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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into meltdown on Friday afternoon after he struck a mind-blowing nine-dart finish setting off 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 during his second-round clash versus English player Luke Woodhouse.
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But the Australian couldn't ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse returning from going 3-1 to clinch nine straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the first time in his career.
Despite the defeat, Heta will leave with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his legendary nine-dart accomplishment.
For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying a total of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be divided 3 ways.
The player who throws the best leg will get ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering business are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the tournament.
A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was selected as the fortunate winner of the substantial prize money.
Damon Heta hit a spectacular nine-dart surface on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace
HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the 2nd nine-darter of the competition to raise the roof 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 also 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 man that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the legendary darts analyst had actually stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.
Paddy Power are likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for each 180 thrown during this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 project.
Heta's perfect leg was the second nine-dart finish at the tournament. Since today, Paddy Power had actually raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having been struck at the tournament prior to the start of this afternoon's session.
The Australian started badly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the very first set.
He countered in the second term with an outstanding passage of play, racking off two 180s and the last 141 in style.
The 37-year-old Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped around the stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to leap off the phase.
His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as thrilled as Heta did, jumping 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 task.
The Brit, 36, has actually been hailed for his reaction to the minute online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's event after Heta's nine-darter is class.'
Paddy Power later on exposed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot
The minute among the audience discovered they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln
- Sky sports betting Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 27, 2024
Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (best) accepted on stage after the legendary minute
After Heta had gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him get better versus his British challenger to draw level at 1-1
'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's really buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and excitement!' another wrote on X.
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'The way Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so terrific,' one wrote.
'The friendship in darts is unbelievable. Just look at the way Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter previously,' another stated.
After the match, Woodhouse assessed the mind-blowing moment that saw his great pal Heta walk away with ₤ 60k.
'Me and Damo are buddies,' he informed Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...
'I know 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 sensational surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation
Woodhouse was praised for his response to his opponent's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'
Heta would go on to dominate in the third set, 3-2 and again controling the 4th, breaking his opponent two times.
But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recovered, winning all three last sets to turn things around on his challenger and development through to the next round.
A visibly emotional Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'
'It's not simply me it's my other half, my household and my kid. So [I'm doing] actually good.'
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