ROB CROSS has been forced to pull out of his “next few darts events”.
Cross apologised to fans as he made the shock announcement.
Voltage, 34, explained that he is “not feeling great”.
And that has forced him to withdraw from the .
The tournament is staged in Riesa, Germany – two hours south of Berlin, where this .
tweeted on Friday evening to let his fans know about the health update.
He said: “Sorry to say I’ve had to pull out of the next few events due to not feeling great.
“I apologise to the fans and PDC Europe as I always love playing in Germany.
“Hopefully I’ll be back soon.”
The next events on the PDC calendar are the Players Championship 11 and 12, in Leicester, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
It is then on Thursday.
Cross is yet to win a night or even reach a final so far in this year's competition – racking up six wins to sit fifth in the eight-man table.
Fans sent their best wishes to the 2018 world champion and hope to see him back at the oche soon.
One said: “Get well soon Rob.”
Another wrote: “Health and family first. Look after yourself dude. Speedy recovery, too.”
A third added: “Absolutely nothing to apologise for, your health comes before anything else. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Rob!”
A fourth replied: “Rest up champ.”
And a final user typed: “Need to be on full power, Voltage. Get well and see you soon.”
Cross' post came barely 24 hours after .
He also had to forego his place in the International Darts Open and was replaced in the draw by Richard Veenstra.
