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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]], 2017's champion was [[Rob Foster]] and 2018 [[Jonathan Wynn]].
  
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 were in Newcastle, Cambridge, and Blackpool, and more new events in 2019.
  
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 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 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]''' with events list in the '''[http://focalcountdown.co.uk/upcomingevents calendar]'''.
  
==Events on the 2016 calendar==
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==Events on the 2018 calendar==
*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2016]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 30th/31st
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*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2018]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 27th/28th  
*[[Countdown in Bristol 2016]] on February 27th
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*[[Countdown in Bristol 2018]] on February 24th
*[[Countdown in Leeds 2016]] on April 30th '''NEW EVENT'''
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*[[Countdown in Newcastle 2018]] on March 24th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[Countdown in King's Lynn 2016]] on May 28th
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*[[Countdown in Leeds 2018]] on April 21st
*[[Countdown in St Albans 2016]] on July 2nd
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*[[Countdown in London 2018]] on May 12th
*[[Countdown in Nottingham 2016]] on July 23rd
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*[[Countdown in Waterford 2018]] on June 2nd
*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2016]] on August 20th
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*[[Countdown in Cambridge 2018]] on June 16th '''NEW EVENT'''
*[[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/[[Countdown in Birmingham 2016]] on December 3rd '''NEW EVENT'''
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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
==Events on the 2017 calendar==
 
*[[Countdown in Lincoln 2017]] and [[The Hangover]] on January 28th/29th
 
*[[Countdown in Bristol 2017]] on February 18th
 
*[[Countdown in Manchester 2017]] on March 11th '''NEW EVENT'''
 
*[[Countdown in Leeds 2017]] on April 1st
 
*[[Countdown in London 2017]] on May 6th '''NEW EVENT'''
 
*[[Countdown in King's Lynn 2017]] on May 27th
 
*[[Countdown in Waterford 2017]] on June 17th '''NEW EVENT'''
 
*[[Countdown in Bournemouth 2017]] on July 29th '''NEW EVENT'''
 
*[[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2017]] on August 12th
 
*[[Countdown in Huddersfield 2017]] on October 7th
 
*[[Countdown in Dublin 2017]] on October 21st
 
*[[Countdown in Glasgow 2017]] and CoGlasgowOnThen on November 4th/5th
 
*The FOCAL Finals/[[Countdown in Birmingham 2017]] on December 2nd
 
  
  

Revision as of 22:46, 7 May 2019

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, 2017's champion was Rob Foster and 2018 Jonathan Wynn.

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 were in Newcastle, Cambridge, and Blackpool, and more new events in 2019.

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 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 with events list in the calendar.

Events on the 2018 calendar