Peter Wright Darts – "Snakebite" Red Dragon Darts at Diplomatgames

Peter Wright is one of the most striking and successful darts players of his generation. The Scotsman, nicknamed "Snakebite," is a two-time PDC World Champion, World Matchplay winner, UK Open Champion, former world number one, and one of professional darts' most recognizable characters. His colorful mohawks, the painted snake on the side of his head, and his extravagant outfits have long been as much a part of his brand as his successes at the dartboard.

In terms of sport, Wright had an exceptionally late start. After his first World Championship participation in 1995, he largely disappeared from professional darts, working, among other things, as a tire fitter and construction worker, and only seriously returned to the big stage many years later. In 2020, shortly before his 50th birthday, he won the PDC World Championship for the first time. In 2022, he became World Champion for a second time.

When it comes to equipment, Snakebite is almost unique. Wright plays for Red Dragon Darts but regularly switches between different barrels, weights, flights, and shafts. Current player profiles list him with 21 grams, while Red Dragon offers numerous Snakebite models in completely different shapes and weight classes.

At Diplomatgames, you'll find Peter Wright Darts from Red Dragon as well as matching Snakebite accessories. But which darts does Peter Wright really play, why does he change his setup so often, and which Snakebite darts suit which type of player? Here you can find out more about the career, playing style, equipment, and the person behind one of the greatest entertainers in darts.

Peter Wright Profile

Name: Peter Stuart Wright
Nickname: Snakebite
Birthday: March 10, 1970
Birthplace: Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Nationality: Scotland
Throwing hand: Right
Darts equipment supplier: Red Dragon Darts
Currently used dart weight: 21 grams
PDC World Champion: 2020 and 2022
World Matchplay: Winner 2021
UK Open: Winner 2017
European Championship: Winner 2020 and 2023
Players Championship Finals: Winner 2021
Masters: Winner 2020
Former World Ranking Position: Number 1
Walk-on: "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull
Former professions: among others, tire fitter and construction worker.

Who is Peter Wright?

Peter Wright was born on March 10, 1970, in Livingston, Scotland.

His childhood was not easy. Wright was raised by his young mother and moved with her to England as a small child. Nevertheless, he later consciously decided to represent Scotland in professional sports.

Wright started playing darts as a teenager.

Around the age of 13, he got his first set of darts.

However, the family initially couldn't afford a dartboard.

So, according to later reports, Wright initially threw his darts at:

Trees.

From these rather humble beginnings, a World Championship career developed decades later.

Peter Wright at the BDO World Championship 1995

Wright actually appeared on a World Championship stage very early on.

In 1995, he qualified for the BDO World Championship in Lakeside.

In the first round, he met Richie Burnett, who would later win the entire tournament.

Wright lost 1-3.

Those who see pictures from back then would hardly recognize him.

No colorful hair.

No snake on his head.

No Snakebite look.

A rather normal-looking young darts player.

After that, Wright disappeared from the big professional darts scene for many years.

Why did Peter Wright initially almost quit darts?

After his World Championship participation in 1995, a professional darts career was financially much more difficult than it is today.

Wright didn't earn enough to make a living from it.

He therefore worked in various normal jobs and continued to play predominantly locally.

Among other things, he worked as a:

tire fitter

and

construction worker.

His story could have ended there.

A talented player who once stood at the World Championship and then simply went about his normal life.

But his wife Joanne later convinced him to try again seriously.

Joanne Wright Brings Snakebite Back to Darts

In 2007, Peter and his wife Joanne watched the Grand Slam of Darts on TV together.

Wright noticed that he had beaten some of the players on stage himself in the past.

Joanne then asked the obvious question, in essence:

Why don't you try again?

This decision changed his life.

Wright began to play more seriously again and increasingly completed a full PDC tournament calendar from 2008 onwards.

He was already in his late 30s at this point.

The Unusually Late Breakthrough

Peter Wright is therefore an excellent example that a great darts career doesn't necessarily have to start at 16 or 18.

He was already over 40 when he permanently established himself in the extended world elite.

In 2013, he reached the top 16 of the PDC world rankings for the first time.

At the 2014 World Championship, he surprisingly played his way into the:

Final.

There he lost to Michael van Gerwen.

Snakebite was suddenly one of the most famous players in the world.

The "Nearly Man"

But in the following years, an unpleasant pattern emerged.

Wright kept getting far.

He reached major finals.

And lost.

Particularly painful was the 2017 Premier League final against Michael van Gerwen, in which Wright missed several match darts.

Red Dragon explicitly describes this long phase as the time of the:

"nearly man."

Wright was good enough to win major titles.

But time and again, a final step was missing.

First Major PDC Title – UK Open 2017

In 2017, the breakthrough finally came.

Peter Wright won the:

UK Open.

This made Snakebite the winner of a major PDC tournament for the first time.

The title was enormously important.

Wright had finally proven that he could not only reach major finals but also win them.

Three years later, the greatest success of his career followed.

Peter Wright Becomes World Champion 2020

At the PDC World Darts Championship 2019/20, Wright once again played his way into the final.

His opponent:

Michael van Gerwen.

Exactly the player against whom Wright had suffered several particularly painful defeats.

This time, Snakebite won.

With:

7-3 in sets.

Shortly before his 50th birthday, Peter Wright was:

PDC World Champion.

One of the most unusual World Champion stories in modern PDC was complete.

Second World Title 2022

One could have easily seen the first title as a late crowning achievement of a long career.

But Wright proved that even more was possible.

At the PDC World Darts Championship 2021/22, he once again played his way into the final.

There he met:

Michael Smith.

Wright won with:

7-5.

This made Snakebite:

two-time PDC World Champion.

And this time it was no longer about a one-time late surprise.

Peter Wright was definitively one of the great players of his era.

Peter Wright's Greatest Achievements

His career's most important achievements include:

• PDC World Champion 2020
• PDC World Champion 2022
• World Matchplay Champion 2021
• UK Open Champion 2017
• European Championship Champion 2020
• European Championship Champion 2023
• Players Championship Finals Champion 2021
• Masters Champion 2020
• Multiple Grand Slam finalist
• Premier League finalist 2017
• Numerous European Tour and Players Championship titles
• Former World No. 1.

This clearly makes Wright one of the most successful players in PDC history.

World Matchplay Champion 2021

Between his two World Championships, Wright also won one of the most prestigious tournaments of all:

the World Matchplay 2021.

This added one of the classic major PDC majors to his title collection.

Wright was at the absolute peak of his career during this phase.

Just a few months later, he won the Players Championship Finals.

His second World Championship followed thereafter.

Peter Wright as World Number 1

In 2022, Wright finally reached another personal milestone:

No. 1 in the PDC world rankings.

For a player who had practically restarted his professional career in his late 30s, this was extraordinary.

From tire fitter.

To World Champion.

To World No. 1.

Peter Wright 2024/25 – Fighting Back Again

The later years of his career became significantly more difficult.

Fluctuations in form and inconsistent results caused Wright to drop in the rankings.

However, at the PDC World Championship 2024/25, he once again showed what he was capable of.

In the fourth round, he met the reigning World Champion and then-world number one:

Luke Humphries.

Wright won surprisingly clearly with:

4-1.

He then reached the quarter-finals.

This was one of his strongest tournaments in a long time.

Peter Wright 2026

In 2026, Snakebite is in a more difficult phase athletically.

The PDC currently lists him at World Ranking No. 33.

This means that Wright is outside the absolute top group for the first time in many years.

However, he still holds a PDC Tour Card and regularly participates in Players Championships and European Tour events. For example, in July 2026, he was still registered for the Players Championships.

For your category page, however, I would not make the exact world ranking position too prominent.

It changes.

The major career successes, however, remain permanently relevant.

What is Peter Wright's Playing Style?

Peter Wright is technically harder to describe than almost any other professional.

Because Snakebite doesn't just change his equipment.

Over the years, he has also repeatedly adjusted his:

barrel shape, weight, shaft length, flights, and sometimes his grip position.

However, his fundamental throwing motion is controlled and relatively compact.

Wright does not throw extremely fast.

He deliberately sets the dart, accelerates controllably, and has a very stable follow-through.

His greatest peculiarity nevertheless remains:

the ability to play at a world-class level with very different darts.

Peter Wright – the PDC's Biggest Darts Experimenter?

Hardly any other professional has such a large number of different signature darts.

Red Dragon currently lists around 20 different Peter Wright dart models – with weight classes from under 19 to 26 grams and various barrel shapes.

This is not purely a marketing idea.

Wright is actually known for constantly experimenting with his setup throughout his career.

Sometimes he switches between tournaments.

Sometimes even within short periods.

That's why the question:

"Which darts does Peter Wright play?"

is more complicated for him than for almost any other player.

What Darts Does Peter Wright Currently Play?

The official PDC player page currently lists Peter Wright with:

Red Dragon – 21 grams.

This should be the current basic information on your Diplomatgames category.

But right after that, I would explain:

Peter Wright changes his setup exceptionally often.

He is therefore not permanently associated with exactly one single barrel model.

For him, the various Snakebite darts are rather different stages of his equipment development.

How Many Grams Does Peter Wright Play?

Peter Wright is currently listed with:

21 grams.

Historically, however, Snakebite has played numerous other weights.

His current Red Dragon assortment also ranges from very light soft-tip models to steel darts with:

20g, 21g, 22g, 23g, 24g, 25g, and 26g.

Therefore, at Diplomatgames, I would never write:

"Peter Wright always plays 21 grams."

Better:

"Peter Wright is currently listed with 21g, but is known for frequent changes between different dart sets and weights."

That is much more precise.

Which Peter Wright Darts Are Right For Me?

With Snakebite, you should not simply choose based on the player.

This is more important for him than for almost any other professional.

A Peter Wright Snakebite 1 can play completely differently from:

a Supa-Venom,

a World Champion Edition,

a Corra

or a Black Mamba.

Therefore, at Diplomatgames, you should particularly compare:

weight, barrel shape, length, diameter, center of gravity, and grip strength.

The name Peter Wright alone says surprisingly little about the actual feel of his darts.

Who are Peter Wright Darts suitable for?

Peter Wright darts are particularly interesting if you:

• want to try different barrel shapes,
• want to choose between lighter and heavier weights,
• are looking for different grip strengths,
• find long straight barrels as interesting as more compact shapes,
• like eye-catching designs,
• prefer Red Dragon Darts,
• or are simply a fan of Snakebite.

His extremely broad product range makes the category particularly versatile.

Peter Wright and Red Dragon

Peter Wright has been closely associated with Red Dragon Darts for many years.

The manufacturer offers one of the most extensive player product lines under his name.

In addition to steel darts, there are:

soft darts, flights, shafts, points, cases, shirts, and other Snakebite accessories.

As a result, Peter Wright is not only interesting as a single dart series at Diplomatgames.

He can be built up as a complete:

player brand world.

Why is Peter Wright called "Snakebite"?

There is a common misunderstanding about the origin of the nickname.

Many suspect that Wright chose the name because of the British drink Snakebite.

However, Wright himself explained that the name is related to his:

preference for snakes.

He described himself, in essence, as a quiet person who likes to be left alone:

But if you constantly provoke him, then:

he bites.

That's how Snakebite was born.

The famous hair of Peter Wright

Hardly any dart player has such a high recognition value.

Wright's brightly colored:

Mohawk or Iroquois haircut

has been his trademark for years.

In addition, there is almost always a:

snake on the side of his head.

His wife Joanne is a trained hairdresser and designs his hairstyles before major appearances. The styling can take about two hours.

The colors and designs change regularly.

His daughter inspired the look

The idea for the colorful hair came partly from his daughter, according to Wright.

She herself experimented with different hair colors.

Wright thought:

Why not do something completely different too?

He deliberately did not want to look like every other player.

His goal was to be a recognizable personality.

That has been quite successful.

"War Paint"

Wright describes his look as, in essence:

war paint.

When Joanne dyes his hair and paints on the snake, for him it's the transition from the rather quiet private person to the stage persona Snakebite.

This is interesting, because off stage Peter Wright is often described as relatively:

shy and reserved

That is interesting, because off-stage Peter Wright is often described as relatively:

Snakebite is, in a way, his stage persona.

Peter Wright's walk-on and dance

Peter Wright walks on stage to:

"Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull

And Wright doesn't just walk.

He dances.

The typical side-to-side Snakebite step is now a firm part of his walk-on.

Together with:

colorful hair,
striking clothes,
snake on his head
and music

one of the most famous stage characters in all of darts is created.

Peter Wright privately - wife Joanne

Peter Wright is married to:

Joanne Wright

She plays an extraordinarily important role in his career.

Joanne is not only his wife.

She is also the woman behind his iconic stage look.

More importantly:

She was instrumental in him taking his professional dart career seriously again.

Without her encouragement after watching the Grand Slam 2007 together, the later Snakebite world champion story might never have happened.

Family and children

Wright and Joanne have a family that has been closely tied to his dart career for years.

The influence of his daughter Jessie on his colorful hairstyles is particularly well-known. Wright himself explained that her changing hair colors inspired him to create his own striking look.

For a Diplomatgames category page, I would not go significantly deeper into private family information at this point.

The connection:

Joanne → hair and career support

and

Daughter → inspiration for the look

is, in any case, the most exciting and publicly well-documented part.

What did Peter Wright do before?

Before his great professional career, Wright worked, among other things, as a:

tire fitter

and

construction worker.

Between his 1995 World Championship participation and his later return to professional darts, many years of normal working life passed.

That's precisely why his story is so unusual.

Wright was no teenage star.

He wasn't a full-time professional at 20.

He only became a:

World Champion

at almost 50.

Snakebite as a stage character

Peter Wright is a particularly good example of how strongly:

Sport + Personality + Branding

can work together.

His identity consists of:

Snakes.

Colorful hair.

Extravagant shirts.

Dancing.

Pitbull.

And constantly changing darts.

But behind this striking figure is a player who has won two World Championships and numerous other majors.

That is crucial.

Snakebite is not just a show.

At his peak, he was one of the best dart players in the world.

Peter Wright - from tire fitter to two-time world champion

His career is one of the most extraordinary stories in professional darts.

At 13:

first darts.

1995:

first World Championship.

After that:

no professional darts for years.

Tire fitting.

Construction work.

Local leagues.

2007:

Joanne convinces him to return.

2014:

first PDC World Championship final.

2017:

first Major title.

2020:

World Champion.

2021:

World Matchplay Champion.

2022:

World Champion for the second time and later world number 1.

And even after his 50th birthday, Wright remained among the world's elite for several years.

Buy Peter Wright Darts at Diplomatgames

Do you want to buy Peter Wright darts or compare different Snakebite models?

At Diplomatgames, depending on availability, you will find numerous Peter Wright Darts from Red Dragon as well as matching Snakebite accessories.

Particularly well-known series are:

Snakebite 1
World Champion Edition
Snakebite Spirit
Supa-Venom
Black Mamba
Mamba 2
Corra
Vyper
PL15
Euro 11
and other models.

Peter Wright is currently using:

21 grams

However, you shouldn't automatically go for the 21g dart with him.

Snakebite himself is known for constantly testing different setups.

For your own dart, the following are crucial:

Weight, barrel shape, length, diameter, grip strength, and balance.

Discover the available Peter Wright darts at Diplomatgames now and find out which Snakebite model best suits your personal throwing style.

FAQ – frequently asked questions about Peter Wright

What darts does Peter Wright play?

Peter Wright plays Red Dragon Darts. The PDC currently lists him at 21 grams, but Wright changes between different barrels, weights, flights, and shafts exceptionally often. Therefore, there is no permanently unchangeable match setup for Snakebite.

How many grams does Peter Wright play with?

Peter Wright is currently listed at 21 grams. However, Red Dragon offers his various Snakebite signature darts in numerous weights.

How many times has Peter Wright been World Champion?

Peter Wright is a two-time PDC World Champion. He won the World Championships in 2020 and 2022.

What are Peter Wright's greatest achievements?

In addition to his two World Championship titles, Wright also won the World Matchplay 2021, the UK Open 2017, the European Championship 2020 and 2023, the Players Championship Finals 2021 and the Masters 2020.

Was Peter Wright world number one?

Yes. Wright reached number 1 in the PDC Order of Merit for the first time in 2022.

Why does Peter Wright change his darts so often?

Wright is known for constantly experimenting with weight, barrel shape, shafts, and flights. Red Dragon therefore offers an exceptionally wide range of Snakebite products with very different dart shapes and weights.

Why is Peter Wright called "Snakebite"?

Wright explained that the nickname is related to his love of snakes and not primarily to the drink of the same name.

Who does Peter Wright's hair?

His wife Joanne, who is a hairdresser, creates his famous colorful Mohawk hairstyles and the painted motifs. The styling can take about two hours.

Why does Peter Wright have such colorful hair?

His daughter inspired him with her own changing hair colors. Wright also deliberately wanted to create a striking recognition value on stage and describes his look as a kind of "war paint."

What did Peter Wright do before?

Before he played darts professionally on a permanent basis, Wright worked as a tire fitter and construction worker, among other things.

What is Peter Wright's walk-on song?

Peter Wright walks on to "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull.

Which manufacturer does Peter Wright play for?

Peter Wright plays for Red Dragon Darts. The manufacturer offers a very extensive Snakebite player series with steel and soft darts as well as accessories.

Where can you buy Peter Wright Darts?

You can buy Peter Wright darts at Diplomatgames. Depending on availability, you will find numerous Red Dragon Snakebite darts, flights, shafts, and other accessories there.