Cross to face former world champion Anderson in PDC showdown
The 2018 world champion from St Leonards will face Gary Anderson - the 2015 and 2016 world champion - in the BoyleSports World Grand Prix next week.
The 32-player event, to be broadcast live on Sky Sports, will take place behind closed doors at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from October 6-12.
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Hide AdWorld number five and fifth seed Cross has the toughest possible draw rankings-wise, as world number nine Anderson is the highest ranked unseeded player in the field.
In fact, Anderson was the 8/1 fourth-favourite for the title with the tournament sponsors at the time of writing. Cross, incidentally, was eighth on the list at 20/1.
Cross, however, goes into the World Grand Prix - which has been moved from its traditional home of Dublin due to the coronavirus pandemic - in improved form.
He followed up his fine runner-up finish in the bwin World Series of Darts Finals by reaching the last 16 of the German Darts Championship last weekend.
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Hide AdCross saw off Irish thrower William O'Connor 6-3 in round two on Saturday afternoon, averaging 96.5 and hitting 50 percent of his attempts at a double.
The 30-year-old was then edged out 6-5 by eventual champion Devon Petersen, from South Africa, in round three on Sunday afternoon.
Cross, who averaged 96.45, led 5-4 only for Petersen to break his throw with a 12-darter and then clinch the decider in 14 darts.
The popular Petersen - conqueror of World Series of Darts Finals winner Gerwyn Price in round two - went on to become the first African winner of a PDC ranking event.
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Hide AdLike the World Series of Darts Finals, the German Darts Championship was played with a crowd present in Hildesheim.
Cross, nicknamed Voltage, wrote on Twitter: "Well that's some draw! I've got Gary Anderson in my opening World Grand Prix match. Should be a cracker.
"Wasn't to be in Germany but well played to @devon_petersen ...I lost to a man on fire."