Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck a spectacular nine-dart surface activating 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 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 down 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 walk away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart task.
For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying a total of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored throughout the competition, with the funds to be divided 3 methods.
The player who throws the ideal leg will get ₤ 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 official Charity partner of the competition.
A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was picked as the lucky winner of the big money prize.
Damon Heta hit a spectacular 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 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 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 an indication behind the guy that read 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 likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for every 180 thrown during this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 campaign.
Heta's perfect leg was the 2nd nine-dart finish at the competition. Since this early 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 began inadequately versus Woodhouse, with Heta conceding 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 exceptional passage of play, racking off two 180s and the final 141 in style.
The 37-year-old Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped around the phase in festivity and at one point even appeared to leap off the phase.
His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply 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 marvelous feat.
The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his response 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 reward pot
The moment one of 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) embraced on phase after the impressive moment
After Heta had actually gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better against 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 composed on X.
'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so fantastic,' one composed.
'The camaraderie in darts is amazing. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter previously,' another said.
After the match, Woodhouse reflected on the mind-blowing moment that saw his buddy Heta stroll away with ₤ 60k.
'Me and Damo are good 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 very first 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 sensational finish, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation
Woodhouse was praised for his response to his challenger's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'
Heta would go on to dominate in the third set, winning 3-2 and once again controling the 4th, breaking his challenger two times.
But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recuperated, winning all 3 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 just me it's my other half, my household and my boy. So [I'm doing] actually good.'
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