2024 FOCAL season

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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, tournaments will be taking place in Liverpool, Rugby, Reading, and — for the first time — Sheffield, Oxford and Durham.

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 will involve players tackling in the town of Rugby — a double-header this time around, the main Rugby event will be preceded by a 2-round Goatdown tournament on the Friday night. The Reading event (also the first since 2019) in April will use 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.

Later tournaments in discussion for 2024 include Birmingham, Blackpool, Braintree, and London; thus far, Brighton, Leeds and Manchester will be 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	TBC	TBC
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		August	TBC	TBC
12	Co:Brum 2024				TBC	TBC
13	Co:Blackpool 2024	Blackpool		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:Liverpool 2024, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LIN LHO LIV GRU RUG REA SHE OXF DUR GBI BIR GLA BRA {{{15}}} {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 1 Jack Hurst 1 3 1 2 1 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 4741 2 George Armstrong 9 10 19 3 9 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3656 3 Adam Latchford 12 2 16 4 17 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 3635 4 Dan Byrom 11 9 – 6 10 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2941 5 Tim Hebbes 19 24 9 9 16 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2805 6 Tom Carey 12 6 – 11 11 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2707 7 Matthew S Rutherford 15 20 12 16 18 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2504 8 Adrian Fletcher 14 18 20 16 14 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2489

Remaining contenders

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

Pos. Entrant LIN LHO LIV GRU RUG REA SHE OXF DUR GBI BIR GLA BRA {{{15}}} {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 9 Dylan Taylor – – 3 10 2 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2346 10 Tom Cappleman 20 7 – – 7 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2181 11 Edward Byrne 6 14 – 12 27 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2159 12 Bradley Horrocks 22 11 7 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 2033 13 Fiona Titcombe 18 16 28 18 22 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1973 14 Phil Stanton 36 28 18 14 12 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1973 15 Tom Stevenson – – 2 – 2 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1897 16 Rob Foster 4 1 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1884 17 James Robinson 29 15 4 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1841 18 Jack Worsley 3 4 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1821 19 Zohaib Rehan – – – 1 5 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1818 20 Callum Todd 2 5 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1814 21 Stewart Gordon 17 30 10 – 31 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1707 22 Adam Dexter 30 25 – 5 29 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1621 23 Matt O'Connor – – 8 – 8 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1589 24 Richard Priest 37 17 5 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1585 25 Eeshan Malhotra – – – 7 4 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1545 26 Stephen Read – – 17 8 25 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1517 27 Jonathan De Souza 7 – – – 13 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1506 28 Coral Heath 34 – 25 15 15 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1491 29 Jason Turner 24 22 15 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1474 30 Tim Down 28 8 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1162 31 Steve Hyde 16 – – – 19 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1152 32 Graeme Cole 23 13 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1129 33 Brendan Whitehurst – – 6 – 28 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 1113 34 Tracey Mills 33 12 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 940 35 Anthony Endsor 21 – 26 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 893 36 Andy Platt 5 – – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 891 37 Jonathan Wynn – – – – 6 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 842 38 Conor Travers 8 – – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 826 39 Dinos Sfyris 10 – – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 783 40 Jeff Clayton 31 19 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 783 41 David Hilton 38 21 – – 32 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 732 42 Chris Kirby – – 11 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 725 43 Matty Artell – – 13 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 675 44 Sam Prouse 25 – – – 30 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 668 45 Dave Robjohns – – – 13 26 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 666 46 Mervyn Tong – – 14 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 650 47 Amar Chotai 27 29 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 584 48 Darren Godfrey – – 21 – 34 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 580 49 Gevin Chapwell 32 26 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 561 50 Steven Grady – – – – 20 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 474 51 Adam Beach 39 32 31 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 463 52 Ian Wray 42 – – – 24 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 455 53 Alison Douglas – – 22 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 450 54 Mike Lee – – – – 21 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 447 55 Mike Springett 26 – – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 435 56 Nathan Pace – – 23 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 425 57 Sam Hodkin – – 24 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 400 58 Sean Fletcher – – – – 23 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 395 59 Taz Turner 40 31 35 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 369 60 Mark Mills – 23 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 343 61 Dave Ashton – – 27 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 325 62 Euan Crabb – – 29 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 275 63 Chris Marshall 44 27 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 272 64 Ljubica Lazarevic – – 30 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 250 65 David Roe 35 – – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 239 66 John Billingsley – – 32 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 200 67 Mel Coupe – – – 19 33 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 182 68 Eva Dewsbury – – 33 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 175 69 Oli Moore – – 34 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 150 70 James Laverty 41 34 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 138 71 Jack D 43 33 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 122 72 Paul Craib – – 36 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 100 73 Ashwin Abinashi – – – – 35 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 79 74 Irene Dove – – 37 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 75 75 Ali Stevenson – – – – 36 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 53 76 Selma Reilly – – 38 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 50 77 Ellen Harrison – – – – 37 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 26 78 Paul J. Dove – – 39 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 25 79 Vicci Smith 45 – – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} 22

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