The Birkenshaw-based Yorkshire County player in his second stint with Brighouse-he rejoined in 2003 at Russell Way after 12 seasons up to 1998- had just won £2,000 of the £11,000 pot in the annual Blackpool Waterloo Hotel championship final.
Mordue, 42, a single parent father of two and a house builder-joiner by profession almost missed the earlier stages of the Waterloo as he set off for work on Saturday, August 11 as usual and forgot he should have been heading for Blackpool.
"I just heard the date on the car radio and somehow it registered with me and suddenly I said to myself, crikey, I should be on my way to the Waterloo. I told them at work and was off back home to get my woods," he revealed.
"Otherwise I would have missed out on the prestigious event which comes on the back of a great season for me with five successive away wins for Yorkshire and two man of the matches and Brighouse Sports winning the Yorkshire Cup."
Leeds United fan Mordue, who now has his 10-year-old son Joshua bowling at Brighouse Sports club and saying he looks a tremendous prospect while four-year-old Oliver just looks on, won through the last 64 on Saturday October 8 and then commenced the run down of a victory on the Monday and then Tuesday before being in the last eight for the world televised final on the Wednesday.
He beat Paul Whalley (Wales) 21-7 in his quarter-final and the Welshman had seen off the favourite Gary Ellis in the previous round. In his semi-final he defeated fellow Yorkshire County bowler Nathan Webster 21-18 and then in the final Mike Holden (Manchester), 21-6.
"Nathan gave me the hardest game and it was sheer entertainment for the 2,200 on the green and the viewers sat at home," he said.
Victory for him was all the more sweeter with him constantly thinking of Michaela, her three boys and her RAF officer husband in London.
"She has had a fantastic life tragically cut short by her illness, a lovely family and has travelled the world with her husband's career, the dutiful housewife but also working in a voluntary capacity within the confines of the armed forces.
"Michaela was first diagnosed with cancer of cervix three years ago and while this area was targeted for treatment the cancer spread and she also contacted one of the ecoli super bugs while in hospital for the last six months of her life. I will miss her but never forget what she brought to our family."
Mordue, who also likes to play golf throughout the year, also had a younger sister Sharon, 36 who also lives in the south.