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michael van gerwen has claimed that its time has come peter wright Two-time world champion retires after crash Out of the World Darts Championship in the second round,
‘MVG’ and ‘Snakebite’ have been feuding throughout their careers, with the pair set to face off in round three. This year’s tournament at Alexandra Palace,
But despite his bullish approach this year, the Scot lost to Arno Merck, who had declared that he would definitely win the tournament, but lost 3–0 to the German.
Dutch star Van Gerwen produced a brilliant display against William O’Connor to help the Irishman beat the Irish 3-1, although he admitted Wright’s early exit came as no shock.
“You want me to answer that? I can answer that really easily,” Van Gerwen said. “I’m not really surprised by his performance because he’s been playing rubbish recently and it’s time for him to retire anyway.”
Van Gerwen also underlined how his performance against O’Connor “could be good all the way,” adding: “I know I’m capable of more, some games I can play worse and some games you need to do a little bit more.
“I know exactly when the time comes, you have to do more, I’m not stupid, I know exactly, I’ve been here a few times before.
“Having a lot of experience is a big advantage, it doesn’t always work like that, you have to believe in your ability, I work really hard to make a few good darts, and the rest? I don’t really care.
During this time, gary anderson defended Wright after the opening defeat at Ally Pally, underlining that continuity at the top is not realistic.
Scott said, “We can’t play well all the time, people think we’re robots and you have to play well all the time.” “Or some bad games, ‘he’s finished’ or ‘he’s retiring’, give him a break, we can’t do that.
“We’ve seen Michael do that, probably in the last decade, he’s had a blowout, he’s finished? Give the guy some time, we can’t keep doing this month after month, year after year, it would be nice, but you can’t do that.”
Mark, on debut, was all set to win against Wright and expressed surprise at his victory, as his opponent could only average 79.20.
“I’m shocked, I can’t believe it, I’ve beaten a giant, I’m so happy,” Merc said on stage. “I got to work early, so I’m really happy.”