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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into meltdown on Friday afternoon after he struck a marvelous nine-dart finish triggering a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The stunning moment came during 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 returning 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 first time in his profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will win ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his impressive nine-dart accomplishment.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out a total of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored throughout the competition, with the funds to be split three ways.

The player who tosses the perfect leg will get ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering company are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the competition.

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was selected as the fortunate winner of the huge prize money.

Damon Heta struck a spectacular 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 roof at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez

- PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024

The World No 9 won himself ₤ 60k with the perfect leg, with Paddy Power likewise 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 man that checked out Wayne Mardle's renowned 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are likewise contributing ₤ 1,000 for each 180 tossed throughout this Year's championship as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

Heta's perfect leg was the 2nd nine-dart finish at the tournament. As of 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.

The Australian started poorly against Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his challenger in the last leg of the first set.

He countered in the 2nd term with an impressive 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 jubilation and at one point even appeared to leap off the stage.

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before revealing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the marvelous task.

The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his reaction to the moment online, with one fan writing: 'Luke Woodhouse's event after Heta's nine-darter is class.'

Paddy Power later the gentleman who had actually won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The minute among 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 (right) accepted on phase after the impressive minute

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

'The camaraderie in darts is unbelievable. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse reflected on the mind-blowing moment that saw his buddy Heta leave with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are good pals,' 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 celebrate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the mind-blowing surface, the Australian, who comes 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 3rd set, winning 3-2 and once again controling the 4th, breaking his challenger two times.

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

'It's not just me it's my partner, my family and my young boy. So [I'm doing] really excellent.'
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