Peter Wright has no sympathy for Michael Van Gerwen after the Dutchman’s World Championship hopes have been ruined by coronavirus.
Van Gerwen was compelled to withdraw earlier than his third-round match after testing constructive for Covid-19 and went on to criticise the Skilled Darts Company for its dealing with of the state of affairs.
He was considered one of plenty of gamers who needed to pull out due to the virus, which threatened to derail the event.
However the present went on and Wright took benefit of Van Gerwen’s absence to win his second world title, beating Michael Smith 7-5 in Monday’s closing at Alexandra Palace.
The 51-year-old says that Van Gerwen’s issues have been introduced on by himself.
“Clearly I don’t really feel sorry for him,” he stated.
“I’m sorry for the event and his followers however everybody had their very own option to take care of themselves the place they determined to do no matter they did.
Peter Wright is a two-time world champion (John Walton/PA)
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“If they don’t seem to be retaining themselves completely secure it’s all the way down to them. We’ve managed to do it and different gamers have.
“He’ll study from that. We’ll see him again and he shall be in a correct place subsequent 12 months the place there isn’t a probability of anyone getting close to him.”
Wright is aware of that his process of profitable a second world crown, including to his 2020 success, would have been more durable had Van Gerwen been there.
The Scot beat Van Gerwen within the 2020 closing and accepts he has taken benefit of the three-time world champion’s stage slipping and the retirement of Phil Taylor.
Clearly I don’t really feel sorry for him. I’m sorry for the event and his followers however everybody had their very own option to take care of themselves the place they determined to do no matter they did
Peter Wright on Michael Van Gerwen
“Would I’ve been this good if Phil was nonetheless round? I don’t know,” Wright stated.
“If Michael was on type that we all know him for? I’d put myself perhaps within the high 5. Nowhere close to nearly as good as MVG and Phil Taylor.
“With out darts, I’d in all probability be working in a storage, becoming tyres and exhausts, doing providers and stuff. It was job, I loved it, it saved me match.
“I didn’t have a tyre right here. I had correct tyres to suit on vehicles. Not the one spherical my stomach.”
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