Leighton Bennett

Leighton Bennett (born 31 December 2005 in Lincoln, England) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. He won the final of the 2019 BDO World Youth Darts Championship.

Leighton Bennett
Personal information
NicknameBoom Boom
Born (2005-12-31) 31 December 2005
Lincoln, England
Home townLincoln, Lincolnshire
Darts information
Playing darts since2014
Darts18g Target Darts
LateralityRight-handed
Walk-on music"Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO2019–2020
PDC2021–
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'shipLast 32: 2020
Other tournament wins
BDO World Youth Championship 2019
Cambridgeshire Open 2018
WDF Europe Youth Cup Boys Singles 2019
JDC Advanced Tour 2021 (x4)
Newark Open 2023

Career

BDO

In August 2018, Bennett won the Cambridgeshire Open, aged 12; in the semi-final, he beat Ricky Evans, before seeing off Rhys Hayden in the final.[1] In October 2018, he booked his place in the final of the 2019 BDO World Youth Darts Championship. He beat Nathan Girvan 3–0 in the Final to become 2019 BDO World Youth Champion. In 2019, Bennett started competing on the men's BDO tour. He reached the Final of the Luxembourg Open and was also a Semi-finalist in the Welsh Open, French Open, German Open, Antwerp Open and Polish Open. Bennett qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship, becoming the youngest player ever to compete in the Men's tournament. He also became the first player to compete in the Men's tournament and Youth final in the same year.

World Championship results

BDO

BDO (Youth)

WDF (Boys)
  • 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Charlie Large 1–2)

References
  1. "Leighton Bennett: 12-year-old darts prodigy wins £1,000 first prize at BDO event". BBC Sport. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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