Peter Wright has revealed that he wanted to change his walk-on music for the Winmau World Masters but saw his request turned down.
The veteran Scot booked his place in the second round on Thursday with a narrow victory over Kevin Doets, edging a last-leg decider to claim the spoils.
After the match, Wright was quizzed on his iconic walk-on and explained that his request to change things up was denied by the PDC.
He also suggested that he may cut back on the dancing after catching a glimpse of himself on stage and branding himself a ‘big fat f***er’.
“Just seen myself up there, big fat f***er,” said Wright, before correcting himself: “Fellow! Big fat fellow jumping across the stage. It’s like, you know, I’ve got to lose a bit of weight. I wanted to change my walk-on tune but I wasn’t allowed.”
Wright usually walks out to Don’t Stop The Party by Pitbull, dancing and playing up to the crowd on his way to the stage. It remains to be seen if he will eventually be allowed to change his music or if the PDC will continue to turn down his requests.
The 54-year-old made a promising start to the year by reaching the fourth round of the World Darts Championship, securing wins over Wesley Plaisier, Jermaine Wattimena and Luke Humphries before losing at the hands of Stephen Bunting.
He is hoping to maintain his momentum at the Winmau World Masters and believes he still has plenty of big days ahead of him despite turning 55 in a couple of months.
“I feel it’s up to me how good I can get as long as I don’t look in the mirror,” he said. “When it comes to March, I am 55, but inside I feel like I am 21, so if I feel like that playing darts then everyone is in trouble. I feel really good.
“I am doing new stuff since getting beaten by Stephen Bunting at the Worlds, doing lots of new stuff and I’m enjoying darts now. I have got a new buzz. I don’t know what it is, but I feel good and that I can only get better.”
Wright will not be involved in this year’s Premier League, having been dropped from the line-up after finishing bottom of the table last time around. He is not too disappointed, though, as it will give him more time to prepare for other tournaments.
“It was a big relief, to be honest,” he reflected. “I can prepare for each tournament now instead of just running into each tournament, don’t know where my game is, getting smashed by the best players in the world in different venues all over the country.
“Now I can prepare for each tournament and it’s only my fault if I lose because I haven’t prepared properly.”
