Rob Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Cross in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Robert Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Voltage" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 September 1990 Pembury, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Hastings, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 21.5g Target Signature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Players Championships
World Series of Darts
Challenge Tour
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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) 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) |
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; he reached a peak ranking of world number two in 2018 and 2019. He is a former PDC World Champion, defeating Phil Taylor in the 2018 World Championship final after turning professional less than a year beforehand.
Nicknamed "Voltage", Cross has won four PDC majors, including the 2019 World Matchplay and two European Championships. He has also won five World Series of Darts titles. Cross has won a total of 21 PDC titles in his professional career.
Before turning professional he reached the last 32 at the UK Open, losing there to Michael van Gerwen, and won four titles on the PDC Challenge Tour in 2016, which earned him his PDC Tour Card.