"It's about time I won in the Netherlands": Rob Cross elated at surprise Dutch Darts Masters triumph

Rob Cross has snagged his first tournament victory of the new year. Voltage beat Stephen Bunting 8-5 in the final of the Dutch Darts Masters. For the latter it remains only one tournament victory this year, after he was the best at the Bahrain Darts Masters last week;

However, Cross came to Den Bosch with the necessary doubts. At the last World Darts Championship he immediately lost in his opening match 3-1 to Scott Williams. Last week at the opening tournament of the World Series of Darts 2025 he went straight out against Filipino Paolo Nebrida;

The 34-year-old may currently be the world number four, yet he himself indicated before this tournament that he is currently not in top form. The tournament victory therefore came as a surprise to Cross.

"It's amazing to come here and win - it's special for me," said Cross. "I think it's about time I won in the Netherlands and I'm very grateful - the crowd were brilliant. The determination and focus I had today dragged me through.

Rob Cross is the current number four in the world rankings

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Cross also had nice words to say for his opponent afterwards. "Stephen is a great man and he's a credit to the sport. He's done all the work today, got there and probably ran out of steam.

"To come here and win this one means so much. It's been a great weekend and I've really enjoyed it, and I love the World Series."

Cross thus heads to the first PDC major of the new season, the WInmau World Masters, with confidence. A week later, he will also be in action on the first day of play at the Premier League Darts.

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