1 Aussie Darts Star Damon Heta Hits a NINE-DARTER At Alexandra Palaec
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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart surface activating a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The stunning minute came throughout his second-round clash against English player Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian could not ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse coming back from going 3-1 down to clinch 9 straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the very first time in his career.

Despite the defeat, Heta will walk away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart feat.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying an overall of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored throughout the tournament, with the funds to be split three .

The gamer who tosses the best leg will get ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting company are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the competition.

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was chosen as the fortunate winner of the huge cash prize.

Damon Heta hit a sensational nine-dart finish on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the second nine-darter of the competition to raise the roofing system at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez

- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the ideal leg, with Paddy Power likewise now set to contribute another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

Hilariously another fan had actually been seen holding a sign behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts analyst had actually said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are likewise contributing ₤ 1,000 for each 180 thrown during this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

Heta's perfect leg was the second nine-dart finish at the tournament. As of this morning, Paddy Power had raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having actually been struck at the tournament prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

The Australian started poorly against Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the very first set, being broken by his opponent in the last leg of the first set.

He struck back in the 2nd term with an impressive passage of play, racking off two 180s and the last 141 in style.

The 37-year-old Australian, who comes from Perth, leapt around the stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to jump off the phase.

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before showing his class, giving the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the mind-blowing feat.

The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his response to the moment online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's celebration after Heta's nine-darter is class.'

Paddy Power later on revealed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The moment among the audience found out they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln

- Sky sports betting Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 27, 2024

Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (right) embraced on stage after the legendary minute

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better against his British opponent to draw level at 1-1

'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's genuinely buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and enjoyment!' another wrote on X.

'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so great,' one wrote.

'The camaraderie in darts is amazing. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his opponent's nine-darter earlier,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the astonishing moment that saw his buddy Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are buddies,' he told Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...

'I understand he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the first video game.

'So, yeah, when he struck that nine-darter the crowd went wild.

'You couldn't not celebrate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the mind-blowing surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation

Woodhouse was applauded for his reaction to his opponent's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the fourth, breaking his opponent two times.
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But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, bounced back, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.

A noticeably psychological Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not just me it's my better half, my family and my young boy. So [I'm doing] truly great.'