bet9ja.com
Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck an astonishing nine-dart surface setting off a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
The spectacular moment came during his second-round clash against English player Luke Woodhouse.
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 first time in his career.
Despite the defeat, Heta will win ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart accomplishment.
bit.ly
For this year's PDC World Darts Championship, Paddy Power are paying an overall of ₤ 180k for each nine-darter scored during the tournament, with the funds to be split three methods.
bet9ja.com
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 sports betting business are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the official Charity partner of the competition.
A fan in the audience who was using a yellow trilby hat and a Christamas-themed sports betting jacket was chosen as the fortunate winner of the big cash reward.
Damon Heta struck a marvelous 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
bit.ly
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
another fan had been seen holding a sign behind the man that checked out Wayne Mardle's iconic 'I can't spake' line, which the famous darts commentator had actually stated following Michael Smith's nine-darter at the 2023 World Championships.
Paddy Power are likewise donating ₤ 1,000 for each 180 tossed throughout this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.
Heta's best leg was the second nine-dart finish at the tournament. Since today, Paddy Power had actually 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 improperly versus Woodhouse, with Heta yielding the very first set, being broken by his opponent in the final leg of the very first set.
He struck back in the 2nd term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the final 141 in style.
The 37-year-old Australian, who comes from Perth, leapt around the stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to leap off the stage.
His opponent, Woodhouse, looked just as delighted as Heta did, jumping up and down on the stage before showing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to commemorate the mind-blowing 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 on revealed the gentleman who had actually 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 (ideal) embraced on phase after the epic minute
After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better versus his British challenger to draw level at 1-1
'Big props to Luke Woodhouse - he's truly buzzing for his mate! Love the sportsmanship and excitement!' another wrote on X.
bet9ja.com
'The way Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand afterwards is what makes this sport so terrific,' one wrote.
'The sociability in darts is extraordinary. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter earlier,' another stated.
After the match, Woodhouse assessed the mind-blowing minute that saw his 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 know he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the very first 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
bet9ja.com
- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024
bit.ly
Elated by the sensational surface, the Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation
Woodhouse was praised for his reaction to his opponent's nine-dart surface, with some lauding his 'sportsmanship'
Heta would go on to control in the 3rd set, winning 3-2 and once again dominating the fourth, breaking his challenger two times.
But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, bounced back, winning all 3 last sets to turn things around on his opponent and development 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 household and my boy. So [I'm doing] actually great.'
1
Aussie Darts Star Damon Heta Hits a NINE-DARTER At Alexandra Palaec
deandre42d2479 edited this page 2025-01-02 00:27:58 +00:00