Leighton Bennett has continued his rise in the darting ranks by completing a double in the latest round of JDC events this past weekend in Solihull.
His standout display came on the second day when he averaged 104 and hit a 170 in his opening tie against Liam Brown.
In terms of the first event though, he hit an 87 average over England youth player Kyle Manton before dispatching Alfie Jacques. From there he saw off the impressive James Beeton.
He faced off with Jacques again the following day with it going the distance this time.
’Boom Boom’ smashed Reece Pauling before seeing off Beeton again to extend his lead in the JDC Order of Merit.
Event Five Results
Quarter-Finals
Alfie Jacques 3-1 Buster Turner
Leighton Bennett 3-1 Kyle Manton
Keelan Kay 3-1 Mitchell Leeming
James Beeton 3-1 Luke Littler
Semi-Finals
Leighton Bennett 4-2 Alfie Jacques
James Beeton 4-1 Keelan Kay
Final
Leighton Bennett 5-0 James Beeton
Event Six Results
Quarter-Finals
Reece Pauling 3-1 Brad Phillips
Leighton Bennett 3-2 Alfie Jacques
Coby Swanson 3-1 Jack Male
James Beeton 3-2 Luke Littler
Semi-Finals
Leighton Bennett 4-0 Reece Pauling
James Beeton 4-1 Coby Swanson
Final
Leighton Bennett 5-3 James Beeton
In terms of the first event though, he hit an 87 average over England youth player Kyle Manton before dispatching Alfie Jacques. From there he saw off the impressive James Beeton.
He faced off with Jacques again the following day with it going the distance this time.
’Boom Boom’ smashed Reece Pauling before seeing off Beeton again to extend his lead in the JDC Order of Merit.
Event Five Results
Quarter-Finals
Alfie Jacques 3-1 Buster Turner
Leighton Bennett 3-1 Kyle Manton
Keelan Kay 3-1 Mitchell Leeming
James Beeton 3-1 Luke Littler
Semi-Finals
Leighton Bennett 4-2 Alfie Jacques
James Beeton 4-1 Keelan Kay
Final
Leighton Bennett 5-0 James Beeton
Event Six Results
Quarter-Finals
Reece Pauling 3-1 Brad Phillips
Leighton Bennett 3-2 Alfie Jacques
Coby Swanson 3-1 Jack Male
James Beeton 3-2 Luke Littler
Semi-Finals
Leighton Bennett 4-0 Reece Pauling
James Beeton 4-1 Coby Swanson
Final
Leighton Bennett 5-3 James Beeton
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