Livingston born darts ace Peter Wright starts world title defence in style
Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Livingston-born darts ace Peter Wright made a winning start to his PDC World Championship defence as he eyes up a second straight title.The 50-year-old had been the sport's nearly man for years with a history of going deep in tournaments but always falling short. That all changed last year, though, when he defeated Michael van Gerwen to lift the crown.And an Tuesday the flamboyant ‘Snakebite’ defeated Steve West 3-1 in Tuesday night’s second round clash – while dressed as The Grinch.The current world no.2 will next be in action after Christmas with third round play set to get underway on December 27.