Rob Cross is one of four debutants who are competing in the Unibet Premier League in 2018. Following his incredible debut year as a professional that has seen him rise to number three in the PDC Order of Merit following his William Hill World Championship win on New Year's Day, Cross was an automatic selection for the event as one of the top four players in the world.
The other automatic selections are reigning champion Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gary Anderson.
The other three debutants who were among the six wildcard choices that were announced on 1st January are World Grand Prix champion Daryl Gurney, Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljovic and 2017 UK Open finalist Gerwyn Price.
They are joined by Raymond van Barneveld, Simon Whitlock and Michael Smith.
Competition got underway at the 3Arena in Dublin on Thursday 1st February with Cross taking on MvG just over a month on from their exciting World Championship semi-final clash that went to a sudden death leg.
After nine weeks of action Mensur Suljovic and Gerwyn Price have been eliminated from the league after filling the bottom two positions.
Rob Cross is up against Michael Smith when the Unibet Premier League returns on Thursday 12th April at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield. He then plays a double header at the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands taking on Daryl Gurney and Gary Anderson on Wednesday 18th April.
A second night at the Rotterdam Ahoy on Thurday 19th April sees the world champion take on Peter Wright then a week later at The Manchester Arena he plays Raymond van Barneveld..
Cross takes on current champion Michael van Gerwen.at Arena Birmingham on Thursday 3rd May and plays Simon Whitlock at the BHGE Arena in Aberdeen on night 15 on Thursday 10th May.
The top four players in the league will then advance to the Play-Offs at The O2 in London on Thursday 17th May.
All matches will be broadcast live on Sky Sports with radio commentary on talkSPORT2..
Resuts and Fixtures for the 2018 Unibet Premier League are listed below.
| Night 1 - Results (Dublin) 1st February | ||
| Simon Whitlock | 7-5 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Michael Smith | 7-5 | Gary Anderson |
| Daryl Gurney | 6-6 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-2 | Rob Cross |
| Peter Wright | 6-6 | Gerwyn Price |
| Night 2 - Results (Cardiff) 8th February | ||
| Michael Smith | 7-4 | Daryl Gurney |
| Simon Whitock | 7-1 | Rob Cross |
| Peter Wright | 7-5 | Michael van Gerwen |
| Gary Anderson | 7-3 | Gerwyn Price |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-5 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Night 3 - Results (Newcastle) 15th February | ||
| Michael Smith | 7-2 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Daryl Gurney | 6-6 | Gerwyn Price |
| Rob Cross | 7-4 | Peter Wright |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-3 | Gary Anderson |
| Simon Whitlock | 7-4 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Night 4 - Results (Berlin) 22nd February | ||
| Michael Smith | 7-3 | Simon Whitlock |
| Mensur Suljovic | 7-3 | Gerwyn Price |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-2 | Daryl Gurney |
| Rob Cross | 7-3 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Peter Wright | 6-6 | Gary Anderson |
| Night 5 - Fixtures (Exeter) 1st March | ||
| Gary Anderson | P-P | Rob Cross |
| Daryl Gurney | P-P | Peter Wright |
| Mensur Suljovic | P-P | Michael van Gerwen |
| Raymond van Barneveld | P-P | Michael Smith |
| Simon Whitlock | P-P | Gerwyn Price |
| Night 6 - Results (Leeds) 8th March | ||
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-4 | Simon Whitlock |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-5 | Gerwyn Price |
| Mensur Suljovic | 7-1 | Peter Wright |
| Gary Anderson | 6-6 | Daryl Gurney |
| Rob Cross | 7-5 | Michael Smith |
| Night 7 - Results (Nottingham) 15th March | ||
| Michael Smith | 7-1 | Peter Wright |
| Simon Whitlock | 6-6 | Daryl Gurney |
| Rob Cross | 7-2 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-3 | Gerwyn Price |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 6-6 |
Gary Anderson |
| Night 8 - Results (Glasgow) 22nd March | ||
| Daryl Gurney | 7-3 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-2 | Michael Smith |
| Gary Anderson | 7-4 | Simon Whitlock |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-1 | Peter Wright |
| Rob Cross | 7-1 | Gerwyn Price |
| Night 9 - Results (Belfast) 29th March | ||
| Gary Anderson | 7-5 | Mensur Suljovic |
| Michael Smith | 7-2 | Gerwyn Price |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-2 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Daryl Gurney | 7-5 | Rob Cross |
| Simon Whitlock | 6-6 | Peter Wright |
| Night 5 (re-arranged) - Results (Liverpool) 5th April | ||
|
Simon Whitlock |
7-3 | Gerwyn Price |
|
Michael Smith |
7-0 | Raymond van Barneveld |
|
Rob Cross |
7-5 | Gary Anderson |
|
Michaael van Gerwen |
7-4 | Mensur Suljovic |
|
Daryl Gurney |
6-6 | Peter Wright |
| Night 10 - Results (Sheffield) 12th April | ||
| Daryl Gurney | 7-3 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Gary Anderson | 7-2 | Peter Wright |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-1 | Simon Whitlock |
| Rob Cross | 7-5 | Michael Smith |
| Peter Wright | 7-2 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Night 11 - Results (Rotterdam) 18th April | ||
| Gary Anderson | 7-2 | Michael Smith |
| Rob Cross | 7-4 | Daryl Gurney |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-3 | Simon Whitlock |
| Peter Wright | 7-5 | Michael van Gerwen |
| Gary Anderson | 7-3 | Rob Cross |
| Night 12 - Results (Rotterdam) 19th April | ||
| Michael Smith | 7-1 | Simon Whitlock |
| Gary Anderson | 7-3 | Daryl Gurney |
| Rob Cross | 6-6 | Peter Wright |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-5 | Michael van Gerwen |
| Daryl Gurney | 7-1 | Simon Whitlock |
| Night 13 - Results (Manchester) 26th April | ||
| Michael Smith | 7-1 | Peter Wright |
| Daryl Gurney | 6-6 | Michael van Gerwen |
| Simon Whitlock | 7-5 | Gary Anderson |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 6-6 | Rob Cross |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-1 | Michael Smith |
| Night 14 - Results (Birmingham) 3rd May | ||
| Peter Wright | 7-4 | Simon Whitlock |
| Michael van Gerwen | 7-2 | Rob Cross |
| Daryl Gurney | 6-6 | Michael Smith |
| Raymond van Barneveld | 7-3 | Gary Anderson |
| Night 15 - Results (Aberdeen) 10th May | ||
| Michael Smith | 6-6 | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Rob Cross | 6-6 | Simon Whitlock |
| Peter Wright | 6-6 | Daryl Gurney |
| Gary Anderson | 7-5 | Michael van Gerwen |
| Play-Offs - Semi-Final Results (London) 17th May | ||
| Michael van Gerwen | 10-6 | Rob Cross |
| Michael Smith | 10-6 | Gary Anderson |
| Play-Offs - Final Result (London) 17th May | ||
| Michael van Gerwen | 11-4 | Michael Smith |
