WATERLOO winners Chris Mordue (Pudsey) and Wayne Ditchfield (Chorley) met for a second successive week in the final of the Spen Winter Sweep.
Ditchfield won the week 13 decider 21-12 and he backed it up by triumphing 21-18 in week 14 in what was the worst day's weather of the series so far, with rain falling incessantly.
Ditchfield opened up a 7-0 lead and for most of the game was in control – but plucky Mordue levelled at 17-17 before a bad lead opened the door for the Waterloo holder.
Mordue, who had earlier wins against Graham Law (21-19), Michael Sweeney (21-18) and Andy Thornton (21-12), faced Danny Teale (Guiseley) in the semi-finals.
As Teale had overcome Les Oddy (21-19), Brian Lee (21-18) and Neill Slattery (21-13) by almost identical scores, a close contest was expected and after the 12th end it was 8-8, with Teale having recovered from 7-2 down.
Mordue won the next five ends to lead 14-8 and it became 18-9 before Teale hauled himself back into the picture at 19-15.
The previous week's runner-up then got a single to stand on the brink, winning via another single after Teale had replied with two singles.
Ditchfield, who beat Mordue's son Josh 21-7 in the quarter-finals, faced points leader Mark Regan (Brighouse Sports) in the other semi-final and the latter went 5-0 up, Ditchfield countering with a run of five of his own.
After 17 ends, Ditchfield led 12-9, and that became 18-9 before he got over the line 21-11.
Preliminary round: Paul Holt 21 Mally Fowler 15, Kez Smith 21 Richard Brook 8, Karen Hill 21 Nigel Marshall 12, Adam Mellor 7 Josh Mordue 21, Warren Wilson w.o. Danny Fountain, Danny Sillitoe 13 Andy Gallagher 21, Dave Gwilliam 16 Chris Firth 21, Wayne Ditchfield 21 Joe Cranston 10. First round: Michael Sweeney 21 Chris Bly 10, Chris Mordue 21 Graham Law 19, Ben Gloag 21 Gordon Bradford 17, Andy Thornton 21 Kevin Wood (replaced Scott Bloodworth) 9, Paul Burke 21 Lorraine Hirst 18, Duncan Reeves 17 Neil Slattery 21, Alan Forrest 14 Brian Lee 21, Danny Teale 21 Les Oddy 19, Frank Griffin 16 Mark Regan 21, Garry Walker 17 Gareth Coates 21, John Blackburn 12 Marc Armitage 21, Bailey Rice 9 Scott Tattersley 21, Holt 11 Smith 21, Hill 18 J Mordue 21, Wilson 11 A Gallagher 21, Firth 7 Wayne Ditchfield 21. Second round: Sweeney 18 C Mordue 21, Gloag 9 A Thornton 21, Burke 17 Slattery 21, Lee 18 Teale 21, Regan 21 Coates 9, Armitage 16 S Tattersley 21, Smith 20 J Mordue 21, A Gallagher 9 Ditchfield 21. Quarter-finals: C Mordue 21 A Thornton 12, Slattery 13 Teale 21, Regan 21 S Tattersley 18, J Mordue 7 Ditchfield 21. Semi-finals: C Mordue 21 Teale 17, Regan 11 Ditchfield 21. Final: C Mordue 18 Ditchfield 21.
Week 15 field for Saturday: Marc Armitage, Chris Bly, Gordon Bradford, Nigel Briggs, Richard Brook, Paul Burke, Gareth Coates, Joe Cranston, Chris Ellis, Chris Firth, Alan Forrest, Mally Fowler, Andy Gallagher, Ben Gloag, Frank Griffin, Karen Hill, Lorraine Hirst, Andy Hodgson, Paul Holt, Graham Law, Brian Lee, Nigel Marshall, Adam Mellor, Chris Mordue, Les Oddy, Duncan Reeves, Mark Regan, Bailey Rice, Colin Scorah, Danny Sillitoe, Neil Slattery, Kez Smith, Michael Sweeney, Ash Tattersley, Scott Tattersley, Danny Teale, Andy Thornton, Billy Thornton, Garry Walker, Warren Wilson.
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