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'''FOCAL''' is the organisation responsible for organising the vast majority of unofficial [[Countdown tournament]]s since 2016. Players play in events throughout the year, with the top 8 ranking at the end of the year receiving free entry into the finals event in Birmingham, held alongside a normal tournament that's open to everyone. 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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'''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.
  
Events are open to all, regardless of experience, level of play or age. Newcomers are warmly welcomed to events, which typically finish with everyone going to the pub.
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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.  
  
As of 22nd February, [[Series 66]] champion [[Jack Worsley]] was leading the 2016 rankings after two events, having won both COLIN 2016 and The Hangover. Full current standings for the year, details about events, a FAQs section for newcomers, and pictures from previous tournaments can be found at the '''FOCAL website''' [http://http://focalcountdown.co.uk/] .
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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 team is 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.
  
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The organisation was the brainchild of [[Series 78]] champion 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]]
  
==Events on the 2016 calendar==
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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]'''.
*[[Countdown in Lincoln]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 30th/31st
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*[[Countdown in Bristol]] on February 27th
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==Events on the 2018 calendar==
*[[Countdown in Leeds]] on April 30th
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*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2018]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 27th/28th
*[[Countdown in King's Lynn]] on May 28th
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*[[Countdown in Bristol 2018]] on February 24th
*[[Countdown in St Albans]] on July 2nd
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*[[Countdown in Newcastle 2018]] on March 24th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Nottingham]] on July 23rd
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*[[Countdown in Leeds 2018]] on April 21st
*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes]] on August 20th
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*[[Countdown in London 2018]] on May 12th
*[[Countdown in Dublin]] on September 10th
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*[[Countdown in Waterford 2018]] on June 2nd
*[[Countdown in Huddersfield]] on October 8th
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*[[Countdown in Cambridge 2018]] on June 16th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in Glasgow]] and [[CoGlasgowOnThen]] on November 12th/13th
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*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2018]] on August 4th
*The Focal Finals in Birmingham on December 3rd
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*[[Countdown in Bournemouth 2018]] on August 18th
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*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2018]] on September 8th
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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 12:30, 4 August 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.

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 78 champion 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