Leighton Bennett: The teenager who will be centre stage at the BDO World Darts Championship
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Imagine being a 13-year-old darts superstar and competing against adults!
Well, that's exactly what World Youth Champion Leighton Bennett will be doing at the British Darts Organisation (BDO) World Championship in January 2020.
He will be the player to watch and is 18th in the rankings.
Leighton stormed into the spotlight by becoming the youngest world champion in January, defeating Scotland's Nathan Girvan 3-0 at the Lakeside to win the BDO World Youth Championship.
Even darts legend Phil 'The Power' Taylor says he's a "nightmare to play" against
He told Sky Sports "I've played him a couple of times and he's an absolute nightmare, because he's a young lad and he's good. He's got no fear in him at all. I quite like that in him."
Earlier this year, we went to meet him to find out what he loves about darts. Take a look!
WATCH: Youngest ever darts World Champion Leighton talks to De'Graft about getting into darts
The schoolboy nicknamed 'Boom Boom' has enjoyed success on the senior BDO Tour in 2019 and has also scooped six of the 10 events on the Junior Darts Corporation circuit.
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