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Damon Heta sent Alexandra Palace into disaster on Friday afternoon after he struck a sensational nine-dart surface triggering a ₤ 60,000 payment to a random fan in the crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship.
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The spectacular moment came during his second-round clash versus English gamer Luke Woodhouse.
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But the Australian couldn't ride his momentum, with British darts star, Woodhouse coming back from going 3-1 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.

Despite the defeat, Heta will walk away with ₤ 60k in his pocket, following his epic nine-dart feat.

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

The player who throws the ideal leg will receive ₤ 60k, a lucky fan at Alexandra Palace will also be handed a ₤ 60k cheque, while the wagering business are likewise set to donate ₤ 60k to Prostate Cancer UK, the main Charity partner of the competition.

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 cash reward.

Damon Heta struck a sensational 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 roofing system at ! #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 a sign behind the male that checked out Wayne Mardle's renowned '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 likewise contributing ₤ 1,000 for every single 180 thrown during this Year's champion as part of their Bigger180 project.

Heta's ideal leg was the second nine-dart finish at the competition. As of this morning, Paddy Power had 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 conceding the first set, being broken by his challenger in the last leg of the very first set.

He hit back in the 2nd term with an exceptional passage of play, racking off 2 180s and the last 141 in style.

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

His opponent, Woodhouse, looked simply as excited as Heta did, leaping up and down on the stage before showing his class, providing the Aussie star a hug and raising his hand in the air to celebrate the sensational feat.

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

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

The minute 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 (ideal) welcomed on phase after the impressive minute

After Heta had actually gone a set down in the very first exchange, his nine-dart finish saw him get better 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 method Luke Woodhousecelebrates Damon Heta's nine-darter and raises his hand later on is what makes this sport so fantastic,' one wrote.

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

After the match, Woodhouse reviewed the astonishing minute that saw his great buddy Heta stroll away 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 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

- Martin (@martin_kcr) December 27, 2024

Elated by the spectacular surface, the Australian, who hails from Perth, leapt off the stage in elation

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

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

But Woodhouse, who is ranked No 35 worldwide, recovered, winning all 3 final sets to turn things around on his opponent and development through to the next round.

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

'It's not simply me it's my spouse, my family and my kid. So [I'm doing] truly good.'
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