Luke Woodhouse took one of the biggest wins of his darts career so far - but not before his opponent Damon Heta pulled out a sensational 9-darter

Australian darts star Damon Heta sent the Alexandra Palace into pandemonium after hitting a stunning nine-darter. After taking a few days off for Christmas, the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship returned to Ally Pally on Friday afternoon. The first match of the day was between Aussie star Heta and England's Luke Woodhouse.

The Paddy Power PDC World Darts Championship was back with a bang on Friday afternoon as Damon Heta brought the roof down with a nine-darter in the first game

Damon heta has produced a nine-dart leg at Ally Pally. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Damon Heta scored a nine-darter in his third round clash with Luke Woodhouse to bank himself and a fan a £60,000 bonus, though the Australian would go on to be dumped out

Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are the favourites to win the title in January, with a potential meeting on the cards in the semi-finals after the 17-year-old secured a 3-1 win over Ryan Meikle in one of the most impressive performances of the tournament so far.

Damon Heta set the World Darts Championship alight on its resumption with a stunning nine-darter but was unable to secure the win. The Australian, seeded ninth, achieved darting perfection in the second set of his third round match with Luke Woodhouse to earn a cool €72,

Christian Kist sent Alexandra Palace into meltdown as he pinned the 2025 World Championship’s first nine-darter. The Dutchman has pocketed a £60,000 bonus for his first round effort –

Luke Humphries is defending his PDC World Championship crown and has opened up on the future of the tournament, which could see it move away from its current home at Alexandra Palace

The action is back at the Ally Pally after a break in action and the defending champion is on the oche this evening

Damon Heta lands nine-darter as World Championship resumes - The Australian achieved the feat in the second set of his third round match with Luke Woodhouse.