LADYHILL’S Mally Fowler proved a popular winner of the sixth Spen Winter Sweep, defeating Danny Sillitoe (Ossett Flying Horse) 21-14 in the final.

Losing semi-finalists were Danny Teale (Guiseley), 21-8 to Sillitoe, and Marc Armitage (Littlemoor), winner of Spen’s first week, 21-15 to Fowler.

It was Sillitoe’s first visit to Spen this winter and, in a record field of 40 in milder weather, he led Teale 16-2 before the youngster pulled back five points.

In the other semi-final, Fowler went 6-0 up, only for Armitage to score four straight points, and there was never much between them until Fowler scored another four straight points from 12-11.

Fowler, one of the most respected competitors at Spen, went into a 4-0 lead in the final, but only led 7-5 after nine ends.

However, the Ladyhill man then found form and stretched his advantage to to 11-5, 17-6 and 20-8.

Suddenly Sillitoe found form and scored six points in five ends, but Fowler then got the one that he needed to end his long winter drought.

Results – Preliminary round: Joe Cranston 21 Bailey Rice 9, Paul Burke 21 Danny Fountain 20, Garry Walker 21 Gordon Bradford 9, Lee Schofield 15 Richard Brook 21, Marc Armitage 21 Frank Griffin 19, Andy Gallagher 12 David Hemsley 21, Andy Thornton 19 Chris Firth 21, Ben Gloag 21 Andy Hodgson 17. First round: Billy Thornton 21 Brian Lee 16, Paul Ingleby 21 Warren Wilson 9, Colin Scorah 7 Danny Sillitoe 21, Mark Regan 21 Gary Wike 8, Chris Bly 16 Danny Teale 21, Debbie Davis 19 Nigel Briggs 21, Gareth Coates 21 Stuart King 20, Paul Holt 18 David Burns 21, Neil Slattery 21 Adam Mellor 13, Michael Sweeney 21 Ash Whitehead 3, Mally Fowler 21 Les Oddy 14, Karen Hill 21 Nigel Marshall 20, Cranston w.o. Burke, Walker 21 Brooke 10, Armitage 21 Hemsley 16, Firth 21 Gloag 15. Second round: Thornton 11 Ingleby 21, Sillitoe 21 Regan 15, Teale 21 Briggs 16, Coates 21 Burns 11, Slattery 21 Sweeney 16, Fowler 21 Hill 17, Cranston 14 Walker21, Armitage 21 Firth 17. Quarter-finals: Ingleby 11 Sillitoe 21, Teale 21 Coates 13, Slattery 10 Fowler 21, Walker 13 Armitage 21. Semi-finals: Sillitoe 21 Teale 8, Fowler 21 Armitage 15. Final: Sillitoe 14 Fowler 21.

Asa Briggs’ Stuart King won a high-quality final 21-15 against Crossgates' Gareth Lally in week seven of the Brighouse Winter Sweep.