Livingston-born Peter Wright helped guide Scotland to World Cup triumph as he paired up with Gary Anderson to defeat Ireland 3-1 in the final to grab their first-ever success in the competition.
The Scots duo had knocked out both Belgium and Japan earlier in the day and proved to be far too strong for Ireland’s Steve Lennon and William O’Connor in the final.
A jubilant ‘Snakebite’ said: “I’m over the moon to play in front of this crowd and Gary, the best player there is on the planet, it’s an honour. It’s about time we done it.
“Instead of all them silver medals we’ve got a goldie one. We didn’t want to go into the pairs two-nil down. We’ve done that in the past and run out of steam.”
Team-mate Anderson added: “It is a big win. For me it’s been a wee bit of a confidence booster. I’ve got a lot of work ahead but I’m looking forward to it.”
