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Co:Brum 2025: Warm-Up
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Countdown in Birmingham 2025: Warm-Up was a co-event hosted by MSR on 1 August 2025 as the fourteenth round of the 2025 FOCAL season. It was won by Dylan Taylor, who beat Matthew Brockwell 70 – 67 in the grand final.
The event was held at The Wellington in Birmingham City Centre, where 23 attendees played four 9-round games in the "Lincoln" format.
Final standings
| Rank | Name | Games | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Taylor | 4 | 4 | 289 |
| 2 | Matthew Brockwell | 4 | 3 | 279 |
| 3 | George Armstrong | 4 | 3 | 271 |
| 4 | Ed Byrne | 4 | 3 | 270 |
| 5 | Tom Carey | 4 | 3 | 253 |
| 6 | Zohaib Rehan | 4 | 3 | 237 |
| 7 | Jase Cullen | 4 | 3 | 219 |
| 8 | Dave Ryan | 4 | 3 | 215 |
| 9 | MSR | 4 | 3 | 209 |
| =10 | Andy Platt | 4 | 2 | 234 |
| =10 | Tim Hebbes | 4 | 2 | 234 |
| 12 | Thomas Finn | 4 | 2 | 225 |
| 13 | Adam Dexter | 4 | 2 | 211 |
| 14 | Ian Wray | 4 | 2 | 176 |
| 15 | Paul McGivern | 4 | 2 | 168 |
| 16 | Joe Henry | 4 | 2 | 140 |
| 17 | Sam Stock | 4 | 1 | 182 |
| 18 | Suzy Turner | 4 | 1 | 174 |
| 19 | Logan Skelton | 4 | 1 | 167 |
| 20 | Euan Crabb | 4 | 1 | 152 |
| 21 | David Hilton | 4 | 1 | 131 |
| 22 | George Baker | 4 | 1 | 125 |
| 23 | Daniel Finn | 4 | 0 | 104 |
Matches
| # | Date | Type | Player 1 | Score | Player 2 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||||||
| BHM2025WU.001 | 01/08/2025 | Table 1 | Andy Platt | 51 – 61* | MSR | Ian Wray |
| BHM2025WU.002 | 01/08/2025 | Table 1 | MSR | 31 – 48 | Ian Wray | Andy Platt |
| BHM2025WU.003 | 01/08/2025 | Table 1 | Ian Wray | 37 – 70 | Andy Platt | MSR |
| BHM2025WU.004 | 01/08/2025 | Table 2 | Joe Henry | 26 – 73 | Matthew Brockwell | Thomas Finn |
| BHM2025WU.005 | 01/08/2025 | Table 2 | Matthew Brockwell | 63 – 51 | Thomas Finn | Joe Henry |
| BHM2025WU.006 | 01/08/2025 | Table 2 | Thomas Finn | 77 – 21 | Joe Henry | Matthew Brockwell |
| BHM2025WU.007 | 01/08/2025 | Table 3 | Logan Skelton | 46 – 52 | Euan Crabb | Suzy Turner |
| BHM2025WU.008 | 01/08/2025 | Table 3 | Euan Crabb | 48 – 66 | Suzy Turner | Logan Skelton |
| BHM2025WU.009 | 01/08/2025 | Table 3 | Suzy Turner | 44 – 49 | Logan Skelton | Euan Crabb |
| BHM2025WU.010 | 01/08/2025 | Table 4 | George Baker | 15 – 66 | Zohaib Rehan | Sam Stock |
| BHM2025WU.011 | 01/08/2025 | Table 4 | Zohaib Rehan | 54 – 41 | Sam Stock | George Baker |
| BHM2025WU.012 | 01/08/2025 | Table 4 | Sam Stock | 50 – 24 | George Baker | Zohaib Rehan]] |
| BHM2025WU.013 | 01/08/2025 | Table 5 | Tom Carey | 62 – 66 | George Armstrong | David Hilton |
| BHM2025WU.014 | 01/08/2025 | Table 5 | George Armstrong | 81 – 44 | David Hilton | Tom Carey |
| BHM2025WU.015 | 01/08/2025 | Table 5 | David Hilton | 22 – 70 | Tom Carey | George Armstrong |
| BHM2025WU.016 | 01/08/2025 | Table 6 | Daniel Finn | 16 – 84 | Dylan Taylor | Ed Byrne |
| BHM2025WU.017 | 01/08/2025 | Table 6 | Dylan Taylor | 69 – 53 | Ed Byrne | Daniel Finn |
| BHM2025WU.018 | 01/08/2025 | Table 6 | Ed Byrne | 70 – 26 | Daniel Finn | Dylan Taylor |
| BHM2025WU.019 | 01/08/2025 | Table 7 | Tim Hebbes | 61 – 71 | Adam Dexter | Paul McGivern |
| BHM2025WU.020 | 01/08/2025 | Table 7 | Adam Dexter | 58 – 28 | Paul McGivern | Tim Hebbes |
| BHM2025WU.021 | 01/08/2025 | Table 7 | Paul McGivern | 40 – 60 | Tim Hebbes | Adam Dexter |
| BHM2025WU.022 | 01/08/2025 | Table 8 | Prune | 0 – 71 | Dave Ryan | Jase Cullen |
| BHM2025WU.023 | 01/08/2025 | Table 8 | Dave Ryan | 44 – 54 | Jase Cullen | Prune |
| BHM2025WU.024 | 01/08/2025 | Table 8 | Jase Cullen | 69 – 0 | Prune | Dave Ryan |
| Round 2 | ||||||
| BHM2025WU.025 | 01/08/2025 | Table 1 | Zohaib Rehan | 73 – 69 | Matthew Brockwell | George Armstrong |
| BHM2025WU.026 | 01/08/2025 | Table 1 | Matthew Brockwell | 74 – 60 | George Armstrong | Zohaib Rehan |
| BHM2025WU.027 | 01/08/2025 | Table 1 | George Armstrong | 64 – 44 | Zohaib Rehan | Matthew Brockwell |
| BHM2025WU.028 | 01/08/2025 | Table 2 | Jase Cullen | 51 – 47 | Adam Dexter | Dylan Taylor |
| BHM2025WU.029 | 01/08/2025 | Table 2 | Adam Dexter | 35 – 67 | Dylan Taylor | Jase Cullen |
| BHM2025WU.030 | 01/08/2025 | Table 2 | Dylan Taylor | 69 – 45 | Jase Cullen | Adam Dexter |
| BHM2025WU.031 | 01/08/2025 | Table 3 | Tim Hebbes | 70 – 34 | Suzy Turner | Tom Carey |
| BHM2025WU.032 | 01/08/2025 | Table 3 | Suzy Turner | 30 – 62 | Tom Carey | Tim Hebbes |
| BHM2025WU.033 | 01/08/2025 | Table 3 | Tom Carey | 59 – 43 | Tim Hebbes | Suzy Turner |
| BHM2025WU.034 | 01/08/2025 | Table 4 | Thomas Finn | 56 – 30 | Logan Skelton | MSR |
| BHM2025WU.035 | 01/08/2025 | Table 4 | Logan Skelton | 42 – 56 | MSR | Thomas Finn |
| BHM2025WU.036 | 01/08/2025 | Table 4 | MSR | 71 – 41 | Thomas Finn | Logan Skelton |
| BHM2025WU.037 | 01/08/2025 | Table 5 | Euan Crabb | 28 – 63 | Ed Byrne | Andy Platt |
| BHM2025WU.038 | 01/08/2025 | Table 5 | Ed Byrne | 84 – 50 | Andy Platt | Euan Crabb |
| BHM2025WU.039 | 01/08/2025 | Table 5 | Andy Platt | 63 – 24 | Euan Crabb | Ed Byrne |
| BHM2025WU.040 | 01/08/2025 | Table 6 | Ian Wray | 30 – 54 | Dave Ryan | Sam Stock |
| BHM2025WU.041 | 01/08/2025 | Table 6 | Dave Ryan | 46 – 38 | Sam Stock | Ian Wray |
| BHM2025WU.042 | 01/08/2025 | Table 6 | Sam Stock | 53 – 61 | Ian Wray | Dave Ryan |
| BHM2025WU.043 | 01/08/2025 | Table 7 | Daniel Finn | 33 – 42 | David Hilton | Paul McGivern |
| BHM2025WU.044 | 01/08/2025 | Table 7 | David Hilton | 23 – 51 | Paul McGivern | Daniel Finn |
| BHM2025WU.045 | 01/08/2025 | Table 7 | Paul McGivern | 49 – 29 | Daniel Finn | David Hilton |
| BHM2025WU.046 | 01/08/2025 | Table 8 | Joe Henry | 44 – 33 | George Baker | Adrian Fletcher |
| BHM2025WU.047 | 01/08/2025 | Table 8 | George Baker | 53 – 0 | Prune | Joe Henry |
| BHM2025WU.048 | 01/08/2025 | Table 8 | Prune | 0 – 49 | Joe Henry | George Baker |
| Grand Final | ||||||
| BHM2025WUGF | 01/08/2025 | GF | Dylan Taylor | 70 – 67 | Matthew Brockwell | MSR |
FOCAL standings after the event
The top 8 after this round of the 2025 FOCAL season were as follows:
| Pos. | Name | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ±0 | 1 | Dylan Taylor | 7682 |
| +1 | 2 | Matthew Brockwell | 6858 |
| -1 | 3 | Tom Carey | 6853 |
| ±0 | 4 | Dan Byrom | 6469 |
| ±0 | 5 | Tim Hebbes | 6441 |
| ±0 | 6 | MSR | 5844 |
| +2 | 7 | George Armstrong | 5703 |
| -1 | 8 | Tom Cappleman | 5681 |
Co-event timeline
| Previous event: Co:Durham 2025 |
Co:Brum 2025: Warm-Up Co-event |
Next event: Co:Brum 2025 |
| Previous event: Co:Brum 2024 |
Countdown in Birmingham | Next event: Co:Brum 2025 |
