Rob Cross

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Rob Cross
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Cross in 2017
Personal information
Full nameRobert Cross
Nickname"Voltage"
Born (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34)
Pembury, Kent, England
Home town Hastings, East Sussex, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2001
Darts21.5g Target Rob Cross
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"I Don't Wanna Wait" by David Guetta and OneRepublic
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2015–2016
PDC 2016–
(Tour Card: 2017–)
WDF 2015–2016
Current world ranking ( PDC ) 4 Steady2.svg (12 January 2025) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Masters Last 48: 2015
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Winner (1): 2018
World Matchplay Winner (1): 2019
World Grand Prix Quarter Final: 2024
UK Open Runner Up: 2019
Grand Slam Runner Up: 2023
European Ch'ship Winner (2): 2019, 2021
Premier League Runner Up: 2019
PC Finals Runner Up: 2022
Masters Runner Up: 2023
Champions League Group Stage: 2018, 2019
World Series Finals Runner Up: 2020
Other tournament wins

European Tour Events

Baltic Sea Darts Open 2024
European Darts Grand Prix 2023

Players Championships

Players Championship (BAR) 2017 (x2), 2021, 2022 (x2)
Players Championship (DUB) 2017
Players Championship (LEI) 2023
Players Championship (MK) 2017
Players Championship (WIG) 2018

World Series of Darts

Brisbane Darts Masters 2018
Dutch Darts Masters 2025
New South Wales Darts Masters 2023
New Zealand Darts Masters 2023
US Darts Masters 2024

Challenge Tour

PDC Challenge Tour 2016 (x3)
Other achievements
2016 Wins the PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit

2017 Breaks into the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time (In his debut year on the circuit)

Contents

2018 Breaks into the top 4 in the PDC Order of Merit for the first time

2018 Becomes the first player to win the PDC World Darts Championship at their first attempt (barring players who have played in the BDO World Championship)
Cross during the 2017 German Darts Grand Prix Rob Cross - 2017253222109 2017-09-10 PDC German Darts Grand Prix (GDGP) - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0497 - B70I6973.jpg
Cross during the 2017 German Darts Grand Prix

Robert Cross (born 21 September 1990) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number four, having reached a peak of world number two in 2018 and 2019. He is a former PDC World Champion, having won the 2018 World Championship, defeating Phil Taylor in the final on his debut, having turned professional just 11 months prior to the event.

Nicknamed "Voltage", Cross has won 20 senior PDC titles, including the 2019 World Matchplay and the European Championship in both 2019 and 2021. He has also won five World Series of Darts titles.

Cross was the runner-up at the premier events 2017 European Championship, the UK Open, Premier League Darts and PDC World Cup of Darts in 2019 – partnering Michael Smith for England in the latter –, the 2020 World Series of Darts Finals, the 2022 Players Championship Finals, and the PDC Masters and Grand Slam in 2023.

Before turning professional he reached the last 32 at the UK Open, losing there to Michael van Gerwen and won 4 titles on the PDC Challenge Tour, both in 2016.

BDO career

2015

In October 2015, Cross attempted to qualify for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship, where he was knocked out in the last 64 by Tony Martin. [2] He also competed in the 2015 World Masters, losing to Darius Labanauskas in the last 48. [3]

PDC career

2016

Cross competed in the 2016 UK Open as an amateur Rileys qualifier; making it to the last 32 before falling to world number one Michael van Gerwen, who achieved a nine-dart finish in the process. [4] [5] Following this, he competed in the PDC Challenge Tour, winning three of the 16 events and ultimately topping the Order of Merit, consequently earning a Tour Card for the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. [6] [7]

2017

At the 2017 UK Open, Cross reached the fifth round before being knocked out by the eventual winner Peter Wright. [8] The following week, he won his first PDC title by defeating Mervyn King 6–5 in the final of the third Players Championship. [9] His first year on the tour continued positively, winning the 12th event with a 6–5 victory over Ian White, who missed five darts for the title. [10] Cross then beat Peter Wright 6–2 in the 19th Players Championship in Dublin and quickly added his 4th Players Championship (PC21) with a 6–3 win against Adrian Lewis to move into the top 32 for the first time.

Cross reached the final of two events in the 2017 PDC European Tour, the German Darts Grand Prix and the European Darts Trophy, both times losing to Michael van Gerwen. [11] [12] He reached his first premier event final in October at the 2017 European Championship, again losing to van Gerwen. [13]

2018

Cross made his PDC World Darts Championship debut as the 20th seed. He reached the final at the event, beating Phil Taylor 7–2 on New Year's Day 2018, following wins over Seigo Asada, Michael Smith (in which Cross survived two match darts), John Henderson, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Michael van Gerwen (in which Cross survived six match darts). In the final he defeated Taylor, who had previously announced that he would retire after the tournament, [14] 7–2 in sets. [15] He is the only player to have survived match darts in two rounds and then go on to win the World title. [16] Winning the World Championship meant that he finished at number 3 in the PDC Order of Merit and earned automatic qualification for the 2018 Premier League Darts. [17]

Cross was tipped by a few pundits to have an off year as they thought that the pressure of being world champion would get to him, despite this he made a good showing on his Premier League debut making it to the semi-finals. However, he only won one players' championship title in comparison to 2017 where he won 4, he won players' championship 13 by defeating Peter Wright in the final and he won his first World Series event which was the Brisbane Darts Masters by defeating Michael Van Gerwen 10–6 in the final. He had made two previous World Series finals that year: Las Vegas and Shanghai.

2019

In defence of his world title at the 2019 World Championship, Cross lost to Luke Humphries 4–2 in the fourth round.

Cross made his 3rd major final and 6th televised final at the 2019 UK Open in Minehead. Cross was the eventual runner-up at the tournament, as he lost to Nathan Aspinall 11–4.

Cross made his second televised final of the year (4th major, 7th televised) at the 2019 Premier League Darts. After finishing 2nd in the league format, Cross went to the O2 in London for the Play-Offs. He took on James Wade in the semi-final and was successful in victory. He then took on World No. 1, Michael van Gerwen in the final, losing 11–6.

He won the World Matchplay, defeating Michael Smith 18–13 in legs in the final. Cross became only the fourth player to ever win the World Championship and World Matchplay (previously achieved by Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson). [18] [19] On his way to the final he beat Chris Dobey 10–3, Krzysztof Ratajski 11–5, Stephen Bunting 16–14 and Daryl Gurney 17–15, (from 15–9 down in the semi-finals). [20]

Cross reached his 4th World Series final at the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters. He lost to Damon Heta in a last leg decider 8–7.

On 27 October, Cross won his 3rd PDC major title, the 2019 European Championship, beating Gerwyn Price 11–6 in the final.

2020

Cross was eliminated in the second round of the 2020 World Championship, winning only two legs in a 3–0 loss to Kim Huybrechts. [21]

At the World Series of Darts Finals, Cross beat Michael Smith and James Wade en route to the final, before eventually succumbing to Gerwyn Price. [22] Cross and Michael Smith, representing England, reached the final of the World Cup of Darts, where they were defeated 3–0 by Wales (Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton). [23]

2021

Cross suffered another early exit at the 2021 World Championship, losing to Dirk van Duijvenbode 3–2 in the second round. [24]

Cross won his fourth PDC major title at the 2021 European Championship, beating Michael van Gerwen in the final 11–8 to win the tournament for a second time. [25]

2022

At the 2022 World Championship, Cross started his campaign with a 3–1 win against Raymond van Barneveld. [26] In the next round, he beat Daryl Gurney in a deciding set, finishing the match with a 170 checkout. [27] He was defeated 4–3 by Gary Anderson in the fourth round. [28]

Cross was unsuccessful in his defence of the European Championship, losing to James Wade 6–5 in the first round. [29] Cross reached the final of the Players Championship Finals but lost 11–6 to Michael van Gerwen. [30]

2023

At the 2023 World Championship Cross reached the fourth round, losing to Chris Dobey 4–2. [31] He was the runner-up at the Masters where he again lost to Dobey. [32]

After seven previous losses in PDC European Tour finals, Cross won his first European Tour title at the 2023 European Darts Grand Prix, defeating Luke Humphries 8–6 in the final. [33] He also won back-to-back titles on the 2023 World Series of Darts, winning the New Zealand Darts Masters and the New South Wales Darts Masters. [34] [35]

At the Grand Slam, Cross was the runner-up, losing the final to Luke Humphries 16–8. [36]

2024

At the 2024 World Championship, Cross whitewashed Thibault Tricole in his second-round match 3–0, won against Jeffrey de Graaf 4–2 in the third round, whitewashed Jonny Clayton 4–0 in the fourth round and came back from four sets down to defeat Chris Dobey 5–4 to reach the semi-finals. [37] He lost his semi-final to Luke Littler 6–2. [38]

In May, Cross defeated Luke Humphries 8–6 in the final of the Baltic Sea Darts Open to win his second European Tour title. [39] He also won the US Darts Masters, winning a last-leg decider to beat Gerwyn Price 8–7. [40]

2025

Cross suffered an early exit at the 2025 World Championship, losing 3–1 to Scott Williams in the second round. [41]

Cross won his fifth World Series title at the 2025 Dutch Darts Masters, defeating Stephen Bunting 8–5 in the final. [42] It was his first World Series title in Europe. [43]

Personal life

Cross spent the majority of his early life living in Edenbridge, Kent. He was an electrician before turning professional. His nickname, "Voltage", comes from his former profession. [44]

World Championship results

PDC

Career finals

PDC major finals: 11 (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Legend
World Championship (1–0)
World Matchplay (1–0)
Grand Slam (0–1)
Premier League (0–1)
UK Open (0–1)
The Masters (0–1)
European Championship (2–1)
Players Championship Finals (0–1)
World Series of Darts Finals (0–1)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1] Ref.
Runner-up1. 2017 European Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 7–11 (l) [13]
Winner1. 2018 World Darts Championship Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 7–2 (s) [45]
Runner-up2. 2019 UK Open Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 5–11 (l) [46]
Runner-up3. 2019 Premier League Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 5–11 (l) [47]
Winner2. 2019 World Matchplay Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 18–13 (l) [48]
Winner3. 2019 European Championship Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 11–6 (l) [49]
Runner-up4. 2020 World Series of Darts Finals Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 9–11 (l) [50]
Winner4. 2021 European Championship Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 11–8 (l) [51]
Runner-up5. 2022 Players Championship Finals Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 6–11 (l) [52]
Runner-up6. 2023 The Masters Flag of England.svg Chris Dobey 7–11 (l) [53]
Runner-up7. 2023 Grand Slam of Darts Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 8–16 (l)

PDC World Series finals: 10 (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2018 US Darts Masters Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 4–8 (l)
Runner-up2. 2018 Shanghai Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 2–8 (l)
Winner1. 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 11–6 (l)
Runner-up3. 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 7–8 (l)
Winner2. 2023 New Zealand Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 8–7 (l)
Winner3. 2023 New South Wales Darts Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 8–1 (l)
Winner4. 2024 US Darts Masters Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 8–7 (l)
Runner-up4. 2024 Nordic Darts Masters Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 5–8 (l)
Runner-up5. 2024 Poland Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Luke Littler 3–8 (l)
Winner5. 2025 Dutch Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 8–5 (l)

PDC team finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeamTeammateOpponents in the finalScore [N 1]
Runner-up1. 2020 World Cup of Darts Flag of England.svg   England Michael Smith Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Wales Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton 0–3 (m)

Performance timeline

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Ranked televised events
PDC World Championship DNP W 4R 2R 2R 4R 4R SF 2R
PDC World Masters DNP QF 1R 1R 2R 2R F 2R 1R
UK Open 4R 5R QF F QF 5R 4R QF QF
World Matchplay DNP 2R 2R W 1R 2R 2R 1R QF
World Grand Prix DNP 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R QF
European Championship DNP F QF W 1R W 1R 2R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNP QF 2R 2R 2R QF 2R F QF
Players Championship Finals DNP SF 1R 3R 2R 3R F 2R 1R
Non-ranked televised events
Premier League Darts DNP SF F 9th 9th DNP 6th
Champions League of Darts DNPDNQ RR RR NH
PDC World Cup of Darts DNQ QF 2R F DNQ QF DNQ
World Series of Darts Finals DNQ QF 2R 2R F DNP QF QF
Career statistics
Year-end ranking1732022410664

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2017 GDC
DNQ
GDM
DNQ
GDO
QF
EDG
QF
GDT
QF
EDM
DNQ
ADO
2R
EDO
QF
DDM
3R
GDG
F
IDO
2R
EDT
F
2018 EDO
3R
GDG
QF
GDO
SF
ADO
QF
EDG
3R
DDM
WD
GDT
QF
DDO
3R
EDM
2R
GDC
QF
DDC
DNP
IDO
DNP
EDT
QF
2019 EDO
F
GDC
3R
GDG
SF
GDO
SF
ADO
3R
EDG
2R
DDM
WD
DDO
2R
CDO
DNP
ADC
DNP
EDM
QF
IDO
F
GDT
3R
2020 BDC
3R
GDC
3R
EDG
QF
IDO
2R
2021 HDT
3R
GDT
2R
2022 IDO
1R
GDC
F
GDG
3R
ADO
QF
EDO
2R
CDO
F
EDG
F
DDC
2R
EDM
QF
HDT
2R
GDO
3R
BDO
3R
GDT
SF
2023 BSD
2R
EDO
SF
IDO
QF
GDG
2R
ADO
3R
DDC
2R
BDO
3R
CDO
SF
EDG
W
EDM
3R
GDO
2R
HDT
2R
GDC
QF
2024 BDO
F
GDG
3R
IDO
3R
EDG
SF
ADO
2R
BSD
W
DDC
DNP
EDO
2R
GDC
DNP
FDT
DNP
HDT
3R
SDT
3R
CDO
WD


PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2017 BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
W
BAR
3R
MIL
4R
MIL
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
WIG
3R
WIG
3R
MIL
SF
MIL
W
WIG
SF
WIG
SF
BAR
3R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
DUB
W
DUB
4R
BAR
W
BAR
3R
2018 BAR
QF
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
QF
BAR
3R
BAR
DNP
WIG
3R
WIG
3R
MIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
WIG
W
WIG
F
BAR
QF
BAR
3R
BAR
QF
BAR
2R
DUB
4R
DUB
SF
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
2019 WIG
2R
WIG
4R
WIG
3R
WIG
SF
BAR
4R
BAR
3R
WIG
4R
WIG
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
WIG
DNP
WIG
DNP
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
BAR
4R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
4R
DUB
4R
DUB
2R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
2020 BAR
4R
BAR
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
WIG
QF
WIG
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
MIL
4R
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
F
MIL
1R
NIE
2R
NIE
2R
NIE
3R
NIE
3R
NIE
3R
COV
3R
COV
3R
COV
1R
COV
1R
COV
DNP
2021 BOL
QF
BOL
1R
BOL
2R
BOL
2R
MIL
3R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
3R
NIE
2R
NIE
2R
NIE
QF
NIE
1R
MIL
1R
MIL
4R
MIL
SF
MIL
QF
COV
1R
COV
2R
COV
3R
COV
2R
BAR
QF
BAR
2R
BAR
2R
BAR
QF
BAR
4R
BAR
W
BAR
SF
BAR
SF
BAR
2R
BAR
3R
2022 BAR
2R
BAR
QF
WIG
1R
WIG
QF
BAR
QF
BAR
3R
NIE
SF
NIE
4R
BAR
4R
BAR
3R
BAR
SF
BAR
1R
BAR
QF
WIG
1R
WIG
4R
NIE
2R
NIE
QF
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
4R
BAR
W
BAR
1R
BAR
1R
BAR
W
BAR
3R
BAR
QF
BAR
3R
2023 BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
1R
BAR
2R
HIL
1R
HIL
1R
WIG
1R
WIG
2R
LEI
W
LEI
4R
HIL
1R
HIL
2R
LEI
3R
LEI
2R
HIL
3R
HIL
QF
BAR
3R
BAR
QF
BAR
2R
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
DNP
BAR
QF
BAR
3R
BAR
3R
BAR
2R
BAR
SF
BAR
4R
2024 WIG
2R
WIG
2R
LEI
1R
LEI
1R
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
LEI
2R
LEI
4R
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
HIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
MIL
2R
MIL
1R
MIL
2R
MIL
DNP
MIL
DNP
WIG
4R
WIG
1R
MIL
4R
MIL
4R
WIG
4R
WIG
2R
WIG
3R
WIG
4R
WIG
2R
LEI
3R
LEI
1R
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.
Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round
DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

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The 2025 PDC World Darts Championship was a professional darts tournament that was held from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 32nd World Darts Championship to be organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and the 18th to be held at Alexandra Palace. The winner received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,500,000.

The 2025 Bahrain Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, from 16 to 17 January 2025. It was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and was the first event in the 2025 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players.

The 2025 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that took place at the Maaspoort Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from 24 to 25 January 2025. It was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) since the 2022 competition and the second event in the 2025 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players.

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  1. 1 2 3 (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = score in matches.
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