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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into meltdown on Friday afternoon after he struck a marvelous nine-dart finish activating a ₤ 60,000 payout 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 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 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 career.

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

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying out an overall of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored during the competition, with the funds to be divided three methods.

The player who tosses the ideal leg will get ₤ 60k, a lucky 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 sports betting jacket was selected as the lucky winner of the huge cash reward.

Damon Heta hit a mind-blowing nine-dart finish on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the 2nd nine-darter of the competition 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 Paddy Power likewise now set to contribute another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

another fan had been seen holding a sign behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

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

Heta's ideal leg was the 2nd nine-dart finish at the tournament. As of this early morning, Paddy Power had actually raised over ₤ 500,000 for charity with 462 180s having been struck at the competition prior to the start of this afternoon's session.

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

He countered in the 2nd term with an exceptional passage 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 just as excited as Heta did, leaping up and down on the stage before revealing 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 reaction 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 actually won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The minute one of the audience discovered 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 epic minute

After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him recuperate versus 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 enjoyment!' another composed on X.

'The way Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so terrific,' one wrote.

'The camaraderie in darts is amazing. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his opponent's nine-darter previously,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the astonishing minute that saw his buddy Heta walk away with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are buddies,' 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 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 sensational 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 dominating the 4th, breaking his opponent twice.

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

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