Defending champion Cross hopes to return to form at European Championship: " I can use it as a platform to build on and hopefully get back to my best"

Rob Cross will defend his European Championship starting during tonight's bumper session in Oberhausen when he takes on Martijn Kleermaker.

Cross has been in and out of form since then with 'Voltage' showing some good darts in patches as of late but he hopes to use his title defence to get some good form together.

"To win this tournament last year was a fantastic achievement," said Cross. "I'd won the World Matchplay a couple of months before so I was riding that high.

"Things haven't really gone to plan for me this year so far but we're getting to the point where there's tournaments coming thick and fast.

"I hope I can perform well this weekend in front of the amazing German fans and I can use it as a platform to build on and hopefully get back to my best."

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