‘No one saw that coming’ Betfair pay out thousands on stunning 300/1 darts underdog story

Sponsored SportDarts The punt was landed at quite mind-boggling odds. EVERYONE loves an underdog story. Unless you’re a bookmaker laying several bets on a massive outsider who WINS! That’s exactly what happened at the beginning of this week when young Englishman Harry Coates won his maiden ProTour event. The 20-year-old won Players Championship 25 at Hildesheim in Germany in stunning fashion. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! He beat the likes of Karel Sedlacek, Mervyn King and Jeffrey de Graaf in the six rounds to the final. Aussie, Damon Heta stood in his way of the dream, near-impossible title. But an average of almost 105 in the final seen him romp to an 8-4 win over Heta to clinch the title. In total, nine punters backed him at monster odds of 300/1 to win the event, with all of them winning £1,000+. The biggest winners included a £12.50 E/W bet which returned £5,650 and a £6.77 E/W punt which bagged £,3060. Betfair Spokesperson, James Mackie said: “It was the underdog story that no one saw coming on Tuesday as Englishman Henry Coates came from nowhere to land the PDC Players Championships in Germany at 300/1. “Nine Betfair punters overall managed to scoop over £1000 after the 20-year-old landed his maiden darts tournament, but in particular two punters managed to win big with one bettor placing a £12.50 E/W bet that returned £5,650, with another staking £6.77 E/W and amassed a winning sum of £3060. “Congratulations to the winning punters on this amazing bet from everyone at Betfair.” Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chase their losses Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – gamcare.org.uk GambleAware – GambleAware.org Read our guide on responsible gambling practices. For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites. Comment now