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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart surface setting off a ₤ 60,000 payout 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.
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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 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 each nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be divided 3 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 wagering business are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the tournament.

A fan in the audience who was wearing 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 finish on Friday afternoon at 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 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

Hilariously another fan had been seen holding an indication behind the guy 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 also donating ₤ 1,000 for every single 180 thrown throughout this Year’s championship as part of their Bigger180 project.

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

The Australian began badly versus Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his challenger in the final leg of the first set.

He countered in the second term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the final 141 in design.

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

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

The Brit, 36, has been hailed for his reaction to the minute 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 won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The minute one of 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 (ideal) embraced on stage after the impressive moment

After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him bounce back versus 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 great,’ one wrote.

‘The friendship in darts is amazing. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger’s nine-darter previously,’ another said.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the mind-blowing minute that saw his buddy Heta leave with ₤ 60k.

‘Me and Damo are great 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 commemorate with him!’

Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the mind-blowing finish, the Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation

Woodhouse was praised for his reaction to his challenger’s nine-dart surface, with some lauding his ‘sportsmanship’

Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the 4th, breaking his challenger two times.

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recuperated, winning all 3 last sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.

A visibly emotional Woodhouse said after the match: ‘I’m over the moon.’

‘It’s not simply me it’s my partner, my family and my kid. So [I’m doing] truly good.’
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