Darts star copies Cole Palmer's celebration after hitting 180 at World Championship - and is hailed as a 'hero' after banking £1,000 for charity... despite jeopardising his own match!
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Bahamian darts star Rashad Sweeting has been hailed as a 'hero' and a 'humanitarian' after hitting a 180 for charity and copying Cole Palmer's goal celebration - despite it scuppering his own chances. Sweeting - who works as an immigration officer - was leading Dutchman Jeffrey de Graaf 1-0 in their first round match and they were tied 2-2 in the second set. He needed 194 to take the second set and put himself on course for victory.
![[Throwing a 180 didn't exactly help Sweeting as it left him with an awkward checkout, but it does mean £1,000 goes to Prostate Cancer UK]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/21/93251851-14203349-image-a-1_1734472308628.jpg)
After hitting two double 20s, the crowd encouraged Sweeting to go for the 180 - and he obliged, despite it leaving him with a tricky double seven to pull off. He could have hit a lower sum to leave himself with an easier checkout. He then copied Palmer's 'cold' celebration to send the crowd wild - although he didn't land the subsequent double seven and eventually crashed out 3-1.
For every 180 which is landed at the World Darts Championship, £1,000 is donated to Prostate Cancer UK - and thus Sweeting has been hailed as a 'humanitarian' for his self-sacrifice. And one fan also revealed that he had messaged Sweeting to whip out the Palmer celebration, lauding him as a 'hero' after he did so.
Hitting a 180 for the fans , vintage Rashad Sweeting pic.twitter.com/yELt2xYdW8. Rashad Sweeting was hailed as a 'hero' for his Cole Palmer 180 celebration - and a 'humanitarian' for throwing it. Throwing a 180 didn't exactly help Sweeting as it left him with an awkward checkout, but it does mean £1,000 goes to Prostate Cancer UK.
