Leighton Thomas Rees 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.

Darts or dart-throwing is a hobby in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed projectiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.