PETER WRIGHT has got rid of all his trophies – as he looks for a major reset in his career.
Snakebite, 54, has taken inspiration from Luke Littler and Luke Humphries in a bid to challenge for another world crown.
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Wright enjoyed a mini resurgence at last month’s PDC World Championship after reaching the quarter-final stage.
The 54-year-old knocked out defending champion Humphries and looked back to his best at Ally Pally.
It came after a horror show at the Premier League of Darts, with Wright almost walking away from the game altogether.
The Scot endured a nightmare two-year run in the competition – winning two of 18 matches – and looked like a shell of his former self.
Wright has now vowed to have a total clearout of his prizes – and has hailed Littler, 18, and World No .1 Cool Hand as his inspiration.
Snakebite told the PDC: “I watched the World Championship after I got knocked out.
“Luke Littler and Luke Humphries inspired me with what they did.
“Especially Luke Humphries with what he’s won over the last four months.
“It proves what you can do and achieve if you put the hard work in.
“Luke Littler is the best thing I’ve ever seen on TV! That’s why he has inspired me to get my finger out.”
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Wright decided to part with all his past trophies, built up over two decades.
He continued: “I have got rid of all my trophies, got rid of all my darts, so I can start afresh.
“I want new trophies this year. Last year was terrible and the year before that was terrible.
“But I’m looking forward to playing this year.
“I took time off last year and it didn’t work, we saw that in the Premier League.
“This year I am hitting everything again.”
Luke Littler prize money breakdown
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
Wright, a former Masters and World Matchplay winner, has racked up over £4million in prize money over the years.
But it’s trophies he’s after in 2025 – to fill up his now empty cabinet.
He added: “Fingers crossed my mindset is to use one set of darts.
“If I can manage that all year, I’ll be happy and I will be a big threat to everyone.”
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