Rob Cross has addressed the seemingly 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 as he lost to last year's semi-finalist. And much of the focus after the match was one moment rather than the upset itself.
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Cross was seen making what looked to be rude gesture to someone in the crowd as he made his way off stage during a break in play. The Brit appeared to imitate a sexual act and it was all caught on the Sky Sports cameras. Cross has now broken his silence on both his defeat and that moment, taking to social media to declare: 'Massively disappointed to lose out to my friend Scott Williams. Good luck to him for the rest of the tournament.
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WARNING: RUDE CONTENT. Rob Cross appeared to make a rude gesture during his shock defeat to Scott Williams. The former world champion insists that he did not mean to cause any offence with the gesture. Cross won the first set but then lost the following three to last year's semi-finalist.
ROB CROSS 😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/VH8A62UUtM. 'I made a gesture to my manager about how annoyed I was with my performance. If it offended anyone, I apologise. Merry Christmas.'. Williams overcame he odds to reach the last four of the World Championship last year and will now take on Germany's Ricardo Pietreczko in the third round.
