Rob Cross became world champion in 2018 by defeating the parting Phil Taylor in the final. 'Voltage' has nothing but respect for his then opponent.
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At the time, Cross won the World Championship final 7-2, preventing a seventeenth world title for Taylor. "Phil won so much didn't he. He was so dominant. We weren't talking about dominance for 10 years, it was probably 20. I don't think the big guy will ever get toppled like that," he said to Sportslens.
"Some of his tournament averages I think he played the European Championship and he had a tournament average of 112. Most people want to hit that in one game, no matter five or six or however much it was. It's just amazing, I don't think that will ever get beat."
"I also think that no one will ever match him again. When you see all that he has won, that remains hugely impressive."
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🗣️ "He was just so DOMINANT"
▫️ 214 Tournaments
▫️ 85 major titles
▫️ 16 World Championships
Will there EVER be a better darts player than Phil Taylor? 🎯🐐