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sent Alexandra Palace into disaster 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.

The stunning moment came during 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 returning 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 first time in his profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will leave with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his legendary nine-dart task.

For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying a total of ₤ 180k for every nine-darter scored throughout the competition, with the funds to be divided 3 methods.

The gamer who tosses the best leg will receive ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering business are also set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the tournament.

A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was selected as the lucky winner of the big prize money.

Damon Heta hit 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 perfect 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 a sign behind the male that read Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts analyst had actually 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 champion as part of their Bigger180 project.

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

The Australian began badly against 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 impressive passage of play, racking off two 180s and the last 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.

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked simply as thrilled as Heta did, jumping up and down on the phase before revealing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the spectacular task.

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 revealed the gentleman who had actually won the ₤ 60,000 reward pot

The minute among 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 (right) embraced on phase after the impressive moment

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart surface saw him bounce back 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 excitement!' another composed on X.

'The way 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 incredible. Just take a look at the way Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another stated.

After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the mind-blowing moment that saw his excellent friend Heta walk away with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are 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 astonishing finish, the Australian, who comes from Perth, leapt off the phase in elation

Woodhouse was praised for his response to his challenger's nine-dart finish, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'

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

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

'It's not simply me it's my wife, my household and my young boy. So [I'm doing] actually good.'
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