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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.
 
'''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.
  
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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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 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.
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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.
  
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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New Events in 2018 are in Newcastle, Cambridge, and Blackpool.
  
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]''' .
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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]'''.
  
==Events on the 2017 calendar==
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==Events on the 2018 calendar==
*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2017]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 28th/29th
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*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2018]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 27th/28th  
*[[Countdown in Bristol 2017]] on February 18th
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*[[Countdown in Bristol 2018]] on February 24th
*[[Countdown in Manchester 2017]] on March 11th '''NEW EVENT'''
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*[[Countdown in Newcastle 2018]] on March 24th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Leeds 2017]] on April 1st
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*[[Countdown in Leeds 2018]] on April 21st
*[[CoLon 2017]] on May 6th '''NEW EVENT'''
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*[[Countdown in London 2018]] on May 12th
*[[Countdown in King's Lynn 2017]] on May 27th
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*[[Countdown in Waterford 2018]] on June 2nd
*[[Countdown in Waterford 2017]] on June 17th '''NEW EVENT'''
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*[[Countdown in Cambridge 2018]] on June 16th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Bournemouth 2017]] on July 29th '''NEW EVENT'''
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*[[Countdown in Manchester 2018]] on July 14th
*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2017]] on August 12th
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*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2018]] on August 4th
*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2017]] on October 7th
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*[[Countdown in Bournemouth 2018]] on August 18th
*[[Countdown in Dublin 2017]] on October 21st
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*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2018]] on September 8th
*[[Countdown in Glasgow 2017]] and CoGlasgowOnThen on November 4th/5th
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*[[Countdown in Dublin 2018]] on September 29th
*The FOCAL Finals/[[Countdown in Birmingham 2017]] on December 2nd
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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
  
  

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