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There was confusion at the Premier League darts last night over whether a throw by two-time world champion Peter Wright hit the Treble 13.
Wright finished off the fourth leg of the tie with a 121 - though it was his second throw of the three that would have left viewers on television baffled.
Television footage though appeared to show that his throw missed the treble zone, with the location of the point suggesting he should have just received 13 from that one throw.
With fans and commentators left confused, it raised the question of why Wright was given a treble.
Well the footage is actually an optical illusion and the decision was right to give Wright the treble instead of the single 13, and there's a good reason for that.
Peter Wright was awarded a Treble 13 though the point appeared to be outside the zone
There was confusion as to whether the two-time champion should have received the score
Despite how it looks on television, the decision was correct as it was the flight and not the point that makes