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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck a sensational nine-dart finish triggering a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The stunning minute came throughout his second-round clash against 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 down 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 leave with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his impressive nine-dart task.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying an overall of ₤ 180k for every single nine-darter scored during the competition, with the funds to be split 3 ways.

The player who tosses the perfect leg will receive ₤ 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 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 of the big cash reward.

Damon Heta struck a spectacular nine-dart finish on Friday afternoon at Alexandra Palace

HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! Damon Heta lands the second nine-darter of the competition 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 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 a sign behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's renowned ‘I can't spake’ line, which the legendary darts analyst had stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

Paddy Power are also donating ₤ 1,000 for each 180 thrown throughout this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

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

The Australian started improperly against Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the first set.

He hit back in the second term with an impressive passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in design.

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

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted 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 celebrate the astonishing feat.

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

Paddy Power later on revealed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The moment 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) accepted on stage after the legendary minute

After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better 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 wrote on X.

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

'The sociability in darts is amazing. Just look at the way Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his opponent's nine-darter earlier,’ another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the sensational moment that saw his great buddy Heta stroll away with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are great buddies,’ he informed 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 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 opponent's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his ‘sportsmanship'

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

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 on the planet, got better, winning all three final sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.
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A noticeably psychological Woodhouse said after the match: ‘I'm over the moon.‘

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