• Scot denies his world No 1 opponent 7-3 in final• Underdog won three successive sets in title charge
At the age of 49, Peter Wright has scaled the very highest peak. That his victory in the final of the Professional Darts Corporation world championship was one of the most stunning upsets this sport has ever seen is no slight on his own talents, and more a tribute to his beaten opponent: the great Michael van Gerwen.
Against one of the most feared players in history, and against his own wretched history in finals, Wright played with calmness and courage, maintaining a remarkable accuracy on his doubles, and winning by a margin of seven sets to three.