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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Robert Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Voltage" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 September 1990 Pembury, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Hastings, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing darts since | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Darts | 21g 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 | 4 (27 October 2024)[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
Players Championships
World Series of Darts
Challenge tour
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Other achievements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 Finishes first on PDC Challenge Tour Order of Merit
2017 Breaks into the top 32 on the PDC order of merit for the first time (debut year on 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 championship at 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 plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked No. 4 in the world. Nicknamed "Voltage", he became the 2018 PDC World Darts Champion following his victory over Phil Taylor. Cross won the World Championship on his debut, having turned professional just 11 months prior to the event.
Cross also won the World Matchplay in 2019 and the European Championship in 2019 and 2021. He is the current US Darts Masters champion.