'It was my day today' - Rob Cross admits he was lucky to defeat Michael Smith and that he still needs to improve

Rob Cross is through to the last 16 in his first ever World Championship. The former electrician from Hastings who has shot up the rankings in the past 12 months since winning the Challenge Tour defeated Michael Smith in a hard fought battle including 29 maximums between them and averages in the early hundreds but still he admits he needs to improve and that he was lucky to get over the line against the Bully Boy.
"It was a good win for me but I will need to shape up because in certain sets there I wasn't brilliant throughout," said the Hastings ace.
"Going forward I need to be playing a more all-round game, and in every set I need to push. If I can do that then I've got every chance.
"Michael played fantastic darts and had two match darts, and I'm grateful that he missed. In the last set I gave it my all, and it was my day today."
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