Bizarre darts optical illusion as Peter Wright hits treble 13 but fans are convinced he missed… so what do you see?
AN INCREDIBLE optical illusion had darts fans utterly baffled.
Peter Wright took on Chris Dobey at the Premier League darts in Belfast last night.
Trailing their quarter-final 2-1, Snakebite needed 121 to level it up.
He aimed for 25 but hit the bullseye, forcing him to rethink his strategy to clear 71.
Wright then aimed for treble 13 before closing out the leg with double 16.
Referee Russ Bray awarded the leg – but viewers and even commentators were convinced it was wrong.
That is because it appeared the 52-year-old Scot had narrowly missed his treble 13 and in fact only managed a single 13.
However, on closer inspection what looks like the point of the dart that has landed in the black section is actually the flight overhanging, with the arrow safely and firmly nailed into the red.
Sky Sports commentator Rod Studd said: “Treble 13 is the probable target. That was the target but he didn’t hit it.”
He then realised his error and joked: “I need to get my eyes checked.”
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Plenty of darts fans watching on at home were also left baffled.
One said: “This is in my opinion not in the triple….. VAR!”
Another wrote: “No way that hit treble 13 ! I don’t know how everyone missed that?”
And a third added: “That clearly didn’t hit the T13. ”
Despite clawing it back to 2-2 with the mind-boggling effort, world No2 Wright went on to lose 6-3.
Mastesrs-champion Dobey then saw off Nathan Aspinall 6-4 in the semi-final and stunned Michael van Gerwen with a dramatic 160 checkout to clinch victory in round one of the 2023 season.