Rob Cross suffers shock exit from Bahrain Masters in history-making result
Filipino darts star Paolo Nebrida made PDC history with his shock win over Rob Cross at the Bahrain Darts Masters. The 30-year-old pulled out a 6-3 victory to dump out the world no.3 in Sakhir on Thursday. X / @OfficialPDCCross was dumped out of the Bahrain Darts Masters[/caption] X / @OfficialPDCNebrida becomes the first Filipino to win a World Series match[/caption] In the opening match of the tournament, Nebrida punished missed darts at double from ‘Voltage’ to wrap up the match with a 62 checkout. Nebrida’s triumph sees him become the first Filipino to win a match on the World Series. He has also secured at least £5,000 in prize money by making the quarter-finals, up from the £1,750 given to first round losers. ‘Pow’ will now take on either Peter Wright or compatriot Alexis Toylo in the last eight on Friday. Meanwhile, former world champion Cross will need to turn his fortunes around before the Premier League begins. The first of 17 nights is scheduled for February 6 at the SSE Arena in Belfast. Cross had been one of eight PDC representatives to be seeded at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. Alongside Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, the world’s best players are joined by six Asian Invitees and two Bahrain qualifiers in the line-up. Nebrida’s history-making win follows his best ever performance at the PDC World Darts Championship. On his third appearance at Alexandra Palace, he reached the third round in London. X / @OfficialPDCCross was made to rue his missed doubles[/caption] X / @OfficialPDCNebrida punished his opponent to reach the quarter-finals[/caption] Following wins over Jim Williams and Ross Smith, Nebrida was eventually beaten by Jeffrey de Graaf in the last 32. The Filipino arrowsmith had qualified for Ally Pally through the PDC Asian Tour, where he finished third in 2024. In fact, Nebrida is not currently ranked on the PDC Order of Merit, which has Cross in third place in the world. His win on Thursday also boosts his chances of qualifying for the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam later this year.
Filipino darts star Paolo Nebrida made PDC history with his shock win over Rob Cross at the Bahrain Darts Masters.
The 30-year-old pulled out a 6-3 victory to dump out the world no.3 in Sakhir on Thursday.
In the opening match of the tournament, Nebrida punished missed darts at double from ‘Voltage’ to wrap up the match with a 62 checkout.
Nebrida’s triumph sees him become the first Filipino to win a match on the World Series.
He has also secured at least £5,000 in prize money by making the quarter-finals, up from the £1,750 given to first round losers.
‘Pow’ will now take on either Peter Wright or compatriot Alexis Toylo in the last eight on Friday.
Meanwhile, former world champion Cross will need to turn his fortunes around before the Premier League begins.
The first of 17 nights is scheduled for February 6 at the SSE Arena in Belfast.
Cross had been one of eight PDC representatives to be seeded at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.
Alongside Luke Littler and Luke Humphries, the world’s best players are joined by six Asian Invitees and two Bahrain qualifiers in the line-up.
Nebrida’s history-making win follows his best ever performance at the PDC World Darts Championship.
On his third appearance at Alexandra Palace, he reached the third round in London.
Following wins over Jim Williams and Ross Smith, Nebrida was eventually beaten by Jeffrey de Graaf in the last 32.
The Filipino arrowsmith had qualified for Ally Pally through the PDC Asian Tour, where he finished third in 2024.
In fact, Nebrida is not currently ranked on the PDC Order of Merit, which has Cross in third place in the world.
His win on Thursday also boosts his chances of qualifying for the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam later this year.
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