- Rob Cross lost 3-1 to Scott Williams in the second round of the Ally Pally
- Cross was seen making an apparently rude gesture to the crowd
- The fifth seed won the first set of the match, but then lost the next three
Rob Cross has spoken about the apparently obscene gesture he made during Monday’s shock defeat to Scott Williams at the World Darts Championship.
2018 champion Rob Cross crashed out in the second round when he lost to last year’s semi-finalist.
And a lot of the focus after the game was on one moment and not on the upset itself.
Cross was seen making an apparently rude gesture to someone in the audience as he left the stage during a performance break.
The Brit appeared to imitate a sex act and it was all caught on Sky Sports cameras.
Cross has now broken his silence on both his defeat and the incident, writing on social media: ‘hugely disappointed to lose out to my friend Scott Williams. Good luck to him for the rest of the tournament.
WARNING: RUDE CONTENT
Rob Cross appeared to make a rude gesture during his shock defeat to Scott Williams
The former world champion insists he did not intend to cause any offense with the gesture
Cross won the first set, but then lost the next three to last year’s semifinalist
‘I gestured to my manager that I was annoyed by my performance. If I have offended anyone, I apologize. Merry christmas.’
Williams overcame the odds to reach the last four of the World Championship last year and will now face German Ricardo Pietreczko in the third round
After beating Cross, he said, “It’s so tough because Rob is one of my best friends,” Williams admitted after beating Cross.
“Neither of us were great tonight, but Rob missed the doubles and gave me a chance, so when you get opportunities you have to take them.
‘I’m always confident no matter who I’m playing against, but now I’m just looking forward to celebrating Christmas with the family.’
Before the tournament he said: ‘People joke and call me the Michael Buble of darts because I only come in October, November and December! That’s been about right for the past few years.
“I want to try to change that next year by doing a few more TV events, just to take my game to the next level. It’s about finding consistency with my practice.”