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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck a spectacular nine-dart finish setting off a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The spectacular moment came during his second-round clash against English player Luke Woodhouse.
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 stroll away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart task.
For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out a total of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored throughout the competition, with the funds to be divided 3 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 sports betting company are likewise set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the competition.
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A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was selected as the lucky winner of the substantial .
Damon Heta struck an astonishing nine-dart finish 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 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 actually been seen holding a sign behind the guy that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic '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 likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for every 180 tossed during this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 project.
Heta's ideal leg was the 2nd nine-dart finish at the tournament. Since this 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.
The Australian started poorly against Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the last leg of the first set.
He hit back in the 2nd term with an impressive passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 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 opponent, Woodhouse, looked just 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 commemorate the mind-blowing accomplishment.
The Brit, 36, has actually been hailed for his response to the moment online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's event after Heta's nine-darter is class.'
Paddy Power later on revealed the gentleman who had actually won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot
The minute 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 (best) embraced on phase after the legendary minute
After Heta had gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him recover 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 later on is what makes this sport so great,' one wrote.
'The sociability in darts is unbelievable. Just look at the way Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another said.
After the match, Woodhouse assessed the spectacular moment that saw his great buddy Heta leave with ₤ 60k.
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'Me and Damo are buddies,' he informed 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.
'So, yeah, when he struck 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 marvelous 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 finish, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'
Heta would go on to dominate in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and again controling the 4th, breaking his challenger twice.
But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, recovered, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his challenger and development through to the next round.
A noticeably emotional Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'
'It's not just me it's my wife, my family and my boy. So [I'm doing] really great.'
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