“My old life was really hard. I had to get up at 4:30 A.M. in the morning to pay the bills. You know that if you don't turn up you don't get paid. It has really helped me knuckle down as a dart player and treat it like a job.”

English professional darts player, born 1990

Rob Cross is an English professional darts player, active in the PDC, born in 1990. Known by the nickname “Voltage,” he rose quickly after turning professional and won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2018. He reached world number two in the PDC rankings in 2018 and 2019. Beyond his world title, he has won the World Matchplay in 2019 and the European Championship in 2019 and 2021, and has collected 22 PDC titles in total.