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The Irish Sun
7 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘It's a problem for me at the minute' – Rob Cross admits darts concerns after former world champ's major slump in form
ROB CROSS admits he has to 'pull his finger out' after a slump in form. The former world champ made a great start to the year by winning the Players Championship One and Dutch Darts Masters titles. 3 Rob Cross has admitted that he has to put the work in to return to his former level in competitive darts Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 The former world champ highlighted a lack of focus and passion as his explanation for his slump Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But the The World No.9 endured a frustrating World Matchplay campaign, crashing out in the first round after a shock 10-8 defeat to Four-times major winner Cross concedes he's been He said: 'The motivation is a problem for me at the minute, you know, obviously READ MORE ON DARTS 'I played four or five times in seven weeks, and I felt good for the Matchplay actually, I managed to do a bit of practice and stuff. 'Concentration is probably a little bit of an issue there against Dirk, you know, 6-2 up, averaging 108, and then it was like switching the tap off. 'I need to correct that really coming up for the rest of the year from September onwards, but yeah, motivation has got to change. 'I've got to probably pull my finger out and actually put a bit more practice in and get a little bit more keen and more passionate about the game. Most read in Darts SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 3 Cross suffered a disappointing defeat in the first round of the world matchplay to Dirk van Duijvenbode Credit: PA 'That's darts and if I don't 'Some people probably won't have to pick a dart up for a month and still come back and be sort of very decent so yeah, I need to put that work in.' Luke Littler takes part in annual fishing competition List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘It's a problem for me at the minute' – Rob Cross admits darts concerns after former world champ's major slump in form
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ROB CROSS admits he has to 'pull his finger out' after a slump in form. The former world champ made a great start to the year by winning the Players Championship One and Dutch Darts Masters titles. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Rob Cross has admitted that he has to put the work in to return to his former level in competitive darts Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 3 The former world champ highlighted a lack of focus and passion as his explanation for his slump Credit: Shutterstock Editorial But the Sussex thrower has been inconsistent since, and he's yet to make a major quarter-final in 2025. The World No.9 endured a frustrating World Matchplay campaign, crashing out in the first round after a shock 10-8 defeat to Dirk van Duijvenbode. Four-times major winner Cross concedes he's been struggling with focus and passion at the oche — but says it's time to get serious. He said: 'The motivation is a problem for me at the minute, you know, obviously I've had time out. READ MORE ON DARTS WADING IN Darts star who broke etiquette vs Littler tipped for Premier League comeback 'I played four or five times in seven weeks, and I felt good for the Matchplay actually, I managed to do a bit of practice and stuff. 'Concentration is probably a little bit of an issue there against Dirk, you know, 6-2 up, averaging 108, and then it was like switching the tap off. 'I need to correct that really coming up for the rest of the year from September onwards, but yeah, motivation has got to change. 'I've got to probably pull my finger out and actually put a bit more practice in and get a little bit more keen and more passionate about the game. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 3 Cross suffered a disappointing defeat in the first round of the world matchplay to Dirk van Duijvenbode Credit: PA 'That's darts and if I don't work at it hard enough, I'm not the most naturally talented player out of all of us up there. 'Some people probably won't have to pick a dart up for a month and still come back and be sort of very decent so yeah, I need to put that work in.' Luke Littler takes part in annual fishing competition
The Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
‘It's a problem for me at the minute' – Rob Cross admits darts concerns after former world champ's major slump in form
ROB CROSS admits he has to 'pull his finger out' after a slump in form. The former world champ made a great start to the year by winning the Players Championship One and Dutch Darts Masters titles. 3 3 But the Sussex thrower has been inconsistent since, and he's yet to make a major quarter-final in 2025. The World No.9 endured a frustrating World Matchplay campaign, crashing out in the first round after a shock 10-8 defeat to Dirk van Duijvenbode. Four-times major winner Cross concedes he's been struggling with focus and passion at the oche — but says it's time to get serious. He said: 'The motivation is a problem for me at the minute, you know, obviously I've had time out. 'I played four or five times in seven weeks, and I felt good for the Matchplay actually, I managed to do a bit of practice and stuff. 'Concentration is probably a little bit of an issue there against Dirk, you know, 6-2 up, averaging 108, and then it was like switching the tap off. 'I need to correct that really coming up for the rest of the year from September onwards, but yeah, motivation has got to change. 'I've got to probably pull my finger out and actually put a bit more practice in and get a little bit more keen and more passionate about the game. 3 'That's darts and if I don't work at it hard enough, I'm not the most naturally talented player out of all of us up there. 'Some people probably won't have to pick a dart up for a month and still come back and be sort of very decent so yeah, I need to put that work in.' Luke Littler takes part in annual fishing competition List of all-time Darts World Champions BELOW is a list of darts world champions by year. The list does not include winners from the pre-Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) era or BDO world champions. That means Raymond van Barneveld, for example, is only listed once - Barney also won four BDO titles - and none of Eric Bristow's five BDO titles are included. 1994 - Dennis Priestley 1995 - Phil Taylor 1996 - Phil Taylor (2) 1997 - Phil Taylor (3) 1998 - Phil Taylor (4) 1999 - Phil Taylor (5) 2000 - Phil Taylor (6) 2001 - Phil Taylor (7) 2002 - Phil Taylor (8) 2003 - John Part 2004 - Phil Taylor (9) 2005 - Phil Taylor (10) 2006 - Phil Taylor (11) 2007 - Raymond van Barneveld 2008 - John Part (2) 2009 - Phil Taylor (12) 2010 - Phil Taylor (13) 2011 - Adrian Lewis 2012 - Adrian Lewis (2) 2013 - Phil Taylor (14) 2014 - Michael van Gerwen 2015 - Gary Anderson 2016 - Gary Anderson (2) 2017 - Michael van Gerwen (2) 2018 - Rob Cross 2019 - Michael van Gerwen (3) 2020 - Peter Wright 2021 - Gerwyn Price 2022 - Peter Wright (2) 2023 - Michael Smith 2024 - Luke Humphries 2025 - Luke Littler Most World Titles 14 - Phil Taylor 3 - Michael van Gerwen 2 - John Part, Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright 1 - Dennis Priestley, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler
The Sun
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Dutch Darts Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Humphries WHITEWASHES Smith in dominant tie, Van Gerwen withdraws
THE final day of the Dutch Darts Masters is here, and some huge names are still eyeing the title. Luke Humphries is looking to end his recent poor spell on the European Tour - and he swiftly booked his spot in the quarter-final after whitewashing Michael Smith 6-0. Yesterday, home hero Michael van Gerwen took to social media to announce that he will not participate in this year's event as he has split with wife Daphne. Teenage sensation Luke Littler is also not in action in the Netherlands as the Nuke has opted to take the weekend off ahead of what promises to be a hectic summer.
The Sun
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Dutch Darts Championship 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Humphries faces Smith in blockbuster third round tie, Van Gerwen withdraws
THE final day of the Dutch Darts Masters is here, and some huge names are still eyeing the title. Luke Humphries is looking to end his recent poor spell on the European Tour, but he must first get past Michael Smith in a blockbuster third round tie. Yesterday, home hero Michael van Gerwen took to social media to announce that he will not participate in this year's event as he has split with wife Daphne. Teenage sensation Luke Littler is also not in action in the Netherlands as the Nuke has opted to take the weekend off ahead of what promises to be a hectic summer. 23rd May 2025, 11:32 By Laurence Ryan Time for action! It's time to go in the Netherlands, as the Dutch Darts Championship takes place this weekend. Home favourite Michael van Gerwen will look to put the disappointment of missing out on the Premier League Darts finals day behind him. The man who pipped him to the post, Nathan Aspinall, misses the tournament. Teenage sensation Luke Littler also misses the tournament this weekend. The action is LIVE from 12pm BST, and SunSport will have ALL the updates for you to follow!
