% on the doubles in victory.
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This after he initially went 3-0 and then was taken to parity before going 5-4 up and being forced all the way but he now has 'Snakebite' in his sights.
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Peter Wright reels off six legs on the spin to thrash Michael Smith 6-1 and register only his second win of the campaign!
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