MARC Armitage (Littlemoor) won the first Spen Winter Sweep, defeating Chris Mordue (Pudsey) 21-18 in the final.
The weather was kind and the green was in superb condition as the action got underway, with Armitage coming through a tough field.
He proved that he can compete with the best with wins over Mally Fowler (Ladyhill) 21-20, Kez Smith (Crossgates) 21-15, Josh Brown (Netherton) 21-20 and Josh Mordue (Pudsey) 21-14, before seeing off Mordue senior.
The action continues this Saturday with another class field.
Week one scores – Preliminary round: Mark Regan 21 Bailey Rice 13, Paul Burke 21 David Burns 5, Gary Wike 21 Danny Teale 5, Gareth Coates 21 Brian Lee 12. First round: Gordon Bradford 21 Andy Hodgson 16, Lorraine Hirst 3 Josh Brown 21, Marc Armitage 21 Mally Fowler 20, Kez Smith 21 Frank Griffin 15, Joe Cranston 17 Richard Brook 21, Paul Holt 16 Les Oddy 21, Josh Mordue 21 Michael Sweeney 15, Billy Thornton 21 Lee Schofield 11, Nigel Briggs 21 Chris Firth 10, Warren Wilson 21 Ashley Tattersley 20, Chris Mordue 21 Andy Thornton 12, Debbie Davis 21 Garry Walker 17, Duncan Reeves 8 Stuart King 21, Suzi Ladbrooke 21 Alan Forrest 10, Mark Regan 21 Paul Burke 12, Gary Wike 13 Gareth Coates 21. Second round: Bradford 4 Brown 21, Armitage 21 Smith 15, Brook 21 Oddy 12, J Mordue 21 Thornton 8, Briggs 21 Wilson 12, C Mordue 21 Davis 5, King 21 Ladbrooke 12, Regan 21 Coates 9. Quarter-finals: Brown 20 Armitage 21, Brooke 6 J Mordue 21, Briggs 13 C Mordue 21, King 18 Regan 21. Semi-finals: Armitage 21 J Mordue 14, C Mordue 21 Regan 15. Final: Armitage 21 C Mordue 18.
Week two field: Marc Armitage, Gordon Bradford, Richard Brook, Josh Brown, Simon Brown, Paul Burke, David Burns, Joe Cranston, Debbie Davis, Chris Firth, Mally Fowler, Frank Griffin, David Hemsley, Lorraine Hirst, Andy Hodgson, Paul Holt, Paul Ingleby, Stuart King, Brian Lee, Chris Mordue, Josh Mordue, Les Oddy, Duncan Reeves, Mark Regan, Bailey Rice, Lee Schofield, Colin Scorah, Kez Smith, Michael Sweeney, Ashley Tattersley, Danny Teale, Andy Thornton, Billy Thornton, Gary Wike.
Spaces are still available and anyone interested should contact Pete Ellis on 07578-646565.
* ANDY Webb (Castleford) won the second Brighouse Winter Sweep, edging out Alex Wolfenden (Overthorpe) 21-20 in the final.
Webb was in terrific form in all of his five matches and fully deserved his win, although Wolfenden could easily have pinched it.
The action continues on Sunday with week three.
Week two scores – First round: Paul Toon 12 Alex Wolfenden 21, Bailey Rice 17 Mark Connolly 21, Mally Fowler 16 Ray Mortimer 21, Jon Edmondson 21 Bev Milton 2, Andy Bairstow 16 David Hemsley 21, Daniel Dunkerley 21 Stacey Dyson 16, Andrew Tate 12 Mark Regan 21, Mark Dobson 21 Paul Burke 11, Neil Simpson 21 Roger Stopford 13, Gordon Bradford 20 Adam Wider 21, Danny Fountain 21 Mark McGorlick 19, Brian Lee 19 Nigel Marshall 21, Criag Farquharson 14 Neil Slattery 21, Mark Higgins 14 Andy Webb 21. Second round: Jason Horsley 21 Lee Schofield 9, Wolfenden 21 Connolly 13, Mortimer 21 Edmondson 17, Hemsley 21 Dunkerley 18, Regan 18 Dobson 21, Simpson 21 Wider 7, Fountain 21 Marshall 11, Slattery 10 Webb 21. Quarter-finals: Horsley 8 Wolfenden 21, Mortimer 11 Hemsley 21, Dobson 15 Simpson 21, Fountain 18 Webb 21. Semi-finals: Wolfenden 21 Hemsley 13, Simpson 16 Webb 21. Final: Wolfenden 20 Webb 21.
Week three field: Paul Toon, Jon Edmondson, Mark McGorlick, Andy Bairstow, Alec Wolfenden, Jason Horsley, Neil Slattery, Stacey Dyson, Bev Milton, Bailey Rice, David Hemsley, Mally Fowler, Neil Simpson, Roger Stopford, Andy Tate, Gordon Bradford, Lee Schofield, Mark Dobson, Nathan Dobson, Adam Wider, Daniel Dunkerley, Paul Burke, Mark Regan, Danny Fountain, Nigel Briggs, Clive Austin, Aidey Brown, Sophie Brown, Pete Ellis, Chris Ellis and Gary Foulkes.
Spaces are still available and anyone interested should contact Nigel Briggs on 07817-777547.
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