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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck a marvelous nine-dart surface setting off a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The spectacular moment came throughout his second-round clash versus English gamer Luke Woodhouse.
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But the Australian could not ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse coming back from going 3-1 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 legendary nine-dart accomplishment.
For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out a total of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored throughout the competition, with the funds to be split 3 ways.
The gamer who tosses the perfect leg will get ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will likewise be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting company are likewise set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the competition.
A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was chosen as the lucky winner of the big prize money.
Damon Heta struck a mind-blowing nine-dart surface on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace
HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the second nine-darter of the tournament 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 perfect leg, with Paddy Power likewise now set to donate 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 renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts analyst had said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.
Paddy Power are also contributing ₤ 1,000 for each 180 thrown throughout this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 campaign.
Heta's best leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the tournament. As of this early morning, Paddy Power had raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having been struck at the competition prior to the start of this afternoon's session.
The Australian started inadequately against Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the first set.
He struck back in the 2nd term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the final 141 in design.
The 37-year-old Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped around the stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to jump off the phase.
His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as excited as Heta did, jumping up and down on the stage before showing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the spectacular feat.
The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his reaction 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 actually won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot
The moment among the audience learnt 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 phase after the impressive minute
After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him bounce back against his British challenger to draw level at 1-1
'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's genuinely buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and excitement!' another composed on X.
'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so great,' one wrote.
'The sociability in darts is incredible. Just take a look at the way Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter previously,' another stated.
After the match, Woodhouse showed on the sensational moment that saw his 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 game.
'So, yeah, when he hit 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 marvelous finish, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation
Woodhouse was applauded for his reaction to his opponent's nine-dart surface, with some admiring his 'sportsmanship'
Heta would go on to control in the third set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the 4th, breaking his opponent twice.
But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, got better, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.
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A noticeably psychological Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'
'It's not just me it's my partner, my household and my young boy. So [I'm doing] really great.'
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