Leighton Thomas Rees lived from 17 January 1940 to 8 June 2003 and was a Welsh professional darts player from Ynysybwl who competed in British Darts Organisation events. He won the 1978 BDO World Darts Championship, the very first edition of the tournament, and was formerly ranked world number one. He was one of the most successful players of the 1970s and retired from the game in 1991. He is one of four deceased former world champions whose names are engraved on the darts of the trophy of the World Seniors Darts Championship, launched in 2022.
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was a Welsh professional darts player
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Leighton Thomas Rees (17 January 1940
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was a Welsh professional darts player
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He won the 1978 BDO World Darts Championship
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