Cross had a brilliant World Championship and so would have been a heavy favourite. Despite that though, he went behind early on meaning it was too much of a mountain to climb in the end. Cullen endured a dream start going 4-1 up and despite Cross staying in it with a 124 checkout, Cullen extended his lead when pressurised. When Cross missed his final chance to potentially get back into it, the Bradford ace made no mistake to move through. to check out the tournament centre for the
Masters. Saturday February 2 (1900 GMT) 4x First Round Gerwyn Price (94.27) 7-10 (86.8) James Wade Rob Cross (97.7) 6-10 (94.89)
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