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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck a mind-blowing nine-dart finish activating a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The sensational moment came throughout his second-round clash versus 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 very first time in his profession.

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

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

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

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was chosen as the lucky winner of the substantial prize money.

Damon Heta hit an astonishing 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 roofing system 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 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 commentator had actually said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

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

Heta's ideal leg was the second nine-dart finish at the tournament. Since today, Paddy Power had raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having actually been struck at the competition prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

The Australian began badly versus Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his challenger in the last leg of the first set.

He countered in the second term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the final 141 in design.
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The 37-year-old Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped around the stage in jubilation and at one point even appeared to jump off the stage.

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as delighted 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 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 won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The minute 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 (ideal) embraced on stage after the legendary moment

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him recover against 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 method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so terrific,' one wrote.

'The sociability in darts is incredible. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his opponent's nine-darter previously,' another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse showed on the marvelous moment that saw his buddy Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are great pals,' he informed Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...

'I know 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 marvelous surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation

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

Heta would go on to dominate in the third set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the fourth, breaking his challenger twice.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, bounced back, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.

A noticeably emotional Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my wife, my family and my boy. So [I'm doing] actually good.'