Leighton Bennett
| Leighton Bennett | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Nickname | Boom Boom | ||||||
| Born | 31 December 2005 Lincoln, England | ||||||
| Home town | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | ||||||
| Darts information | |||||||
| Playing darts since | 2014 | ||||||
| Darts | 18g Target Darts | ||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||
| Walk-on music | "Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers | ||||||
| Organisation (see split in darts) | |||||||
| BDO | 2019– | ||||||
| Current world ranking | (BDO) 12 | ||||||
| WDF major events – best performances | |||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 32: 2020 | ||||||
| Other tournament wins | |||||||
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Leighton Bennett (born 31 December 2005 in Lincoln, England) is an English professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events. He reached and won the final of the 2019 BDO World Youth Darts Championship. He has the nickname 'Boom Boom'.
Career
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 to compete on the men's BDO tour. He reached the Final of the Luxembourg Open, he 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
- 2019: Winner (beat [Nathan Girvan ]] 3–0) (Youth)
- 2020: First round (lost to Scott Mitchell 1–3)
- 2020: Runner-up (lost to Keane Barry 0–3) (Youth)
References
- ^ "Leighton Bennett: 12-year-old darts prodigy wins £1,000 first prize at BDO event". BBC Sport. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.