Darts prodigy Bennett suspended over betting allegations
Leighton Bennett and Billy Warriner suspended after reports of suspicious betting patterns.
Former world youth darts champion Leighton Bennett has been suspended after suspicious betting patterns were reported in four of his matches.
The teenager has been suspended along with Billy Warriner for breaches of Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) rules.
Bennett, 18, became the youngest ever BDO youth champion when he won the competition at the age of 13 in 2019. He beat darts legend Phil Taylor the same year.
He won a card on the professional PDC Tour earlier this year and vowed to rival world championship runner-up Luke Littler.
Bennett’s suspension refers to four matches he played over two days at the Modus Super Series in September 2023 against Mindaugas Barauskas (twice), Benjamin Drue-Reus and Ryan Harrington.
The DRA say the pair “have a case to answer for a number of serious breaches to DRA rules”.
Their case will be referred to the DRA disciplinary committee but a date for the formal hearing is yet to be confirmed.
Both players have the right to appeal.
It is unclear which match or matches 23-year-old Warriner’s suspension refers to.
The DRA have been contacted for comment.
