Rob Cross admits he’s never paid a fine as fast after being reprimanded for his rude Ally Pally gesture.
The Londoner was caught on TV cameras during his Worlds loss to Scott Williams committing the offence as he walked off stage during a break in the match. Cross apologised immediately in the aftermath of his defeat and has now revealed he's paid his punishment to the Darts Regulation Authority. Asked if he’d received the DRA letter after beating Richard Veenstra at the Dutch Darts Masters, he said: “I have actually. I don’t even know whether I’m allowed to speak about that.
“Put it this way, for what I got fined, it’s the quickest fine I’ve ever paid. Usually I leave it to the last minute. It was decent. I’m guilty as charged and I’ve apologised about it.” Cross is into the last-eight in Den Bosch and is looking for a strong run after a shock early exit in Bahrain last week.
He added: “I’ve had some time off and a rest from the Worlds. There’s flashes there but it’s not like it’s a complete performance what I need. You need a win just to get your platform and what you are going to kick off for the year. I picked a few darts up this week because I had to. I’ve been a bit lazy and guilty for enjoying being with the family too much.
“I want the height from a good performance, it’s not quite there at the minute. I went into the Worlds in good form. It was probably my worst performance of the year. It was a massive disappointment to do that.
“It kicks you a bit. I spent a bit of time away from the game because of that just to forget. It’s all about this year now. I just want to play myself into a bit of form. Hopefully tomorrow you can watch the proper Bobby turn up. That needs to happen.”
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