Rob Cross failed to win his first UK Open title last Sunday. The former world champion lost 11-5 to Nathan Aspinall in the final. More remarkable is that Cross lost during all of his UK Open participations to the eventual winner.
The Hastings ace made his UK Open debut in 2016. Cross, at that time still unknown for the general public, went out after losing to Michael van Gerwen in the fourth round. The Dutchman claimed the title after defeating Peter Wright in the final. One later later Wright won the title in Minehead. 'Snakebite' beat Rob Cross en route to the final, as the Scotsman and 'Voltage' met in the last sixteen. In 2018 it was Gary Anderson who stopped the current world number two en route to glory at the UK Open. 'The Flying Scotsman' faced Cross in the quarter-finals and beat him 10-5.
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024