With crowd restrictions lifted and the party atmosphere restored, it was the flamboyant and magnificent Peter Wright who claimed the second World Championship title ...
Only in Marvel movies does this sort of turnaround of fortunes for characters become some sort of vague reality. When Gerwyn Price lifted his first major trophy ... There were more boos than confetti fluttering around his ears.
The governing body that had led to the first golden era of professional / television darts and, to many, still represented the sport for the everyday player and fan, was on the brink of collapse ...
PDC official photographer at the time, Lawrence Lustig, to pen a piece detailing the true experience of playing darts under social distance and government regulations that summer. His piece will stand the test of time:
With the crowning of Peter Wright ...Red Dragon put the icing on their cake. Over the past decade they have developed a model and put together a group of players that rival anything seen previously ...