Peyton Hammond started his senior year at Belmont Secondary School with a bullseye.

The 17-year-old from Langford claimed the 2025 World Darts Federation World Cup Youth Singles title in Seoul, South Korea, sweeping Aidan O’Hara of Ireland 6-0 in the Sept. 27 finale.

Along the way, Hammond edged out some of the world’s best young players.

He survived a nail-biting 5-4 semifinal against Kendji Steinbach of the Netherlands, defeated Tristan Bognar of New Zealand 4-2 in the quarter-finals, and beat Ruben Baalmans of the Netherlands 4-1 in the round of 16.

“I started watching my dad play when I was little,” Hammond said. “I’d sit in my booster seat and watch for hours before bed. When I got old enough, he put up a board at home, and I just kept throwing.”

Darts run deep in the Hammond fam

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