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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
I worked 12-hour days as a roofer before becoming a darts star… there's no chance I would suffer from burnout
He even gave a glimpse into his practice routine HIT THE ROOF I worked 12-hour days as a roofer before becoming a darts star… there's no chance I would suffer from burnout DAMON HETA vows he wouldn't get Premier League 'burnout' because he worked 12-hour days as a roofer in Australia! The Aussie admits breaking into the PDC's top four Order of Merit is his big target as he has ambitions of playing in the prestigious PL. Advertisement 2 Damon Heta used to work as a roofer in Australia Credit: Rex 2 He has insisted he will not suffer from burnout Credit: Getty World No. 10 Heta reached the semi-final of the US Masters last weekend but was knocked out by Nathan Aspinall despite averaging 104 and thumping in the big fish. 'The Heat' has been in good form this year as he won Players Championship 13 and made the final of European Darts Open. Heta is confident burnout won't hold him back if he gets a Premier League call-up — claiming the grind of the PDC schedule is easy after years of back-breaking work on roofs Down Under. He told the Tops and Tales podcast: 'Yeah, I'd love getting into that top four and the Premier League. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS SORE HAND LUKE Luke Humphries needs X-ray on swollen thumb after incident with darts fan "I find myself pretty conditioned where I don't think I would be one to be burnt out. 'Players talk about burnout and playing too much. But I practice pretty much four hours every day, two here and two there minimum — sometimes even more. 'I always look back and think, you know what I did? I did 12-hour days, six days a week, roofing. 'If I can't chuck darts for 12 hours a day, you know what I mean? Because I can always compare it to back then.' Advertisement JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS He added: 'If I'm ever down about where I am or what I'm doing, I just think, you know what? I've come this far. 'I could be doing this or that. Man, I'm very lucky. I'm throwing darts for a living and I'm travelling. Damon Heta stuns World Darts Championship crowd with incredible nine-darter and even his opponent celebrates 'Even doing an exhibition — you get paid half decent to do an exhibition. Advertisement 'People want to come see you for four or five hours to chuck some darts and have a bit of fun. Man, that's insane.' Former World Cup winner Heta boasts the fourth-highest checkout rate on tour at a tidy 43.13 per cent in 2025. Heta will return to action next week on the ProTour at the Mattioli Arena.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
I worked 12-hour days as a roofer before becoming a darts star… there's no chance I would suffer from burnout
DAMON HETA vows he wouldn't get Premier League 'burnout' because he worked 12-hour days as a roofer in Australia! The Aussie admits breaking into the PDC's top four Order of Merit is his big target as he has ambitions of playing in the prestigious PL. Advertisement 2 Damon Heta used to work as a roofer in Australia Credit: Rex 2 He has insisted he will not suffer from burnout Credit: Getty World No. 10 Heta reached the semi-final of the US Masters last weekend but was knocked out by Nathan Aspinall despite averaging 104 and thumping in the big fish. 'The Heat' has been in good form this year as he won Players Championship 13 and made the final of European Darts Open. Heta is confident burnout won't hold him back if he gets a Premier League call-up — claiming the grind of the PDC schedule is easy after years of back-breaking work on roofs Down Under. He told the Tops and Tales podcast: 'Yeah, I'd love getting into that top four and the Premier League. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS " 'Players talk about burnout and playing too much. But I practice pretty much four hours every day, two here and two there minimum — sometimes even more. 'I always look back and think, you know what I did? I did 12-hour days, six days a week, roofing. 'If I can't chuck darts for 12 hours a day, you know what I mean? Because I can always compare it to back then.' Advertisement Most read in Darts JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS He added: 'If I'm ever down about where I am or what I'm doing, I just think, you know what? I've come this far. 'I could be doing this or that. Man, I'm very lucky. I'm throwing darts for a living and I'm travelling. Damon Heta stuns World Darts Championship crowd with incredible nine-darter and even his opponent celebrates 'Even doing an exhibition — you get paid half decent to do an exhibition. Advertisement 'People want to come see you for four or five hours to chuck some darts and have a bit of fun. Man, that's insane.' Former World Cup winner Heta boasts the fourth-highest checkout rate on tour at a tidy 43.13 per cent in 2025.
The Sun
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Action on NOW as Nathan Aspinall faces Damon Heta in huge final
THE European Darts Open is heading for a thrilling finale in Leverkusen. Stephen Bunting crashed out in the quarter-finals after a shock 6-5 defeat to Wessel Nijman. Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
The Sun
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Nathan Aspinall and Stephen Bunting through to quarter-finals
Live Blog EU BEAUTY Updated : 16:10, 1 Jun 2025 THE European Darts Open is heading for a thrilling finale in Leverkusen. Nathan Aspinall has recovered well from his Premier League Darts Finals disappointment and is in the quarter-finals this evening. Stephen Bunting is also in the last 8 after booking his spot with a 6-5 win over Daryl Gurney. Start times: 6pm BST 6pm BST TV channel/ live stream: PDCTV PDCTV Full schedule and results BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Follow ALL of the latest updates below... Tonight it is all about getting your name in the tomorrow's draw, here are the matches we can expect: Ricardo Pietreczko v Moritz BohrmannCameron Menzies v Kim HuybrechtsRyan Joyce v Ricky EvansRaymond van Barneveld v Andreas HarryssonJoe Cullen v Bradley BrooksDirk van Duijvenbode v Niko SpringerLuke Woodhouse v Dragutin Horvat Daryl Gurney v Richard Veenstra We have another exciting event coming up this weekend. Some interesting battles as the best of the European tour take on some of the biggest names in darts. Last Suday we saw Jonny Clayton clinch the Dutch Darts Masters and we could see another player scoop the prize ahead of the heavily seeded stars. It is a packed house as ever, lets hope the players are bringing their best games for thiis one. Let's play darts!
The Sun
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
European Darts Open LIVE RESULTS: Aspinall and Bunting cruise through but Smith CRASHES OUT to world No 137
THE European Darts Open is LIVE from Leverkusen - and there have been some shock early exits! Four-time PDC World Cup of Darts winner Raymond van Barneveld went crashing out in the first round at the hands of Andreas Harryson - with the world No 137 then going on to beat 2023 world champion Michael Smith. No 1 seed Stephen Bunting and Premier League Darts semi-finalist Nathan Aspinall both entered in the second round and made it safely into round three. Neither Prem winner Luke Humphries and runner-up Luke Littler are both not featuring in the tournament. While Michael van Gerwen is also absent as he takes a break from the sport following his split from wife Daphne. Follow ALL of the latest updates below...
