Damon Heta

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Damon Heta
Damon Heta WDC 2025.png
Heta at the 2025 World Championship
Personal information
Nickname"The Heat"
Born (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 37) [1]
Perth, Western Australia
Home town Leominster, England
Darts information
Playing darts since2007
Darts23 Gram Harrows Signature
Laterality Right-handed
Walk-on music"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy
Organisation (see split in darts)
PDC 2014–
(Tour Card: 2020–)
WDF 2007–2019
Current world ranking 8 Increase2.svg 1 (3 January 2025) [2]
PDC premier events – best performances
World Ch'ship Last 16: 2024
World Matchplay Quarter Final: 2023
World Grand Prix Last 32: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
UK Open Semi Final: 2024
Grand Slam Quarter Final: 2020, 2023
European Ch'ship Last 16: 2021
PC Finals Quarter Final: 2020, 2023
Masters Quarter Final: 2024
World Series Finals Last 16: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Other tournament wins
PDC World Cup of Darts (team event) 2022
PDC Home Tour 3 2020
Australian Darts Open 2019
Australian Masters 2018, 2019
Pacific Masters 2011
West Coast Classic 2015

DPA Pro Tour

DPA Pro Tour (Australian Open) 2016
DPA Pro Tour (Australian Singles) 2014
DPA Pro Tour (Barooga) 2019 (x2)
DPA Pro Tour (Barrack Heights) 2019 (x2)
DPA Pro Tour (Brisbane) 2019
DPA Pro Tour (Canberra) 2019
DPA Pro Tour (Melbourne) 2019 (x2)

European Tour Events

Gibraltar Darts Trophy 2022

Players Championships

Players Championship (Barnsley) 2022 (x2)
Players Championship (Hildesheim) 2023
Players Championship (Leicester) 2023, 2024
Players Championship (Milton Keynes) 2024
Players Championship (Niedernhausen) 2020

World Series of Darts

Brisbane Darts Masters 2019

Damon Heta (born 10 August 1987) is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eight. He has won 8 ranking PDC titles, and also won the 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters. Heta reached the semi-finals at the 2024 UK Open, and the quarter-finals at both the Grand Slam and Players Championship Finals in 2020 and 2023, the 2023 World Matchplay, and the 2024 Masters.

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Alongside Simon Whitlock he also won the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts. His nickname is "The Heat", a play on letters within his surname.

Career

A roofer by trade, Heta mainly played on the Dartplayers Australia (DPA) Tour, until 2020 when he won his tour card. 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 won in Australia 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 cardholder to win a world series event and the first to win a world series event on home soil. He became the first non-tour cardholder 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 played 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]

Heta, in conjunction with Simon Whitlock, beat Wales in the 2022 PDC World Cup of Darts on 19 June 2022 to claim the title for Australia for the first time since Whitlock and Paul Nicholson lost in the grand final in 2012 to England. [4]

Heta won the 2022 Gibraltar Darts Trophy on the PDC European Tour in October 2022, where along the way, he defeated Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final and Peter Wright in the final. [5]

At the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts, Heta qualified for the knockout rounds by finishing second in Group H with 5–4 wins over Ricardo Pietreczko and Beau Greaves respectively and a 5–2 loss to Nathan Aspinall. In the second round, Heta shocked Michael van Gerwen with a 10–7 victory. [6] In the third round Heta was knocked out by Rob Cross 6–16. [7]

At the 2024 UK Open, Heta reached the semi-finals for the first time. Heta achieved wins over Simon Whitlock 10–8 and Nathan Aspinall 10–9, before defeating Gian van Veen and Luke Littler both 10–8. [8] Heta was drawn to play Dimitri Van den Bergh in the semi-finals, to whom he lost 11–6. [9]

At the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, Heta hit a nine-dart finish in his third round loss to Luke Woodhouse. [10]

Despite being ranked world number eight Heta was not selected for the 2025 Premier League Darts. [11]

World Championship results

PDC

Career finals

PDC world series finals: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
World Series of Darts (1–2)
OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore [N 1]
Winner1. 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 8–7 (l)
Runner-up1. 2023 New South Wales Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 1–8 (l)
Runner-up2. 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters Flag of England.svg Luke Humphries 2–8 (l)

PDC team finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipCountryTeammateOpponents in the finalScore [N 1]
Winner1. 2022 World Cup of Darts Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Australia Simon Whitlock Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Wales – Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton 3–1 (m)
  1. 1 2 (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets, (m) = score in matches.

Performance timeline

PDC

Tournament20182019202020212022202320242025
PDC World Championship DNQ 2R 1R 3R 3R 4R 3R
UK Open DNP 1R 3R QF 4R SF
World Matchplay DNPDNQ 1R 1R QF 1R
World Grand Prix DNPDNQ 1R 1R 1R 1R
European Championship DNPDNQ 2R 1R 1R 1R
Grand Slam of Darts DNP QF DNQ RR QF DNQ
Players Championship Finals DNP QF 3R 1R QF 3R
Non-ranked televised events
The Masters DNPDNQ 1R QF
PDC World Cup of Darts DNP QF QF W QF 2R
World Series of Darts Finals 2R 2R 2R DNQ 2R 1R 2R
Career statistics
Year-end ranking--562916119

PDC European Tour

Season12345678910111213
2020 BDC
2R		 GDC
DNQ		 EDG
1R		 IDO
DNQ
2021 HDT
3R		 GDT
3R
2022 IDO
3R		 GDC
2R		 GDG
SF		 ADO
2R		 EDO
2R		 CDO
2R		 EDG
SF		 DDC
3R		 EDM
QF		 HDT
2R		 GDO
3R		 BDO
2R		 GDT
W
2023 BSD
3R		 EDO
QF		 IDO
QF		 GDG
SF		 ADO
3R		 DDC
SF		 BDO
3R		 CDO
SF		 EDG
SF		 EDM
2R		 GDO
2R		 HDT
QF		 GDC
QF
2024 BDO
3R		 GDG
2R		 IDO
3R		 EDG
QF		 ADO
2R		 BSD
3R		 DDC
2R		 EDO
SF		 GDC
QF		 FDT
2R		 HDT
2R		 SDT
2R		 CDO
3R

PDC Players Championships

Season123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
2020 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
1R		 WIG
3R		 WIG
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 MIL
DNP		 NIE
1R		 NIE
W		 NIE
QF		 NIE
3R		 NIE
1R		 COV
QF		 COV
3R		 COV
F		 COV
QF		 COV
1R
2021 BOL
4R		 BOL
2R		 BOL
2R		 BOL
F		 MIL
4R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
4R		 NIE
3R		 NIE
1R		 NIE
QF		 NIE
3R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
3R		 MIL
4R		 MIL
1R		 COV
4R		 COV
3R		 COV
1R		 COV
1R		 BAR
F		 BAR
4R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
4R
2022 BAR
2R		 BAR
SF		 WIG
F		 WIG
1R		 BAR
W		 BAR
3R		 NIE
4R		 NIE
4R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
3R		 WIG
SF		 WIG
QF		 NIE
4R		 NIE
4R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
4R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
DNP		 BAR
SF		 BAR
W		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
4R		 BAR
3R
2023 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
1R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
3R		 WIG
2R		 WIG
QF		 LEI
3R		 LEI
SF		 HIL
SF		 HIL
W		 LEI
4R		 LEI
W		 HIL
2R		 HIL
2R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
1R		 BAR
SF		 BAR
3R		 BAR
QF		 BAR
1R		 BAR
2R		 BAR
3R		 BAR
F		 BAR
SF		 BAR
SF
2024 WIG
1R		 WIG
2R		 LEI
4R		 LEI
W		 HIL
3R		 HIL
4R		 LEI
4R		 LEI
2R		 HIL
3R		 HIL
1R		 HIL
4R		 HIL
2R		 MIL
1R		 MIL
QF		 MIL
SF		 MIL
3R		 MIL
2R		 MIL
W		 MIL
2R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
QF		 MIL
3R		 MIL
QF		 WIG
2R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
4R		 WIG
QF		 WIG
1R		 LEI
QF		 LEI
QF
Performance Table Legend
WWon the tournamentFFinalistSFSemifinalistQFQuarterfinalist#R
RR
Prel.		Lost in # round
Round-robin
Preliminary round		DQDisqualified
DNQDid not qualifyDNPDid not participateWDWithdrewNHTournament not heldNYFNot yet founded

Nine-dart finishes

Damon Heta's televised nine-dart finishes
DateOpponentTournamentMethodPrize
27 December 2024 Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 2025 PDC World Darts Championship 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12£60,000

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References

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  2. ↑ "PDC Order of Merit". PDPA. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Heta lands maiden title on Autumn Series Day Two". Professional Darts Corporation . Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wayne Mardle applauds Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock as Australia lifted the World Cup of Darts". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Heta secures maiden European Tour title at Gibraltar Darts Trophy". PDC. 16 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Grand Slam of Darts: Damon Heta shocks Michael van Gerwen to ensure new winner as Stephen Bunting and Rob Cross progress". Sky Sports . 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Gorton, Josh (18 November 2023). "Cross and Bunting complete semi final line up in Wolverhampton". PDC . Archived from the original on 18 November 2023.
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