1 Aussie Darts Star Damon Heta Hits a NINE DARTER At Alexandra Palaec
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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck a spectacular 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 coming back from going 3-1 to clinch nine straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the very first time in his profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will win ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his impressive 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 divided three ways.

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

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 cash prize.

Damon Heta hit a sensational 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 competition to raise the roofing 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 also now set to contribute another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally
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Hilariously another fan had actually been seen holding an indication behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had actually stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

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

Heta's ideal leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the tournament. Since this early morning, Paddy Power had 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 improperly versus Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the last leg of the first set.

He countered in the second term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off two 180s and the last 141 in design.

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

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked just as delighted 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 commemorate the astonishing feat.

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

Paddy Power later on exposed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 reward 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 phase after the epic minute

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

'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's truly buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and enjoyment!' 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 great,' one wrote.

'The sociability in darts is unbelievable. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another stated.
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After the match, Woodhouse assessed the spectacular moment that saw his good leave with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are good pals,' 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.
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'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 finish, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the phase 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 control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the fourth, breaking his challenger two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, recuperated, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.

A noticeably emotional Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my other half, my family and my kid. So [I'm doing] truly good.'