1 Aussie Darts Star Damon Heta Hits a NINE DARTER At Alexandra Palaec
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Damon Heta sent Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart surface triggering a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The sensational minute came during his second-round clash against English gamer 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 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 each nine-darter scored during the competition, with the funds to be divided three methods.

The gamer who throws the best leg will get ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will likewise be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting business are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main 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 lucky winner of the huge prize money.

Damon Heta hit a mind-blowing 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 best leg, with Paddy Power also 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 a sign behind the guy that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the legendary darts commentator had said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

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

Heta's perfect leg was the second nine-dart finish at the tournament. 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 conceding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the first set.

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

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

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked just as thrilled as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before revealing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the astonishing accomplishment.

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 revealed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The minute 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 (right) embraced on stage after the epic minute

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

'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's really buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and excitement!' 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 fantastic,' one composed.

'The sociability in darts is amazing. Just look at the way Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the astonishing minute that saw his excellent pal Heta leave with ₤ 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 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 mind-blowing surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, leapt off the stage in elation

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

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

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recovered, winning all three last sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.
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A noticeably psychological Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

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