Damon Heta sent out Alexandra Palace into crisis on Friday afternoon after he struck a sensational nine-dart finish setting off a ₤ 60,000 payment 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 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 profession.
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Despite the defeat, Heta will win ₤ 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 during the tournament, with the funds to be divided three ways.

The player who tosses the perfect leg will get ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will likewise be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering business are likewise set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the competition.
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A fan in the audience who was wearing a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed blazer was selected as the fortunate winner of the huge prize money.

Damon Heta struck a marvelous nine-dart surface 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 roof 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 a sign behind the man that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the legendary darts commentator had actually said following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.

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

Heta's best leg was the 2nd nine-dart finish at the competition. As of this early morning, Paddy Power had 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 inadequately 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 second term with an outstanding passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in design.

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

His challenger, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, leaping up and down on the phase before showing his class, giving the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the astonishing task.

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

Paddy Power later exposed the gentleman who had won the ₤ 60,000 prize 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 (right) embraced on phase after the epic moment

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

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

'The sociability in darts is amazing. Just take a look at the way Luke Woodhouse, celebrated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the astonishing minute that saw his excellent buddy Heta leave with ₤ 60k.

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

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

Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and once again dominating the fourth, breaking his opponent twice.

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

A visibly psychological Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

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