‘We’re not talking about Gods here!’ – Luke Littler can be beaten by any darts star who ‘puts it on him’, says Rob Cross
ROB CROSS has urged his fellow darts’ elite not to fear Luke Littler – and take the fight to the teenage sensation.
Voltage will line up alongside The Nuke for Week 5 of the Premier League Darts on Thursday.
Littler, the defending champion, became the youngest ever player to win the world title in January.
But Cross – himself a former Ally Pally champ – believes he can beat anyone on his day.
Cross told SunSport: “I believe I can beat anyone when I’m on.
“Look, we’re not talking about God’s here are we?
“I don’t think that is disrespectful.
“Realistically, if you put it on people, depending on which stage, they don’t have the answer for it all the time.
“At the moment we see [Littler] put leg-on-leg pressure on all the time [when he’s ahead].
“I was 5-1 up against him in the Premier League – he did well to win, but I had match darts. I probably faded.
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“That’s more on me. I probably averaged 93/94 through those five legs and that was my undoing.
“I don’t think he’s God like. Realistically, on any given day if you put it on them, everyone will crumble at certain times.”
Cross faces a tough test against World No. 1 Luke Humphries in his Premier League opener in Brighton.
The Sussex-born star is back on familiar territory as the competition heads to the South Coast.
And he’s ready to put down his marker on the competition after a slow start.
Cross continued: “I think it’s important I get that statement performance.
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Exeter: Humphries beat Littler 6-4
Night 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6
Night 6 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 13
Night 7 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday March 20
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
“I’ve not quite got there at the minute. Going back to Brighton, I’ll have a lot of friends there who will come and support men.
“It’s going to be fantastic to go and enjoy the crowd. I should get a lot of support.
“I almost can’t wait to go back. I think this year I’ve got everyone in their home town.
“[Stephen] Bunting in Liverpool, [Nathan] Aspinall in Manchester. They are tough nights when there’s 10,000 watching.
“You just have to rise above it and do your job.”