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 will be occupied by Liverpool, which is returning 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
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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
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
4
|
Goat:Rugby
|
Rugby
|
22 March
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
5
|
Co:Rugby 2024
|
Rugby
|
23 March
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
6
|
Co:Reading 2024
|
Reading
|
15 April
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
7
|
Co:Sheffield 2024
|
Sheffield
|
18 May
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
8
|
Co:Oxford 2024
|
Oxford
|
15 June
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
9
|
Co:Durham 2024
|
Durham
|
July
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
10
|
Goat:Brum 2024
|
Birmingham
|
August
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
11
|
Co:Brum 2024
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
12
|
Co:Blackpool 2024
|
Blackpool
|
September
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
13
|
Co:Glasgow
|
Glasgow
|
Scotland
|
October
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
14
|
Co:Braintree
|
Braintree
|
England
|
early November
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
GF
|
2024 FOCAL finals
|
Milton Keynes
|
late November
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
Co:MK Open 2024
|
TBC
|
TBC
|
Top 8 contenders
Following COLIN XIX: The Hangover, the standings were as follows:
Pos.
|
Entrant
|
LIN
|
LHO
|
LIV
|
GRU
|
RUG
|
REA
|
SHE
|
OXF
|
DUR
|
GBI
|
BIR
|
|
GLA
|
BRA
|
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Points
|
1
|
Jack Hurst
|
1
|
3
|
|
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{{{17}}}
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{{{18}}}
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{{{20}}}
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{{{21}}}
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1892
|
2
|
Rob Foster
|
4
|
1
|
|
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1884
|
3
|
Jack Worsley
|
3
|
4
|
|
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1821
|
4
|
Callum Todd
|
2
|
5
|
|
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{{{21}}}
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1814
|
5
|
Adam Latchford
|
12
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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{{{21}}}
|
1682
|
6
|
Tom Carey
|
12
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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1568
|
7
|
George Armstrong
|
9
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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1518
|
8
|
Dan Byrom
|
11
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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{{{17}}}
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{{{20}}}
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{{{21}}}
|
1504
|
|
Remaining contenders
Following COLIN XIX: The Hangover, the standings were as follows:
Pos.
|
Entrant
|
LIN
|
LHO
|
LIV
|
GRU
|
RUG
|
REA
|
SHE
|
OXF
|
DUR
|
GBI
|
BIR
|
|
GLA
|
BRA
|
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|
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|
Points
|
9
|
Edward Byrne
|
6
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
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|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1470
|
10
|
Tom Cappleman
|
20
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
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{{{18}}}
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{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1365
|
11
|
Bradley Horrocks
|
22
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
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{{{18}}}
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{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1208
|
12
|
Adrian Fletcher
|
14
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1182
|
13
|
Tim Down
|
28
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
{{{18}}}
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|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1162
|
14
|
Fiona Titcombe
|
18
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
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{{{21}}}
|
1152
|
15
|
Graeme Cole
|
22
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1129
|
16
|
Matthew S Rutherford
|
15
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
1103
|
17
|
James Robinson
|
29
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
942
|
18
|
Tracey Mills
|
33
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
940
|
19
|
Tim Hebbes
|
19
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
901
|
20
|
Andy Platt
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
891
|
21
|
Jason Turner
|
24
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
849
|
22
|
Jonathan De Souza
|
7
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
848
|
23
|
Conor Travers
|
8
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
{{{21}}}
|
826
|
24
|
Jeff Clayton
|
31
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
783
|
24
|
Dinos Sfyris
|
10
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
783
|
26
|
Stewart Gordon
|
17
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
773
|
27
|
Richard Priest
|
37
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
710
|
28
|
Steve Hyde
|
16
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
652
|
29
|
Adam Dexter
|
30
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
634
|
30
|
Amar Chotai
|
27
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
584
|
31
|
David Hilton
|
38
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
574
|
32
|
Gevin Chapwell
|
32
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
561
|
33
|
Anthony Endsor
|
21
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
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|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
543
|
34
|
Sam Prouse
|
25
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
457
|
35
|
Mike Springett
|
26
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
435
|
36
|
Phil Stanton
|
36
|
28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
417
|
37
|
Mark Mills
|
–
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
343
|
38
|
Chris Marshall
|
44
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
273
|
39
|
Coral Heath
|
34
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
261
|
40
|
Taz Turner
|
40
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
244
|
41
|
David Roe
|
35
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
239
|
42
|
Adam Beach
|
39
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
238
|
43
|
James Laverty
|
41
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
109
|
44
|
Jack D
|
43
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
{{{16}}}
|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
94
|
45
|
Ian Wray
|
42
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
{{{17}}}
|
{{{18}}}
|
{{{19}}}
|
{{{20}}}
|
{{{21}}}
|
87
|
46
|
Vicci Smith
|
45
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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{{{20}}}
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{{{21}}}
|
22
|
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