Back in 1995, a young man from south London qualified for his first world darts championship. He had a sensible haircut, dressed all in black, and lost unfussily to world No 1 Richie Burnett in the first round. Shortly afterwards, he quit the sport for good. And that, it seemed, was the story of Peter Wright.

Except almost two decades later, Wright resurfaced, and almost everything about him was different. He wore loud shirts and had a colourful Mohican hairstyle. He was nicknamed “Snakebite”, after the painted designs that his wife Jo spent hours before every match daubing onto the side of his head. And suddenly he was very, very good at darts. Against all odds, he reached the 2014 World Championship final.

These days, Wright is one of the best two or three players in the world, and certainly one of the most recognisable. Over recent months, he has even begun to challenge the seemingly-impregnable world No 1 Michael van Gerwen, who he is expected to face in the Premier League final on Thursday evening. With his brash stage persona and exuberant celebrations, Snakebite has become one of the biggest characters in the sport.