Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart surface activating 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 throughout his second-round clash against English player Luke Woodhouse.
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But the Australian could not ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse coming back from going 3-1 down 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 win ₤ 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 throughout the tournament, with the funds to be divided three methods.

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 sports betting jacket was chosen as the fortunate winner of the substantial prize money.

Damon Heta struck a spectacular nine-dart finish on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace
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HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the 2nd nine-darter of the competition 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 best 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 been seen holding a sign behind the male that checked out 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 also ₤ 1,000 for every 180 thrown during this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 project.

Heta's best leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the tournament. As of 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 started improperly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the very first set, being broken by his challenger in the final leg of the first set.

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

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

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked just as delighted as Heta did, jumping up and down on the stage before showing his class, giving the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the spectacular task.

The Brit, 36, has actually 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 on exposed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 reward 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) welcomed on phase after the impressive minute

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

'The friendship in darts is unbelievable. Just take a look at the way Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his opponent's nine-darter earlier,' another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the sensational minute that saw his buddy Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are good buddies,' he told 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 first video game.
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'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 surface, the Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation

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

Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and again controling the fourth, breaking his opponent twice.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, bounced back, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.
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A visibly emotional Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not simply me it's my better half, my family and my kid. So [I'm doing] really great.'
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