Luke Woodhouse was in the last 16 PDC World Darts Championships for the first time in his heroic victory over Damon Heta, he won nine straight legs and won 4-3.
But Woodhouse went viral for a different reason, as his incredible sportsmanship and reaction to Heta’s nine-dart shot was perhaps better than the perfect leg itself, as he explained it, as well as the nine straight legs he won to seal the victory.
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“When we lost 3-1, I wasn’t really sure if it would do anything, but playing against a player like Damo, I’m not sure he played as well as he did throughout the match. For me, it is a huge achievement that we are in the 1/8 finals of the World Championship. We’ll move on to the next game,” Woodhouse said after the game.
“I was told this when I was standing on nine straight legs. I didn’t really feel like there was anything like that. For me it’s a huge positive, we’ll just move on to the next round and see how we do. “
Luke Woodhouse’s incredible year continues.
He talked about his bond with Heta and why he was so excited when he saw her hit a perfect shot, and how Heta didn’t score a double 12 in the previous match.
“Me and Damo are friends. We played golf together and exercised a bit together. So I knew how annoyed he was when he missed a double 12. He sat there for half an hour complaining about missing a double 12. So when he hit, I couldn’t control myself. I was as excited as he was that he hit it.
“I was so delighted that he scored. £60,000 for Damo, £60,000 for charity and I’m not sure who won the prize in the crowd, but it makes their Christmas better.”
Also, the change in his mind comes from being able to stop the head shaking and negativity that he said had plagued him in the past.
“I haven’t got the whole game together yet, so I don’t think I played as well as I can. I think I’m a little lucky that the players I played with didn’t do as well as they can, but there’s no doubt I’ve got more of them in the tank.”
“The way I look at it, as I’ve said for years, is that if I can keep my cool and my head on stage, I’ll always play in the games. I can hang in there and really put pressure on the players, and that’s just in the last 18 months I’ve managed to get over the loss of my head, I feel really good.
