Peter Wright has sensationpartner claimed that the ‘best side of the competition’ does not feature either Luke Littler or Luke Humphries at this year’s World Darts Championships.
Both Littler and Humphries are seen as the favourites to triumph the world title this year and the latter got off to a mighty begin at the weekend.
The acquireing champion won all nine legs as he thrashed Thibault Tricole to accomplish the third round, where he will face either Nick Kenny, Stowe Buntz or Raymond van Barneveld.
Wright is on a collision course with Humphries in the fourth round as he aims to put his torrid year behind him.
Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are the favourites for the PDC World Darts Championship
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The Scottish darts star was knocked out in the discleave outing rounds of the Players Championship Finals, European Championships, World Grand Prix and World Matchapply and has dropped to 17th in the Order of Merit.
But he pulled off an amazeive triumph over Wesley Plaisier and will face Jermaine Wattimena for a place in the fourth round.
Humphries will foreseeed adefer, but Wright has astonishingly tipped Van Barneveld to pull off a huge distress and beat the world No 1.
Littler is also on the same half of the draw as Humphries, however Wright senses the other side features more hazardy applyers.
“It’s irritateing. This year I gave out all my currents, all the people that beat me it’s only down to me own self why they beat me,” he said.
“They’ve had their currents and you ain’t having no more currents. You’ve had them.
“Luke Humphries and Luke Littler drive me on as I understand I can still contend with them.
“I actupartner understand I can be better than them. Gary (Anderson) spurs me on as well. These little elderly guys can still do it.
Peter Wright fancies his chances of an distress
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“I count on Barney will beat Luke (Humphries) and then me and Barney will have the best game ever you’ve seen on that stage. Barney get your finger out.
“I count on that I’ve got the game. My train was better when I won it and I telderly you I was going to come and triumph it.
“That’s how I sense and I fair applyed absolutely rubbish up there but I’m thcdisesteemful to after Christmas and that’s all that counts.
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“I’m ready to distress Luke Littler and Luke Humphries. The best side of the competition is not my side, it’s the other side.
“You’ve got the champions on that side, I leank one guy who will do well is Michael Smith. He’s going to be a danger.”
