DAMON HETA revealed he considered running into the crowd during a stellar debut at Madison Square Garden.
The World No.10 got his US Darts Masters campaign off to a flying start with a 6-1 demolition over Jim Long.
Damon Heta considered jumping into the crowd after a storming display[/caption]
Heta, 37, thumped in three 180s and hit 50 per cent of his doubles on the way to victory.
Australian thrower Heta has featured in World Series shows in his homeland but is now soaking up every moment of the experience in the Iconic Venue at the Big Apple.
He said: “I had some fun up there. I don’t know if you noticed. It was insane. You just wanted to hit 180s because the crowd wanted it.
“I denied them a few times, got booed a few times, but once I hit one, let it rain, let it pour, it was insane.
“That was brilliant, that was electric. I just really enjoyed myself up there and that’s what I wanted to come and do. My darts were flowing, so I was definitely happy to get the win on my first time here.”
He added: “I got confused there because it wasn’t just your normal walk on. You had to start from the side and then walk in and there’s no barricades, there’s no nothing.
“I was like, oh, we’re not just sitting there signing, we’re just in the mix and there was a moment where I thought: You know what, I might just run into the crowd and do something silly!
“But then I think there might have been a fine and my wife said not to and I was like: Alright, I’ll keep it simple and who knows, maybe tomorrow I’ll keep the security on their guard!”
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Former World Cup winner Heta is proud to feature in the event after climbing the world rankings.
He revealed: “It’s probably with reason. You’ve got to earn your spot, earn your ways and earn your time and, obviously, whether one or two dropped out and that’s the way I got my spot, that’s fair do’s.
“Even if I didn’t get it, that’s just fair play for the people that are here, they earned their ways and that’s what it is.
“When you get in those top echelons, you’re not just there on or whatever, you’re there because you’ve put in the hard times and you’ve done what you needed to do to get there.
“So I’m taking it for all that it is as well. I’m not taking it for granted.”
Heta has been in good form this year as he picked up the Players Championship 13 title.
He nearly clinched his second Euro Tour title but fell short to Nathan Aspinall in the final of the European Darts Open earlier this month.
