1 Aussie Darts Star Damon Heta Hits a NINE DARTER At Alexandra Palaec
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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck a marvelous nine-dart finish activating a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The sensational moment came during his second-round clash against English player 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 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 stroll away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his impressive nine-dart accomplishment.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out an overall of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored throughout the tournament, with the funds to be split 3 methods.

The player who tosses the ideal leg will get ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering business are also 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 blazer was chosen as the fortunate winner of the huge prize money.

Damon Heta struck a sensational 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 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 ideal 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 been seen holding an indication behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts analyst had actually stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are also donating ₤ 1,000 for each 180 tossed throughout this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 project.

Heta's ideal leg was the second nine-dart surface at the competition. As of 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 poorly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the last leg of the very first set.

He hit back in the 2nd term with an outstanding passage of play, racking off two 180s and the final 141 in design.

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

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as excited as Heta did, jumping up and down on the phase before showing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the marvelous feat.

The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his response 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 actually won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The minute among the audience discovered out 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 moment

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better versus 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 way Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so excellent,' one composed.

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

After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the spectacular minute 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 ...
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'I know he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the 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 astonishing surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation

Woodhouse was praised for his response to his challenger's nine-dart surface, with some his 'sportsmanship'

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

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, bounced back, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his challenger and development through to the next round.
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A noticeably psychological Woodhouse said 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] truly excellent.'
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