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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]] and 2017's champion was Rob Foster. Impressively.
  
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.
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Rated events in 2017 were hosted in Lincoln, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, London, Kings Lynn, Waterford, Bournemouth, Milton Keynes, Huddersfield, and Dublin. All events are hosted on a Saturday, with the exception of the 'hangover' event, held on the Sunday in Lincoln as secondary events.
  
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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New Events in 2018 are in Newcastle, Cambridge, and Blackpool.
  
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]''' .
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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 76]] semi-finalist [[Jeff Clayton]], organiser of several different tournaments. The previous chairmen were Zarte Siempre [[2016]] and Mark Murray [[2017]]
  
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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://focalcountdown.co.uk/ FOCAL website]'''.
  
 
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==Events on the 2018 calendar==
==Events on the 2016 calendar==
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*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2018]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 27th/28th
*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2016]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 30th/31st
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*[[Countdown in Bristol 2018]] on February 24th
*[[Countdown in Bristol 2016]] on February 27th
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*[[Countdown in Newcastle 2018]] on March 24th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Leeds 2016]] on April 30th
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*[[Countdown in Leeds 2018]] on April 21st
*[[Countdown in King's Lynn 2016]] on May 28th
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*[[Countdown in London 2018]] on May 12th
*[[Countdown in St Albans 2016]] on July 2nd
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*[[Countdown in Waterford 2018]] on June 2nd
*[[Countdown in Nottingham 2016]] on July 23rd
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*[[Countdown in Cambridge 2018]] on June 16th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2016]] on August 20th
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*[[Countdown in Manchester 2018]] on July 14th
*[[Countdown in Dublin 2016]] on September 10th
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*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2018]] on August 4th
*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2016]] on October 8th
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*[[Countdown in Bournemouth 2018]] on August 18th
*[[Countdown in Glasgow 2016]] and CoGlasgowOnThen on November 12th/13th
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*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2018]] on September 8th
*The FOCAL Finals in Birmingham on December 3rd
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*[[Countdown in Dublin 2018]] on September 29th
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*[[Countdown in Blackpool 2018]] on October 13th '''NEW EVENT'''
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*The FOCAL Finals/[[Countdown in Birmingham 2018]] on November 24th
  
  
 
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Revision as of 10:13, 17 March 2018

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 and 2017's champion was Rob Foster. Impressively.

Rated events in 2017 were hosted in Lincoln, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, London, Kings Lynn, Waterford, Bournemouth, Milton Keynes, Huddersfield, and Dublin. All events are hosted on a Saturday, with the exception of the 'hangover' event, held on the Sunday in Lincoln as secondary events.

New Events in 2018 are in Newcastle, Cambridge, and Blackpool.

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 76 semi-finalist Jeff Clayton, organiser of several different tournaments. The previous chairmen were Zarte Siempre 2016 and Mark Murray 2017

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 2018 calendar