Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He was the first BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having won the inaugural 1978 BDO World Darts Championship, and was a former World No. 1 player. He was one of the sport's most successful players throughout the 1970s, and retired from the game in 1991.[1]
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Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940 – 8 June 2003) was a Welsh professional darts player. He was the first BDO World Professional Darts Champion, having...
2024. Rees, D. Ben. "Rees, Leighton Thomas (1940-2003), world champion darts player". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 4 March 2024. Rees was persuaded...
four deceased former World Champions on the darts: Wilson, Bristow, LeightonRees and Andy Fordham. As a child, Wilson's parents were deemed unfit to...
ranked number one in the WDF. 1976 Harry Crane 1977 John Lowe 1978 LeightonRees 1979 John Lowe (2) 1980 Eric Bristow 1981 Eric Bristow (2) 1982 Jocky...
Klaasen The Cobra Scott Mitchell Scotty Dog Gerwyn Price The Iceman LeightonRees Marathon Man Michael Smith Bully Boy Les Wallace McDanger John Walton...
Championship in 1980 at his first attempt, beating Dave Whitcombe, LeightonRees and Cliff Lazarenko. His opponent in the final was Eric Bristow. George...
would be broadcast on BBC2. Ten top players (Eric Bristow, John Lowe, LeightonRees, Rab Smith, Alan Evans, Stefan Lord, Tim Brown, Bobby Semple, Nicky...
night of the tournament was when tournament began to be lit up when LeightonRees checked out in ten darts in front of the TV cameras. Eric Bristow was...
Spielberg: Catch Me If You Can Lee and Hunter having a scrap, 1975 (Elis) LeightonRees winning the world title (Steff) Gavin Henson (Mike) Chasing Tyson on...
Simmons Alan Glazier Ken Brown 1976 John Lowe LeightonRees George Simmons Cliff Lazarenko LeightonRees 1975 Conrad Daniels Cliff Inglis Harry Heenan/Phil...
the first Welshman ever to win the PDC world championship, although LeightonRees, Richie Burnett, Mark Webster and Wayne Warren had previously won the...
Year Winner Score Runner Up 1978 LeightonRees 11–7 (legs) John Lowe 1979 John Lowe 5–0 LeightonRees 1980 Eric Bristow 5–3 Bobby George 1981 Eric Bristow...
second Welshman to be crowned World Champion after the inaugural winner LeightonRees. Burnett defeated Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld 6 sets to 3 in the...
session with the play-off for third held in between. Defending champion, LeightonRees of Wales again progressed to the final where he met John Lowe in a repeat...
World Cup 1977 London Overall Wales Singles LeightonRees Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe Team LeightonRees, Alan Evans, David Jones, Phil Obbard 1979...
out in the quarter-final once more, losing to then-reigning champion LeightonRees of Wales. Smith suffered a first round exit in 1980, lost to Tony Sontag...
Nova Scotia 1993–97, 70 29 May – Trevor Ford, footballer, 79 8 June – LeightonRees, darts player, 63 10 June – Phil Williams, politician, 64 16 June –...
Club, Camberley 1975-76 Bill Lennard Cotton Tree Inn, Manchester 2-0 LeightonRees Ynysybwl USC, Pontypridd 1976-77 Mick Norris King of Denmark, Ramsgate...
1983. Youngest Winner age 24: Eric Bristow. Oldest Winner age 38: LeightonRees. Bristow, Eric (2008). Eric bristow the autobiography. London: Century...
both wanted to out-shout each other. John Lowe Eric Bristow Tony Brown LeightonRees Bobby George Nicky Virachkul Jocky Wilson Ceri Morgan The prize fund...
1978, but lost in the first round 6–0 in legs to eventual champion LeightonRees from Wales. He returned the next year, but again lost in the first round...
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