Leighton Bennett

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Leighton Bennett
Personal information
NicknameBoom Boom
Born (2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 (age 18)
Lincoln, England
Home town Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Darts information
Playing darts since2014
Darts18g Target Darts
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers
Organisation (see split in darts)
BDO 2019–2020
PDC 2021–
(Tour Card: 2024-)
Current world ranking 96 Increase2.svg 3 (20 February 2024) [1]
WDF major events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 32: 2020
PDC premier events – best performances
UK Open Last 160: 2024
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
PDC UK Q School 2024

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.

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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. [2] 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.

PDC

Bennett entered the UK Q-School 2024. He made it to stage 2 after making a quarter-final on the third day of stage one. He would go on to automatically win a tour card after beating Thomas Cromwell 6–3 in the final on the third day of stage 2, securing his card for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. [3]

As he had gained a Tour card, Bennett made his debut at the 2024 PDC Players Championship series in 2024. At Players Championship 1, Bennett won his first round match against Brett Claydon 6–3. In his second round match against Lukas Wenig in the Players Championships, Bennett hit a nine-dart finish en route to a 6–5 victory. In the third round he was defeated 6–5 by Cameron Menzies. At PC2, Bennett beat Boris Krčmar 6–2 before losing to Jonny Clayton 6–4 in the second round. At PC3, he shocked Dave Chisnall with a 6–1 first round win, then defeated Pascal Rupprecht 6–5 and Arron Monk 6–1 before being defeated in the last 16 by Peter Wright 6–1. At PC4, Bennett played Wright again, but lost 6–5 in the first round.

World Championship results

BDO

BDO (Youth)

WDF (Boys)

Performance timeline

Tournament2024
PDC Ranked televised events
UK Open 1R

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References

  1. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Leighton Bennett: 12-year-old darts prodigy wins £1,000 first prize at BDO event". BBC Sport. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Baetens & Bennett become latest duo to secure Tour Cards". www.pdc.tv. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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