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Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright should retire following his emphatic defeat in the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship.<\/b><\/p>\n
Two-time world champion Wright won just two legs and averaged below 80 as he was surprisingly beaten by debutant Arno Merk<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Van Gerwen said he was “not surprised by his performance” given the Scotsman’s inconsistent recent record and added that “it’s time for him to retire anyway”.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old Dutchman beat William O’Connor to reach the third round at Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n Wright, who became world champion in 2020 and 2022, has not made it past the quarter-finals of any televised ranking tournament in the past two years.<\/p>\n The 55-year-old last won a European Tour event in 2024 and a Players Championship in 2022.<\/p>\n Wright was not selected for the 2025 Premier League Darts season and failed to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time since 2012.<\/p>\n The Dutchman’s comments follow Wright’s recent suggestion that Van Gerwen’s “vision is probably going”., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n