Peter Wright and Gary Anderson out to upset the odds as Snakebite sends Scotland World Cup warning to darts rivals - Daily Record

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Proud Peter Wright reckons it's scary to be gunning for World Cup glory again with Scotland.

Snakebite and Gary Anderson chalk up an eighth appearance at the event tonight when they start their bid for glory against Netherlands.

Wright has won it twice in the past in 2019 and 2021 and believes the old darts codgers still have the ability to claim the title.

He said: "It's amazing and scary as well. When you are up on that stage representing your country, you are more nervous in this tournament than any other.

"I don't know how Gary feels but I'm sure he is as well. There's so much pressure and he always puts me first to throw as well!

"Gary is playing really well at the moment, he is in a happy place. I'm getting there and in this tournament I will prove that.

"Me and Gaz have got plenty of experience in the World Cup and I'm thinking we will do really well.

"I don't think anyone will be talking about us to be honest.

"We're just the two old codgers that want to play darts still. But I think we can upset a lot of them.

"If we turn up, everyone will be in trouble."

England's star duo Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are heavy favourites, but Wright said: "They have not just been talking about the two Lukes, they've been talking about the Wales team as well. Gezzy [Price] and Jonny [Clayton], they are brilliant. When they have won it in the past, they have played exceptional.

"The Ireland team as well, Josh [Rock] and Daryl [Gurney], the two youngsters, they are fearless. So, it will be dangerous. Obviously, there are a lot of teams that can come out the group stages and do a lot of damage."

Anderson doesn't know how many more he'll play and said: "We have 110 years between us on that stage! "We could still be in the top 16 of the rankings for the next couple of years, so we will just have to see how Peter goes and how my body holds up.

"It's an honour. Even when I was in the BDO playing for Scotland it was great.

"Like I say now we feel like a pair of grandads now with the youngsters coming through. If we can click, we can give anyone a game of darts so fingers crossed."

"I'm enjoying the ProTour and I am enjoying the Europeans that I am doing. So, if I was to be doing that on a Wednesday or Thursday they can be written off. I couldn't do that.

"I'm more happy to play ProTour and the Europeans that I can get to quite easily. That's me in my comfort zone."