Peter Wright (darts player)

Peter Wright
Wright at the 2025 World Masters
Personal information
Full namePeter Stuart Wright
Nickname"Snakebite"
Born (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970
Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Home townMendham, Suffolk, England
Darts information
Darts21g Red Dragon Signature
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull, preceded by the intro to "The Greatest Show" from "The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO1995–2004
PDC2004–
(Tour Card: 2011–)
Current world ranking(PDC) 15 1 (19 June 2025)
WDF major events – best performances
World ChampionshipLast 32: 1995
World MastersLast 64: 2001
PDC premier events – best performances
World ChampionshipWinner (2): 2020, 2022
World MatchplayWinner (1): 2021
World Grand PrixRunner Up: 2018
UK OpenWinner (1): 2017
Grand SlamRunner Up: 2017, 2019, 2021
European ChampionshipWinner (2): 2020, 2023
Premier LeagueRunner Up: 2017
Desert ClassicLast 32: 2009
PC FinalsWinner (1): 2021
MastersWinner (1): 2020
Champions LeagueRunner Up: 2018, 2019
World Series FinalsRunner Up: 2015, 2016
Other tournament wins
World Cup of Darts (Team event) 2019, 2021

European Tour Events (x9)

Czech Darts Open 2023
European Darts Grand Prix 2017
European Darts Open 2014, 2017
German Darts Championship 2017, 2024
German Darts Open 2017, 2022
International Darts Open 2017

Players Championships (x22)

Players Championship (Barnsley) (x8) 2015, 2016, 2018
2019 (x3), 2021, 2022
Players Championship (Coventry) (x4) 2015 (x2), 2020, 2021
Players Championship (Crawley) 2013, 2014
Players Championship (Killarney) 2012
Players Championship (Milton Keynes) (x4) 2017, 2020, 2021 (x2)
Players Championship (Niedernhausen) 2020
Players Championship (Wigan) 2018, 2020

UK Open Regionals/Qualifiers

UK Open Qualifier 2017 (x3)

World Series of Darts Events (x4)

German Darts Masters 2017, 2019
Melbourne Darts Masters 2018
Nordic Darts Masters 2023
Other achievements
  • 2014 PDPA Player of the Year.
  • 2020 PDPA Player of the Year.
  • 2022 PDC Player of the Year.

Peter Stuart Wright (born 10 March 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number fourteen; he was ranked world number one on two occasions in 2022. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the 2020 and 2022 World Championships. He has also won the 2021 World Matchplay. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Wright has won 34 events on the PDC Pro Tour, putting him fourth on the all-time list behind Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson.

When he was 24, Wright qualified for the first round of the 1995 BDO World Championship but then stopped playing darts professionally, working instead as a builder and tyre fitter while competing in local darts leagues. He resumed his professional darts career in his late 30s, playing his first full schedule of PDC events in 2008. He qualified for his first PDC World Championship in 2010, entered the top 16 for the first time in 2013, and reached his first world final in 2014, where he was runner-up to Michael van Gerwen. He won his first major PDC title at the 2017 UK Open; as of September 2024, he has won eight televised major singles titles and 48 overall PDC titles. He has hit one televised nine-dart finish, at the 2020 Premier League Darts.

Wright is known for his flamboyant stage persona, involving colourful attire, multicoloured Mohican hairstyles created by his hairdresser wife Joanne, and elaborate designs painted on his head. He is also known for performing a sidestep dance before his matches to the song "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull.