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PDC World Championship final: Michael van Gerwen targets No 1 spot against Peter Wright

There will be a new name on the Sid Waddell Trophy on New Year's Day as Michael van Gerwen takes on Peter Wright in the PDC World Championship final.

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Sky Sports darts analyst Rod Harrington feels Wright must impose his game on the Boxtel-born star if he is to stand a chance of causing an upset. "Dressed like that you've got to have the bottle, but he is a character. Wright was totally focused (against Whitlock)," he said. "There was no movement in his flight head when he was pulling his dart back and that proved a lot to me. If he gets that's focus then he has a chance." "If Peter Wright can win those opening couple of sets, it's a totally different game. "When you're leading it's easy, anybody can lead, but when you're chasing it's a lot harder because every single checkout is so important. "He's got to impose his game on Michael. If he doesn't we could see van Gerwen run away with it."