Van Gerwen hasn't had the greatest of restarts with only victories coming against Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall; and as a result sits fifth and in danger of not making the end of season play-offs as defending champion.

Wright admitted he was waiting throughout for a return to form for his rival; but it just didn't happen and offered help to him while he seemingly goes through a slump in form.

"Happy with the win but I wasn't happy the way I played. I thought the game was around an 80 odd average seriously, that's the way I felt. I was waiting for Michael to kick in playing the darts he normally does," said Wright during his post match press conference.

"I took advantage of a Michael van Gerwen nowhere near his best game, he'll be alright, he'll be back tomorrow; he'll have his head on and he's got a job to do tomorrow even though he had a job to do today."

"I can help you out Michael. So if you wanna come talk to me, then come talk to me."

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