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2024 FOCAL season

From Countdown

The 2024 FOCAL season is seventh and current season of FOCAL tournaments. It is the first season under the chairmanship of Darren Godfrey, who took over the role from Callum Todd at the end of 2023.

Events

As ever, the season kicked off with the Lincoln double-header on the last weekend of January. Among others yet to be confirmed, future tournaments will be taking place in Liverpool, Rugby, Reading, and Sheffield, Oxford and Durham — all debuting location on the co-event scene — Birmingham, London, Blackpool and Dublin.

The chief Lincoln event, known as COLIN, was the nineteenth annually, bearing the title COLIN XIX accordingly. The February slot was occupied by Liverpool, which returned after a five-year absence. For the second year running, March involved players tackling in the town of Rugby — a double-header this time around, the main Rugby event was preceded by a 2-round Goatdown tournament on the Friday night. The Reading event in April (also the first since 2019) used a useful, purpose-built software designed by Series 80 octochamp and quarter-finalist Fiona Titcombe. Three debuting locations on the co-event circuit will be Sheffield, Oxford and Durham, to be hosted in May, June, and July respectively. Following these will be a double-header in Birmingham at the start of August, London over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Blackpool in mid-September, and Dublin at the end of September.

Later tournaments in discussion for 2024 include Glasgow (October) and Braintree (November). The 2024 FOCAL finals will be held at the end of November, and will be returning to Milton Keynes for the third successive year. Brighton, Leeds and Manchester were absent this season.

Round Event Location Country Date Entrants Winner
1 COLIN XIX Lincoln England 27 January 45 Jack Hurst
2 COLIN XIX: The Hangover 28 January 34 Rob Foster
3 Co:Liverpool 2024 Liverpool 24 February 39 Jack Hurst
4 Goat:Rugby 2024 Rugby 22 March 19 Zohaib Rehan
5 Co:Rugby 2024 Rugby 23 March 37 Jack Hurst
6 Co:Mon 2024 Monasteraden Ireland 6 April 20 Brendan Duke
7 Co:Reading 2024 Reading England 20 April 53 Tom Carey
8 Co:Sheffield 2024 Sheffield 18 May TBC TBC
9 Co:Oxford 2024 Oxford 15 June TBC TBC
10 Co:Durham 2024 Durham 6 July TBC TBC
11 Goat:Brum 2024 Birmingham 2 August TBC TBC
12 Co:Brum 2024 3 August TBC TBC
13 Co:Blackpool 2024 Blackpool 14 September TBC TBC
14 Co:Dublin 2024 Dublin Ireland 28 September TBC TBC
15 Co:Glasgow 2024 Glasgow Scotland October TBC TBC
16 Co:Braintree 2024 Braintree England early November TBC TBC
GF 2024 FOCAL finals Milton Keynes late November TBC TBC
Co:MK Open 2024 TBC TBC

Leaderboards

Since the 2020–22 FOCAL season, the number of FOCAL points has been determined by the formula (1 − [position] ÷ ([players] + 1)) × 1000. Points from both wins and losses count towards each player's final event score. If two or more players finish in the same position on the leaderboard, they are sorted by most conundrum solves, then by highest individual game score, before their FOCAL points are calculated.

Once all of the season's preliminary rounds have been played, the top eight contenders will qualify for the end-of-season finals. Should any of the top eight not attend the finals event, the next highest-ranked person in attendance will take their place.

Each player's overall FOCAL points total will be the sum of their best eight performances only; all others are discounted.

Top 8

Following Co:Reading 2024, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LIN LHO LIV GRU RUG MON REA SHE OXF DUR GBI BIR LON BLA GLA BRA {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points
1 Jack Hurst 1 3 1 2 1 – 11 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 5537
2 Adam Latchford 12 2 16 4 17 – 28 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 4116
3 Dan Byrom 11 9 – 6 10 – 5 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3848
4 Tom Carey 12 6 – 11 11 – 1 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3687
5 George Armstrong 9 10 19 3 9 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3656
6 Adrian Fletcher 14 18 20 16 14 – 6 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3378
7 Tim Hebbes 19 24 9 9 16 – 27 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3305
8 Tom Cappleman 20 7 – – 7 – 2 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3144


Remaining contenders

Following Co:Reading 2024, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LIN LHO LIV GRU RUG MON REA SHE OXF DUR GBI BIR LON BLA GLA BRA {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points
9 Matthew S Rutherford 15 20 12 16 18 – 29 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2967
10 Rob Foster 4 1 – – – – 3 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2788
11 James Robinson 29 15 4 – – – 7 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2711
12 Phil Stanton 36 28 18 14 12 – 21 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2584
13 Adam Dexter 30 25 – 5 29 – 8 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2473
14 Tom Stevenson – – 2 – 2 – 26 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2416
15 Eeshan Malhotra – – – 7 4 – 9 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2378
16 Dylan Taylor – – 3 10 2 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2346
17 Richard Priest 37 17 5 – – – 16 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2289
18 Jonathan De Souza 7 – – – 13 – 15 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2228
19 Edward Byrne 6 14 – 12 27 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2159
20 Coral Heath 34 – 25 15 15 – 18 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2158
21 Tim Down 28 8 – – – – 4 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2088
22 Bradley Horrocks 22 11 7 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2033
23 Fiona Titcombe 18 16 28 18 22 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1973
24 Graeme Cole 23 13 – – – – 14 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1870
25 Jack Worsley 3 4 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1821
26 Zohaib Rehan – – – 1 5 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1818
27 Callum Todd 2 5 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1814
28 Stewart Gordon 17 30 10 – 31 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1707
29 Matt O'Connor – – 8 – 8 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1589
30 Stephen Read – – 17 8 25 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1517
31 Jason Turner 24 22 15 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1474
32 Steve Hyde 16 – – – 19 – 43 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1356
33 Brendan Whitehurst – – 6 – 28 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1113
34 Sean Fletcher – – – – 23 – 20 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1025
35 Adam Beach 39 32 31 – – – 24 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1019
36 Darren Godfrey – – 21 – 34 – 31 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1006
37 Dave Robjohns – – – 13 26 – 38 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 962
38 Brendan Duke – – – – – 1 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 952
39 Tracey Mills 33 12 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 940
40 Eoin Jackson – – – – – 2 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 905
41 Anthony Endsor 21 – 26 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 893
42 Andy Platt 5 – – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 891
43 Mike Lee – – – – 21 – 30 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 891
44 Hazel Drury – – – – – 3 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 857
45 Jonathan Wynn – – – – 6 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 842
46 Conor Travers 8 – – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 826
47 Paul Talmey – – – – – – 10 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 815
48 Allan O'Sullivan – – – – – 4 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 810
49 Dinos Sfyris 10 – – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 783
50 Jeff Clayton 31 19 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 783
51 Matthew Brockwell – – – – – – 12 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 778
52 Sarah McDonagh – – – – – 5 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 762
53 Neil Collins – – – – – – 13 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 759
54 David Hilton 38 21 – – 32 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 732
55 Chris Kirby – – 11 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 725
56 Roger Stevens – – – – – 6 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 714
57 Mike Springett 26 – – – – – 40 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 694
58 Dave Ryan – – – – – – 17 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 685
59 Matty Artell – – 13 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 675
60 Ashwin Abinashi – – – – 35 – 22 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 672
61 Sam Prouse 25 – – – 30 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 668
62 Gale Berry – – – – – 7 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 667
63 Mervyn Tong – – 14 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 650
64 Catriona Cappleman – – – – – – 19 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 648
65 Wes Pollington – – – – – 8 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 619
66 Amar Chotai 27 29 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 584
67 Suzy Turner – – – – – – 15 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 574
68 Séan O'Connor – – – – – 9 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 571
69 Gevin Chapwell 32 26 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 561
70 Martyn Pegram – – – – – – 25 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 537
71 Diarmuid Henry – – – – – 10 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 524
72 Roshin Sen – – – – – 11 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 476
73 Steven Grady – – – – 20 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 474
74 Ian Wray 42 – – – 24 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 455
75 Alison Douglas – – 22 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 450
76 Ted Burke – – – – – 12 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 429
77 Nathan Pace – – 23 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 425
78 Jessica Pratesi – – – – – – 32 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 407
79 Sam Hodkin – – 24 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 400
80 Toby Byfield – – – – – – 33 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 389
81 Paul Drury – – – – – 13 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 381
82 Joseph Bartram – – – – – – 34 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 370
83 Taz Turner 40 31 35 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 369
84 Andy Evans – – – – – – 35 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 352
85 Mark Mills – 23 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 343
86 Dave Cappleman – – – – – – 36 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 333
86 Aaryanna Walton – – – – – 14 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 333
87 Dave Ashton – – 27 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 325
88 Graham Harding – – – – – – 37 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 315
89 Ljubica Lazarevic – – 30 – – – 52 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 287
90 Dee Barry – – – – – 15 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 286
91 Ruth Cappleman – – – – – – 38 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 278
92 Euan Crabb – – 29 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 275
93 Chris Marshall 44 27 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 272
94 Mauro Pratesi – – – – – – 39 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 241
95 David Roe 35 – – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 239
96 Natasha Rodgers – – – – – 16 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 238
97 Helen Harding – – – – – – 40 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 222
98 John Billingsley – – 32 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 200
99 Sarah Waldon – – – – – 17 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 190
100 Archie Rodger – – – – – – 44 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 185
101 Mel Coupe – – – 19 33 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 182
102 Eva Dewsbury – – 33 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 175
103 Ben Leyburn – – – – – – 45 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 167
104 Oli Moore – – 34 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 150
105 Nick Sellars – – – – – – 46 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 148
106 George Drury – – – – – 18 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 143
107 James Laverty 41 34 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 138
108 Ellen Harrison – – – – 37 – 48 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 137
109 Daaniyal Ali – – – – – – 47 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 130
110 Jack D 43 33 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 122
111 Paul Craib – – 36 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 100
112 Ceara McGovern – – – – – 19 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 95
113 Rachael Montgomery – – – – – – 49 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 93
114 Irene Dove – – 37 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 75
115 Katy Bowen – – – – – – 50 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 74
116 Pete Borrett – – – – – – 51 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 56
117 Ali Stevenson – – – – 36 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 53
118 Selma Reilly – – 38 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 50
119 Paddy Meskell – – – – – 20 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 48
120 Paul J. Dove – – 39 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 25
121 Vicci Smith 45 – – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 22
122 Maire Bennett – – – – – – 53 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 19


Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Top 10 finish
Blue Other finish
White Did not participate
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