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'''FOCAL''' is the voluntary organisation responsible for organising the vast majority of unofficial [[Countdown tournament]]s since 2016. Players play in events across the British Isles throughout the year, with the top 8 highest ranked players at the end of the year receiving free entry into the finals event in Birmingham, held alongside a normal tournament that is open to everyone. Events are open to all, regardless of experience, level of play or age, and can be set up anywhere and by anyone. Events typically lasts between 6 and 8 hours, followed by a trip to the pub.
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'''FOCAL''' is the voluntary organisation responsible for organising the vast majority of unofficial [[Countdown tournament]]s since 2016. The organisation's name is an acronym for ''Finals Of the Co-event Annual League''. Perhaps coincidentally, "focal" also means "word" in the Irish language.
  
Rated events in 2016 are being hosted in Lincoln, Bristol, Leeds, King's Lynn, St Albans, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Huddersfield and Glasgow. All events are hosted on a Saturday, with the exception of two 'hangover' events, held on the Sundays in Lincoln and Glasgow as secondary events. Tournament entrance costs between £10 and £16 dependent on event.  
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Players play in events across the British Isles throughout the year, with the top 8 highest ranked players at the end of the year receiving free entry into the finals event in Birmingham, held alongside a normal tournament that is open to everyone. 2016's FOCAL Champion was [[Series 66]] champion [[Jack Worsley]]. Impressively, Worsley topped the standings going into the Finals despite having played a tournament less than the six players below him.
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Rated events in 2016 were hosted in Lincoln, Bristol, Leeds, King's Lynn, St Albans, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Huddersfield and Glasgow. All events are hosted on a Saturday, with the exception of two 'hangover' events, held on the Sundays in Lincoln and Glasgow as secondary events.
  
 
The organisation was the brainchild of [[Series 69]] contestant and [[.co.mk]] organiser [[Zarte Siempre]] in mid-2015. The team is currently chaired by [[Series 70]] champion [[Mark Murray]], organiser of the 2015 and 2016 [[Countdown in Bristol]] tournaments.
 
The organisation was the brainchild of [[Series 69]] contestant and [[.co.mk]] organiser [[Zarte Siempre]] in mid-2015. The team is currently chaired by [[Series 70]] champion [[Mark Murray]], organiser of the 2015 and 2016 [[Countdown in Bristol]] tournaments.
  
As of 1st March, [[Series 66]] champion [[Jack Worsley]] was leading the 2016 rankings after three events, having won both COLIN 2016 and The Hangover in January, and been runner up at CoBris 2016 in February, losing the final to [[Series 63]] champion [[Jack Hurst]]. The other players currently standing to qualify for this year's finals are [[Series 68]] champion [[Giles Hutchings]], highest-scoring female octochamp and [[CoC XIV]] semi-finalist [[Jen Steadman]], [[Series 72]] champion [[Tom Cappleman]], FOCAL maverick [[Zarte Siempre]], [[COHUD]] and [[CoStAl]] organiser [[James Robinson]], [[Series 73]] semi-finalist [[Thomas Carey]], and [[Championship of Champions XIII]] semi-finalist [[Jon Corby]].
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Full standings for the year, details about events, a FAQs section for newcomers, and pictures from previous tournaments can be found at the '''[http://http://focalcountdown.co.uk/ FOCAL website]''' .
 
 
Full current standings for the year, details about events, a FAQs section for newcomers, and pictures from previous tournaments can be found at the '''[http://http://focalcountdown.co.uk/ FOCAL website]''' .
 
 
 
  
  
==Events on the 2016 calendar==
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==Events on the 2017 calendar==
*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2016]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 30th/31st
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*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2017]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 28th/29th
*[[Countdown in Bristol 2016]] on February 27th
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*[[Countdown in Bristol 2017]] on February 18th
*[[Countdown in Leeds 2016]] on April 30th
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*[[Countdown in Manchester 2017]] on March 11th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in King's Lynn 2016]] on May 28th
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*[[Countdown in Leeds 2017]] on April 1st
*[[Countdown in St Albans 2016]] on July 2nd
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*[[CoLon 2017]] on May 6th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Nottingham 2016]] on July 23rd
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*[[Countdown in King's Lynn 2017]] on May 27th
*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2016]] on August 20th
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*[[Countdown in Waterford 2017]] on June 17th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Dublin 2016]] on September 10th
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*[[Countdown in Bournemouth 2017]] on July 29th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2016]] on October 8th
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*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2017]] on August 12th
*[[Countdown in Glasgow 2016]] and CoGlasgowOnThen on November 12th/13th
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*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2017]] on October 7th
*The FOCAL Finals in Birmingham on December 3rd
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*[[Countdown in Dublin 2017]] on October 21st
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*[[Countdown in Glasgow 2017]] and CoGlasgowOnThen on November 4th/5th
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*The FOCAL Finals/[[Countdown in Birmingham 2017]] on December 2nd
  
  
 
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Revision as of 19:36, 27 June 2017

FOCAL is the voluntary organisation responsible for organising the vast majority of unofficial Countdown tournaments since 2016. The organisation's name is an acronym for Finals Of the Co-event Annual League. Perhaps coincidentally, "focal" also means "word" in the Irish language.

Players play in events across the British Isles throughout the year, with the top 8 highest ranked players at the end of the year receiving free entry into the finals event in Birmingham, held alongside a normal tournament that is open to everyone. 2016's FOCAL Champion was Series 66 champion Jack Worsley. Impressively, Worsley topped the standings going into the Finals despite having played a tournament less than the six players below him.

Rated events in 2016 were hosted in Lincoln, Bristol, Leeds, King's Lynn, St Albans, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Dublin, Huddersfield and Glasgow. All events are hosted on a Saturday, with the exception of two 'hangover' events, held on the Sundays in Lincoln and Glasgow as secondary events.

The organisation was the brainchild of Series 69 contestant and .co.mk organiser Zarte Siempre in mid-2015. The team is currently chaired by Series 70 champion Mark Murray, organiser of the 2015 and 2016 Countdown in Bristol tournaments.

Full standings for the year, details about events, a FAQs section for newcomers, and pictures from previous tournaments can be found at the FOCAL website .


Events on the 2017 calendar