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Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck a mind-blowing nine-dart surface triggering a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The stunning moment came during his second-round clash versus English gamer Luke Woodhouse.

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 profession.

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

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

The player who tosses the ideal leg will receive ₤ 60k, a fortunate fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting business 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 chosen as the lucky winner of the huge cash prize.
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Damon Heta hit 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 roofing 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 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 an indication behind the man that read Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

are likewise contributing ₤ 1,000 for each 180 tossed during this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.
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Heta's best leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface 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 started inadequately versus Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his challenger in the last leg of the very first set.
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He countered in the second term with an outstanding passage of play, racking off two 180s and the final 141 in design.

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

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked just as thrilled as Heta did, jumping up and down on the stage before showing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the astonishing task.
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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) embraced on phase after the epic moment

After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better against his British opponent 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.
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'The method 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 amazing. Just take a look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the spectacular moment that saw his great buddy Heta win ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are good friends,' 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 commemorate with him!'

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024
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Elated by the spectacular finish, the Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation

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

Heta would go on to dominate in the third set, winning 3-2 and once again controling the fourth, breaking his opponent two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, recovered, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his challenger and progress through to the next round.

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

'It's not simply me it's my spouse, my household and my boy. So [I'm doing] really great.'
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