1 Aussie Darts Star Damon Heta Hits a NINE-DARTER At Alexandra Palaec
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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck a mind-blowing 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 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 down to clinch 9 straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the first time in his profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will leave with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his legendary 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 competition, with the funds to be split three ways.

The player who tosses the ideal leg will receive ₤ 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 wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was selected as the lucky winner of the substantial money prize.

Damon Heta struck a spectacular nine-dart finish on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the 2nd nine-darter of the tournament 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 best leg, with Paddy Power also now set to donate another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

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

Paddy Power are also contributing ₤ 1,000 for every single 180 tossed throughout this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 project.

Heta's perfect leg was the second nine-dart surface at the tournament. Since this early 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.
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The Australian started poorly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the first set, being broken by his challenger in the final leg of the first set.

He countered in the second term with an impressive passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in style.

The 37-year-old Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped around the stage in jubilation and at one point even appeared to leap off the stage.

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked just as excited as Heta did, jumping up and down on the stage before revealing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the sensational feat.

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

Paddy Power later exposed the gentleman who had actually won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The moment one of 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 (ideal) embraced on phase after the impressive moment

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him bounce back versus his British opponent to draw level at 1-1

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

'The way Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so excellent,' one composed.

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

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the marvelous moment that saw his excellent buddy Heta walk away with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are great 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 very first video game.

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

'You couldn't not commemorate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the spectacular finish, the Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation

Woodhouse was praised for his reaction to his challenger's nine-dart finish, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to control in the third set, winning 3-2 and again controling the 4th, breaking his challenger two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, got better, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his opponent and progress through to the next round.
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A visibly emotional Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my partner, my household and my boy. So [I'm doing] really good.'
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