What is Rob Cross’ net worth and how much prize money has he won?
ROB CROSS is back in the Darts Premier League for the first time since 2021.
But who is he and how much is he worth? Here's what we know.
Who is Rob Cross?
Robert Cross is a professional darts player from Hastings in East Sussex.
His love of darts started at the age of 15 when he started playing local league darts in Kent.
I might play darts on TV now but really I’ve not changed"
Rob Cross
His first teams were The Swan in Edenbridge and The Fountain in Cowden.
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On Mondays, he played in the Edenbridge & Oxted League, then on Tuesdays, The Sevenoaks Charity Darts League and the Crawley Friday Darts League.
Cross lives with his wife Georgia, son Leyton, and daughters Imogen, and Madison.
Back in 2017, he posted a snap on Christmas Day of himself sitting with Georgia and their three children on X wishing all his supporters “a Merry Xmas”.
He said: “I actually gave up playing darts for three years after my little boy was born.
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“I was 20 when he came along, and then I started just playing down at the pub again, until my uncle half forced me to go to Norwich to play the qualifiers, in the Rileys, and it was just sort of life changing.”
Cross worked as an electrician before quitting in 2016 to pursue darts.
What is Rob Cross' net worth and how much prize money has he won?
Cross has a reported net worth of up to £1 million.
He is currently ranked as the sixth best darts player in the world and has earned £589,250 of prize money over the past two years.
Despite the fame and money, he has vowed this will never change him.
He told The Mirror: "I’m quite adamant it won’t change me as a person.
“I think if I did get carried away with it I’d get complacent, and then it would be all over before you knew it.
“I’ve got a good backing behind me with my management team, and my family are all down to earth.”
How long has Rob Cross been a professional darts player?
Cross entered the darts scene in 2017 and reached the final of two European Tour events.
He then went on to win the PDC World Championship on debut at the end of the year.
Now he's back for the 2024 Premier League for the first time since 2021.
What darts tournaments has Rob Cross won?
Cross won the World Championship on his debut, having turned professional just 11 months prior to the event.
As of January 2024, he ten dart tournament titles to his name.
These include:
- World Matchplay 2019
- European Championship 2019
- European Championship 2021
- Players Championship (Barnsley) 2017
- Players Championship (Dublin) 2017
- Players Championship (Milton Keynes) 2017
- Players Championship (Wigan) 2018
- Brisbane Darts Masters 2018
- World Championship 2018
- PDC Challenge Tour 2016
What is Rob Cross' walk on music?
Cross' walk on music is 'Hot Hot Hot' by Arrow.
Speaking about his choice of song, he told Sky Sports: "When I started out we went through a fair few songs.
"I developed a lot faster so it was hard to get a walk-on song.
"We had this one chosen, we had input from the PDC. It wasn't my personal choice.
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"Target and everyone around me had an input so I ended up with that song.
" I don't mind it, it's alright but it's what to have at the right time, I suppose."