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Topics: Michael van Gerwen, Darts, World Darts Championship
Nasir Jabbar
Peter Wright made a bizarre claim about Michael van Gerwen following his round one victory at the World Darts Championship.
Wright beat Noa-Lynn van Leuven 3-0 on Monday to book his spot in the next round of the competition.
The two-time world champion got the better of Van Leuven with a whitewash win despite an average of just 83.5.
He wasn't particular happy with his performance at Ally Pally, admitting he 'got away with it'.
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"Performance? Absolutely not happy with it," he said in his post-match press conference. "Practice has been going good, but I didn’t transfer it again on stage. I got away with it."
Wright also offered his assessment of the challenges facing the sport's older players in an era dominated by youth, including Luke Littler and Charlie Manby, who stunned Cameron Menzies in an explosive meeting.
He hilariously suggested eyesight may be one of the key differences between the young and old stars.
"I think their eyesight’s better than ours - that’s about it," be explained.
'Snakebite' later mentioned fellow veterans Gary Anderson and Van Gerwen when discussing eyewear.
He went onto claim that Van Gerwen's 'vision is probably going' but he 'won't admit it'.
"Obviously Gary’s on the glasses or contacts. I don’t know if Michael’s wearing contacts at the moment," he added. "But I think MVG’s vision is probably going - but he won’t admit it."
Van Gerwen has yet to open his campaign this year. He meets Mitsuhiko Tatsunami in round one on Thursday.
He reached the final at the 2025 World Darts Championship, losing 7-3 to Littler.
'MVG' will be aiming to go one step better at this year's competition as he hopes to claim the fourth world title of his legendary career.
As for Anderson, he sported glasses during his thrilling 3-2 victory over Adam Hunt.
The winner of this year's World Darts Championship will secure a record £1 million prize.
But Wright is more motivated to make history than bagging a seven-figure cheque.
He has set his sights on becoming Scotland's first three-time world champion.
"Speaking from my point of view, it is mainly the titles, being world champion," he explained.
"Yes, the money helps, but no, it is being a world champion, when you first picked up a dart that is what you want to be – the world champion."