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31st December 2021
11:24am GMT

"I ain't got no worries of catching anything as there's just going to be three of us, and we ain't going to go out anywhere. We've got our own food there, so we ain't going to catch nothing."Complying with the rules and restrictions this year is part and parcel of playing darts in the shadow of rising Covid cases, but Wright spoke strongly about how it would affect his future participation in such events. [caption id="attachment_245461" align="aligncenter" width="594"]
Peter Wright of Scotland in action during his Last 16 win over Ryan Searle at Alexandra Palace. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)[/caption]
"I was lucky [this year] in that I put my foot down with Jo and Paul and said, 'I'm not staying in the hotel. I do not want to be staying at the hotel'. "Yeah, it's great for when your friends are coming and everything is all clear. You can meet up with them, and stuff like that, after the games. But you have to look after your career. "So hopefully next year, Michael [van Gerwen] and Vincent [van der Voort] might learn from this and try find their own place to stay, to have their own separate bubble. Because you've got to be like that at the moment."As much as Wright meant well with the separate bubble comments, someone like van Gerwen may not appreciate the implication that he was mingling at the hotel he was staying with. The Dutchman claimed, after he was forced to withdraw, that he had confined himself to his hotel room and ate his meals there. If Wright can continue his Ally Pally journey by getting past Callan Rydz, on Saturday, and progress into the last four, there may be more competitors browsing for handy Air Bn'B accommodation next year.
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