Summary
Michael van Gerwen, a top darts player, suggests that fellow player Peter Wright should retire after Wright lost in the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship. Wright, who has won the world championship twice, lost to a newcomer, Arno Merk, and has not performed well in recent years.
Key Facts
- Peter Wright lost in straight sets to Arno Merk in the PDC World Darts Championship.
- Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright should retire from darts.
- Wright won the world championship in 2020 and 2022 but has not advanced past quarter-finals in big tournaments for the last two years.
- Van Gerwen, a three-time world champion, advanced to the third round by defeating William O'Connor.
- Peter Wright has not won a European Tour event since 2024 and last won a Players Championship in 2022.
- Wright did not qualify for the 2025 Premier League Darts and failed to make it to the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time since 2012.
