{"id":18893,"date":"2025-12-24T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/giffin-s-call-for-retirement-to-wright-at-the-2026-tankers-world-championship\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:42:53","slug":"giffins-call-for-retirement-to-wright-at-the-2026-tankers-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/giffins-call-for-retirement-to-wright-at-the-2026-tankers-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Giffin&#8217;s call for retirement to WRIGHT at the 2026 Tankers World Championship."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_bde163ee86490e45\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright &#8220;should retire&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">World darts star Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright should retire following his early exit from the PDC World Darts Championship.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Wright, a two-time world champion, won fewer than twenty legs and averaged below 80 in his shock defeat to newcomer Arno Merk on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">The 36-year-old Van Gerwen stated that &#8220;Wright&#8217;s current performance is no surprise to him&#8221; given his recent inconsistent record, adding that &#8220;it is time to hang them up for good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Van Gerwen defeated William O&#8217;Connor to reach the third round at Alexandra Palace in London.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Wright, who became world champion in 2020 and 2022, has been unable to advance to the semi-finals of any major televised tournament over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">The 55-year-old winner has not won a European Tour event since 2024 or a Players Championship since 2022.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Wright was not selected for the 2025 Premier League Darts and consequently failed to qualify for the Grand Slam of Darts for the first time since 2012.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Van Gerwen&#8217;s comments follow Wright&#8217;s recent suggestion that Van Gerwen&#8217;s &#8220;eyesight is probably going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United News Network \u2013 UNN Arabic<\/p>\n<p>An independent media platform providing reliable news and objective analysis, seeking to promote peace and cultural dialogue around the world, to convey the truth and build bridges of understanding between peoples.<\/p>\n<p>For more news, you can visit our homepage:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VuLxNfeP8R\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u2013 UNN \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/embed\/#?secret=xiIN3wSVpt#?secret=VuLxNfeP8R\" data-secret=\"VuLxNfeP8R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright &#8220;should retire&#8221; World darts star Michael van Gerwen says Peter Wright should retire following his early exit from the PDC World Darts Championship. 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