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...
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...
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...
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...
would be broadcast on BBC2. Ten top players (Eric Bristow, John Lowe, LeightonRees, Rab Smith, Alan Evans, Stefan Lord, Tim Brown, Bobby Semple, Nicky...
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...
second Welshman to be crowned World Champion after the inaugural winner LeightonRees. Burnett defeated Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld 6 sets to 3 in 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...
Simmons Alan Glazier Ken Brown 1976 John Lowe LeightonRees George Simmons Cliff Lazarenko LeightonRees 1975 Conrad Daniels Cliff Inglis Harry Heenan/Phil...
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...
the first Welshman ever to win the PDC world championship, although LeightonRees, Richie Burnett, Mark Webster and Wayne Warren had previously won the...
World Cup 1977 London Overall Wales Singles LeightonRees Pairs Eric Bristow & John Lowe Team LeightonRees, Alan Evans, David Jones, Phil Obbard 1979...
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...
Men Women 1976 Alan Evans No rankings 1977 John Lowe No rankings 1978 LeightonRees No rankings 1979 John Lowe (2) No rankings 1980 Eric Bristow No rankings...
1983. Youngest Winner age 24: Eric Bristow. Oldest Winner age 38: LeightonRees. Bristow, Eric (2008). Eric bristow the autobiography. London: Century...
beating Rab Smith of Scotland in the first round before losing to LeightonRees of Wales. He reached the final of the 1980 Dutch Open, losing to fellow...
Men in Tights. Rees was born in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, the son of Doris Louise (née Smith), a shop clerk, and William John Rees, a police officer...
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 –...
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