Damon Heta
Damon Heta (born 10 August 1987 from Perth) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the Brisbane Darts Masters in 2019. His nickname is "The Heat", a play on words with his surname.
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| Nickname | "The Heat" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1987[1] Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ilkeston, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing darts since | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darts | 23 Gram Harrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laterality | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk-on music | "We Will Rock You" by Queen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC | 2008– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current world ranking | 52  4 (3 January 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PDC premier events – best performances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Ch'ship | Last 64: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam | Quarter Final: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | Last 160: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Ch'ship Finals | Quarter Final: 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Series Finals | Last 16: 2018, 2019, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players Championships
World Series of Darts
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Career
A roofer by trade, Heta has mainly played on the Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Tour. His first big exposure was qualifying for the 2014 Sydney Darts Masters, where he was whitewashed 6–0 in the first round by Dave Chisnall. Heta qualified for the 2016 Auckland Darts Masters where he lost in the first round to Michael van Gerwen 6–3.
He qualified for the 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters, where he defeated his good friend Kyle Anderson 6–5 in the first round, before losing 10–7 to Gary Anderson in the quarter-finals. Gary would then defeat Heta 6–5 in the first round of the 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters a week later.
Amongst his titles achieved Down Under are the 2011 Pacific Masters, the 2014 DPA Australian Singles, the 2015 West Coast Classic, and the 2016 DPA Australian Open.
On 3 August 2019, Damon won the first ever DFA Australian Open Darts, beating top BDO players such as Jim Williams 8–1 in the semi-final and former World Champion Scott Mitchell 10–9 in the final to take the $15,000 first prize.
Heta qualified for all three PDC World Series events in Australia and New Zealand in 2019.
At the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters Heta reached his first PDC final by beating former major winners James Wade, Gary Anderson and Simon Whitlock, before defeating former World Champion Rob Cross 8–7 in the final to win his first World Series title. Damon become the first ever non tour card holder to win a world series event and the first to win a world series event on home soil. He became the first non-tour card holder to win a PDC televised event since Scott Waites in 2010.
Heta beat James Wade once again in the first round of the 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters, but lost 8–3 to Rob Cross in the quarter-finals. He lost 6–1 to Peter Wright in the first round of the 2019 New Zealand Darts Masters.
On 19 January 2020, Heta won a two-year PDC Tour Card by finishing fourth on the UK Q School Order of Merit. He will play on the ProTour in 2020 and 2021. He won his first PDC ranking event at the PDC Autumn Series in Niedernhausen, beating Joe Cullen 8–4 in the final.[3]
World Championship results
PDC
- 2020: Second round (lost to Glen Durrant 0–3)
- 2021: First round (lost to Danny Baggish 2–3)
Career finals
PDC world series finals: 1 (1 title)
| Legend |
| World Series of Darts (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score[N 1] |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | Brisbane Darts Masters |  Rob Cross |
8–7 (l) |
- (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets.
PDC
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Championship | DNQ | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
| UK Open | DNP | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam of Darts | DNP | QF | ||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Finals | DNP | QF | ||||||||||||||||||
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| PDC World Cup of Darts | DNP | QF | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Series of Darts Finals | 2R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | - | - | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "Damon Heta". Mastercaller.com. 10 August 1987. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "PDC Order of Merit". PDC.tv. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "Heta lands maiden title on Autumn Series Day Two". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
External links
- Player profile on Damon Heta from Dartsdatabase