Peter Wright earns his first European Tour title of the year with a comeback victory over Luke Littler in Germany.
Peter Wright landed his first European Tour title of the year with a comeback victory over Luke Littler in Germany.
Scotland's Wright, 54, was 4-1 down after the early stages of the German Darts Championship final in Hildesheim on Sunday night. He secured the win by an 8-5 margin thanks to six consecutive legs, despite 10 180s from his 17-year-old opponent who was looking for his third win of the season in the European series.
Asked how he kept up with Littler, who was averaging around 15 points more than him throughout the final, Wright said: "I just believed in myself. "Obviously he's a fantastic darts player and he was blowing me off the darts board . I thought if I could keep with him then I knew I had a chance.Littler made the final thanks to a dominant 7-2 win that saw him land eight 180s to beat Daryl Gurney in their semi-final.
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