Victory over van Gerwen: Rob Cross triumphs at the darts

Rob Cross lifted the winner's cup, for the surprising triumph at the European Championship, the Englishman also receives around 140,000 euros in prize money."That was breathtaking.It's nice to finally win again, ”said" Voltage ”Cross after the 11: 8 final victory against the Dutchman Michael van Gerwen.

He didn't play great in the final, but: "I did the job."Cross, world champion of 2018, had already won the important event in Göttingen in 2019 and then got into a low performance.

"Michael didn't play as he can tonight.I myself am speechless, ”said Cross, who was close to tears.For van Gerwen, who had defeated world champion Gerwyn Price from Wales with 10: 8 in the afternoon, the final was sobering."I played crap in the final, real crap.I can only blame myself.With all respect for Rob, I think the audience would have deserved a better final too."

Not delivered in the final

For the World Cup in Alexandra Palace in London (15.December to 3.January) the European Championship tournament in Salzburg.Price and defending champion Peter Wright from Scotland had to give up, instead the former Champions Cross and van Gerwen came back with a strong weekend with a strong title candidate.

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Doch dafür hatte „Mighty Mike", wie der langjährige Dominator van Gerwen häufig genannt wird, nach dem Finale keinen Sinn mehr.“Actually I'm a winner.It is nothing to be second, that doesn't mean anything to me. Du musst im Finale liefern und das habe ich nicht gemacht", sagte van Gerwen.The German professionals Florian Hempel (round of 16) and Gabriel Clemens (first round) left the tournament in Austria before the final day.Hempel had defeated ex-world champion Wright at the start.