{"id":61132,"date":"2022-02-04T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=61132"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:56:24","slug":"wright-victorious-at-premier-league-darts-opener-in-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/02\/04\/wright-victorious-at-premier-league-darts-opener-in-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright victorious at Premier League darts opener in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"snakebite-comfortably-beat-welshman-clayton-in-thursday-s-final\">&#8216;Snakebite&#8217; comfortably beat Welshman Clayton in Thursday&#8217;s final<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>PETER Wright overcame hometown favourite Jonny Clayton to win <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/02\/01\/premier-league-darts-commences-in-cardiff-after-format-overhaul\/\">night one<\/a> of the 2022 Premier League darts in Cardiff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world number two averaged 113.02 in the final to defeat reigning champion Clayton in front of a sold out crowd at the Motorpoint Arena.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61138\" width=\"468\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-770x496.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-500x322.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-293x189.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61138\" width=\"468\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-770x496.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-500x322.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A-293x189.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/thumbnail_PL-Cardiff-F-Peter-Wright_09A.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><strong>Finalists Peter Wright (left) and Jonny Clayton in Cardiff. <\/strong><em>Photo: Steven Paston\/PDC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wright looked unfazed in front of the 4,000 strong Welsh crowd, despite a deafening rendition of&nbsp;Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau echoing around the arena.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current world champion finished off in style by checking out 121 to win the match 6-1. He gained five points on the league table and pocketed the \u00a310,000 winner&#8217;s prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wright, who earlier this week revealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdc.tv\">Premier League<\/a> title was his main target in 2022, said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve got a new feeling when I play now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I used to wonder how Phil [Taylor] concentrated for each match but now I&#8217;ve got that feeling. I believe I can go on and win every single tournament I play, but I also know I can play better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The new format gives you time to get used to the stage, that&#8217;s why I think I played so well in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You also get to experience the amazing crowd up to three times a night, so I love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scot averaged over 100 across the night as he brushed aside World Championship runner-up Michael Smith in the quarter final, a month to the day since their Alexandra Palace epic, which Wright won to claim World Championship glory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then narrowly beat Gary Anderson in an all-Scottish affair to reach the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite defeat, Clayton was full of praise for the support he received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is fantastic, when I came out on the first game the atmosphere was phenomenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe support is second to none, it really makes you proud to be Welsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFair 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showing enough aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cHe doesn\u2019t look himself, he has no energy, everything about his body image is flat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home favourite Clayton is now second in the early league standings with three points, thanks to his wins over debutant Joe Cullen and James Wade in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Losing semi-finalists Wade and Anderson go away with two points thanks to their respective quarter-final victories against world number-one Gerwyn Price and five-time Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Thursday the eight competitors will head to Liverpool for Night Two of the league phase, as Wright renews rivalries with Van Gerwen in the pick of the quarter-final ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The night&#8217;s opening matches will also see Price v Anderson,&nbsp;Clayton v Smith and&nbsp;Wade v Cullen as the \u00a31 million tournament continues at the M&amp;S Bank 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