Leighton Bennett (born 31 December 2005 in

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professional

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player who plays in

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events. He won the final of the 2019 BDO World Youth Darts Championship.

Career

BDO

In August 2018, Bennett won the Cambridgeshire Open, aged 12; in the semi-final, he beat Ricky Evans, before seeing off

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in the final. In October 2018, he booked his place in the final of the 2019 BDO World Youth Darts Championship. He beat

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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,

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, Antwerp Open and Polish Open. Bennett qualified for the

2020 BDO World Darts Championship The 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship was the 43rd and final World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the only staging at the Indigo at The O2 in London. It was the first BDO World Darts Championship not hel ...

, 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

* 2020: First round (lost to Scott Mitchell 1–3) (sets)

BDO (Youth)

* 2019: Winner (beat

3–0) (sets) * 2020: Runner-up (lost to

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0–3)

WDF (Boys)

* 2022: Semi-finals (lost to Charlie Large 1–2)

References

External links

WDF Boys Rankings

Profile and stats on Darts Database
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