In-form Cross makes the final reckoning again in Poland

The world number six from St Leonards was runner-up to teenage sensation Luke Littler in the Superbet Poland Darts Masters.

That came a week on from reaching the Nordic Darts Masters final in Copenhagen and a fortnight after winning the US Darts Masters in New York.

Cross won a trio of matches in Gliwice, beginning with a 6-1 victory over Sebastian Bialecki last Friday in which he landed three hundred-plus outshots, the highest of which was a superb 156.

The 33-year-old then saw off 16th-ranked Stephen Bunting 6-4 in the following evening's quarter-finals aided by four 180s and hitting six of his 11 attempts at a double.

Cross continued his excellent recent record against world number two Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals, romping home 7-2 with a tremendous 106.68 average.

He was unable to scale the same heights in the final against Premier League champion and World Championship finalist Littler, however, and was beaten 8-3.

Cross said: "Luke was brilliant, but I didn't do myself justice in the final. I'm enjoying the game more than ever, I feel very blessed to be on these big stages."