Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart finish activating 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 could not ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse returning 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.
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Despite the defeat, Heta will walk away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart accomplishment.
For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying a total of ₤ 180k for each nine-darter scored throughout the tournament, with the funds to be split 3 methods.
The gamer 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 competition.
A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was selected as the fortunate winner of the huge prize money.
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Damon Heta hit a mind-blowing nine-dart surface 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 tournament to raise the roofing at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez
- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024
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The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the ideal 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 an indication behind the man that read Wayne Mardle's renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.
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Paddy Power are likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for each 180 tossed throughout this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 project.
Heta's perfect leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the tournament. Since today, Paddy Power had actually 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.
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The Australian began inadequately versus Woodhouse, with Heta conceding 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 of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in design.
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 stage.
His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before showing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the marvelous accomplishment.
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 actually won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot
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The minute one of the audience found 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 stage after the impressive minute
After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him bounce back versus his British challenger to draw level at 1-1
'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's genuinely 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 sociability in darts is amazing. Just take a look at the way Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his opponent's nine-darter previously,' another stated.
After the match, Woodhouse assessed the spectacular minute that saw his good buddy Heta leave with ₤ 60k.
'Me and Damo are buddies,' 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 first video game.
'So, yeah, when he struck 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 sensational finish, the Australian, who hails from Perth, leapt off the phase 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 dominate in the third set, winning 3-2 and again controling the fourth, breaking his opponent twice.
But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, got better, winning all 3 last sets to turn things around on his challenger and development through to the next round.
A visibly psychological Woodhouse said after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'
'It's not just me it's my other half, my family and my kid. So [I'm doing] truly good.'
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