Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart finish setting off a ₤ 60,000 payout to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.

The spectacular minute came during his second-round clash against English gamer Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian couldn't 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 walk away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his legendary nine-dart feat.
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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 split 3 methods.

The gamer who tosses the perfect leg will receive ₤ 60k, a at Alexandra Palace will likewise be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the sports betting company 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 hit a marvelous 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 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 best leg, with Paddy Power also now set to donate another 60k to charity and to a random fan in the crowd at Ally Pally

Hilariously another fan had actually been seen holding an indication behind the man that read Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts analyst had stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

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

Heta's best leg was the 2nd nine-dart surface at the tournament. Since today, Paddy Power had actually 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 began improperly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the very first set.

He countered in the 2nd 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 stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to leap off the phase.
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His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, jumping up and down on the phase before revealing his class, giving the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the marvelous accomplishment.

The Brit, 36, has actually been hailed for his response 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 won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The moment one of the audience found 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 moment

After Heta had gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him recover versus his British opponent to draw level at 1-1
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'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's genuinely buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and enjoyment!' another composed on X.

'The method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so terrific,' one composed.

'The camaraderie in darts is extraordinary. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter previously,' another said.
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After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the mind-blowing moment that saw his excellent buddy Heta leave with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are good buddies,' 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 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
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- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024
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Elated by the spectacular surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, jumped off the stage in elation
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Woodhouse was praised for his reaction to his opponent's nine-dart surface, with some admiring his 'sportsmanship'

Heta would go on to control in the third set, winning 3-2 and again dominating the 4th, breaking his opponent twice.

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

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

'It's not simply me it's my better half, my family and my boy. So [I'm doing] really good.'