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 spectacular nine-dart finish setting off a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The spectacular moment came throughout his second-round clash versus English gamer Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian couldn't 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 profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will leave with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his legendary nine-dart task.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out a total of ₤ 180k for each nine-darter scored throughout the tournament, with the funds to be divided three methods.

The player who tosses the perfect leg will get ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will likewise be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting company are also set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the tournament.

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was picked as the fortunate winner of the substantial cash reward.
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Damon Heta struck 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 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 likewise now set to contribute 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 man that checked out Wayne Mardle's renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had actually said 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 campaign.
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Heta's ideal 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 been struck at the competition prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

The Australian started poorly against Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the very first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the very first set.

He countered in the 2nd 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, leapt around the stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to jump off the stage.

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before revealing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and his hand in the air to commemorate the marvelous task.

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

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

The moment 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 (ideal) accepted on phase after the epic moment

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him recover 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 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 terrific,' one wrote.

'The friendship in darts is unbelievable. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his opponent's nine-darter earlier,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse reflected on the marvelous moment that saw his good pal 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 ...

'I understand he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the very 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 mind-blowing surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation
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Woodhouse was applauded for his response to his challenger's nine-dart surface, with some admiring his 'sportsmanship'

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

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 in the world, recovered, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.
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A visibly psychological Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not just me it's my partner, my family and my young boy. So [I'm doing] actually great.'
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