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

The sensational moment came during his second-round clash against English gamer Luke Woodhouse.

But the Australian couldn't ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse returning from going 3-1 down to clinch nine straight legs of darts and advance to the last 16 at the World Darts Championships for the very first time in his profession.

Despite the defeat, Heta will stroll away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic 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 tournament, with the funds to be split 3 ways.

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 company are likewise set to contribute ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main 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 sports betting jacket was chosen as the fortunate winner of the substantial prize money.

Damon Heta struck an astonishing nine-dart finish 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 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 been seen holding an indication behind the guy that read 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 contributing ₤ 1,000 for every 180 thrown throughout this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 campaign.

Heta's perfect leg was the second nine-dart finish at the competition. Since 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.
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The Australian began badly against Woodhouse, with Heta conceding the very first set, being broken by his challenger in the final leg of the first set.

He struck back in the 2nd 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 stage in festivity and at one point even appeared to leap off the phase.

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked simply as delighted as Heta did, jumping up and down on the phase before showing his class, offering the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the spectacular feat.

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

Paddy Power later revealed the gentleman who had actually won the ₤ 60,000 prize pot

The moment among the audience learnt they were ₤ 60,000 richer pic.twitter.com/G0eYn9n2ln

- Sky sports betting Darts (@SkySportsDarts) December 27, 2024

Heta (left) and Luke Woodhouse (best) embraced on phase after the epic minute

After Heta had gone a set down in the first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him bounce back against 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 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 terrific,' one composed.

'The sociability in darts is unbelievable. Just look at the method Luke Woodhouse, commemorated his challenger's nine-darter previously,' another said.

After the match, Woodhouse assessed the marvelous minute that saw his good stroll away with ₤ 60k.

'Me and Damo are excellent buddies,' he informed Sky sports betting. 'We play golf together a lot. We hang out and practice a lot ...
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'I know he was gutted when he missed his double twelve in the first game.

'So, yeah, when he hit that nine-darter the crowd went wild.
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'You couldn't not celebrate with him!'
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Luke Woodhouse pic.twitter.com/Oza4ZK63yV

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the sensational surface, the Australian, who comes from Perth, jumped off the phase in elation

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

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

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 in the world, recovered, winning all three last sets to turn things around on his opponent and progress through to the next round.
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A visibly emotional Woodhouse stated after the match: 'I'm over the moon.'

'It's not just me it's my other half, my family and my boy. So [I'm doing] actually excellent.'