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Co:Wat?! 2020

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Co:Wat?! 2020, or Countdown in Waterford 2020, took place in Waterford, Ireland, on 15 August 2020. It was the first co-event to be held in several months given the 2020 COVID-19 hiatus that affected all forms of Countdown, both on- and off-screen. As the event took place in the Republic of Ireland, and given the restrictions on international travel at the time due to COVID-19, no players based in mainland Great Britain took part. Nonetheless, 21 players took part, respecting social distancing guidelines to ensure the event went ahead safely.

It was the fourth round of the 2020–22 FOCAL season (albeit originally planned as round nine).

The event was played to Bristol-style rules, with five 9-rounders each to decide the groups for the categories and finals.

Personnel changes during the day

  • Richard Finnegan and Sabrina Fleming had to leave after Game #3, as the day before, Sabrina had made the final of a tennis tourney in Carlow.
  • Tom Drohan stayed until the published finish time, as he had work. Had there not been a 75-minute delay in the morning, he would have played all eight games.
  • Michelle Jackson could not attend the morning games, so was parachuted into Group A in the afternoon. This was considered the fairest solution given the standard of her play.

Results

Rank Name Wins Points
1 Eddy Byrne A
2 Brendan Duke A
3 Hazel Drury A
4 Damian McEvoy A
5 Sean Lonergan A
6 Michelle Jackson A
7 Kevin Jackson A
8 Jessamine O'Connor B
9 Shane Heylin B
10 Roger Stevens B
11 Mark McDonnell B
12 Finola Jackson B
13 Tom Drohan B
14 George Drury C
15 Liam Holton C
16 Clodagh Irish C
17 Elaine McCormick Dunne C
18 Liam T Davis C
19 Mary McDonald C
20 Richard Finnegan
21 Sabrina Fleming

Progress

Group A

Eddy Byrne (1) vs Prune (8) Eddy Byrne (1) vs Damian McEvoy (4) Eddy Byrne (1)
vs
Brendan Duke (3)
Michelle Jackson (5) vs Damian McEvoy (4)
Brendan Duke (3) vs Sean Lonergan (6) Brendan Duke (3) vs Hazel Drury (2)
Kevin Jackson (7) vs Hazel Drury (2)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Group B

Jessamine O'Connor (9) vs Prune (16) Jessamine O'Connor (9) vs Mark McDonnell (13) Jessamine O'Connor (9)
vs
Shane Heylin (10)
Mark McDonnell (13) vs Tom Drohan (12)
Roger Stevens (11) vs Finola Jackson (14) Roger Stevens (11) vs Shane Heylin (10)
Prune (15) vs Shane Heylin (10)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Group C

Liam Holton (17) vs Prune (24) Liam Holton (17) vs Clodagh Irish (20) Liam Holton (17)
vs
George Drury (22)
Clodagh Irish (20) vs Mary McDonald (21)
Liam T Davis (19) vs George Drury (22) George Drury (22) vs Elaine McCormick Dunne (18)
Prune (23) vs Elaine McCormick Dunne (18)
The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Matches

# Date Type Player 1 Score Player 2 Host
Preliminary games
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Roger Stevens 35 – 62 Jessamine O'Connor Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Finola Jackson 34 – 43 Elaine McCormick Dunne Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Liam T Davis 23 – 66 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Damian McEvoy 40 – 57 Tom Drohan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Richard Finnegan 38 – 25 Mary McDonald Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Hazel Drury 83 – 20 George Drury Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Brendan Duke 72 – 20 Sabrina Fleming Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Shane Heylin 40 – 41 Sean Lonergan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Eddy Byrne 83 – 20 Clodagh Irish Eoin Jackson
COWAT20201 15/08/2020 P Kevin Jackson 68 – 54 Liam Holton Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Richard Finnegan 27 – 23 Sabrina Fleming Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Liam Holton 22 – 20 Mary McDonald Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Roger Stevens 39* – 29 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Clodagh Irish 15 – 40 Jessamine O'Connor Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Eddy Byrne 61 – 27 Tom Drohan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Brendan Duke 51 – 33 Kevin Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Hazel Drury 45 – 5 Sean Lonergan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Shane Heylin 29 – 9 George Drury Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Liam T Davis 15 – 32 Finola Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20202 15/08/2020 P Elaine McCormick Dunne 21 – 37 Damian McEvoy Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Hazel Drury 53 – 4 Richard Finnegan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Brendan Duke 57 – 24 Roger Stevens Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Eddy Byrne 58 – 0 Mary McDonald Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Shane Heylin 35 – 17 Liam T Davis Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Clodagh Irish 26 – 44 Kevin Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Sean Lonergan 36 – 33 Jessamine O'Connor Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Sabrina Fleming 19 – 43 Damian McEvoy Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Liam Holton 26 – 20 George Drury Eoin Jackson
COWAT20203 15/08/2020 P Elaine McCormick Dunne 24 – 27 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Clodagh Irish 22 – 41 Roger Stevens Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Liam T Davis 28 – 48 Kevin Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Finola Jackson 23 – 51 Jessamine O'Connor Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Sean Lonergan 48 – 26 Mary McDonald Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Brendan Duke 51 – 27 Elaine McCormick Dunne Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Tom Drohan 46 – 56* Shane Heylin Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Hazel Drury 66 – 6 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Liam Holton 13 – 67 Eddy Byrne Eoin Jackson
COWAT20204 15/08/2020 P Damian McEvoy 44 – 16 George Drury Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Eddy Byrne 69 – 22 Jessamine O'Connor Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Shane Heylin 37 – 41 Finola Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Brendan Duke 65 – 29 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Hazel Drury 71 – 24 Tom Drohan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Mary McDonnell 34 – 64 Damian McEvoy Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Liam Holton 22 – 49 Roger Stevens Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Kevin Jackson 23 – 59 Sean Lonergan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Elaine McCormick Dunne 25 – 32 Clodagh Irish Eoin Jackson
COWAT20205 15/08/2020 P Liam T Davis 44 – 19 George Drury Eoin Jackson
Live brackets
Quarter-Finals
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 QF Eddy Byrne 116 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 QF Hazel Drury 115 – 37 Kevin Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 QF Brendan Duke 105 – 34 Sean Lonergan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 QF Michelle Jackson 71 – 86 Damian McEvoy Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 bQF Jessamine O'Connor 96 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 bQF Shane Heylin 92 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 bQF Roger Stevens 90 – 35 Finola Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 bQF Tom Drohan 58 – 76 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 cQF Liam Holton 68 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 cQF Elaine McCormick Dunne 71 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 cQF Liam T Davis 46 – 50 George Drury Eoin Jackson
COWAT20206 15/08/2020 cQF Clodagh Irish 49 – 38 Mary McDonald Eoin Jackson
Semi-Finals
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 SF Eddy Byrne 107 – 78 Damian McEvoy Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 SF Hazel Drury 82 – 84 Brendan Duke Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 bSF Jessamine O'Connor 85 – 46 Mark McDonnell Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 bSF Shane Heylin 68 – 67 Roger Stevens Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 cSF Liam Holton 66 – 31 Clodagh Irish Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 cSF Elaine McCormick Dunne 55 – 60 George Drury Eoin Jackson
Group Finals
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 bGF Jessamine O'Connor 82* – 76 Shane Heylin Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 cGF Liam Holton 49 – 66 George Drury Eoin Jackson
Play-offs for remaining positions
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 5PO Prune 10 – 71 Michelle Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 5PO Kevin Jackson 56 – 92 Sean Lonergan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 13PO Prune 0 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 13PO Prune 0 – 80 Finola Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 21PO Prune 0 – 69 Mary McDonald Eoin Jackson
COWAT20207 15/08/2020 21PO Prune 0 – 77 Liam T Davis Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 3PO Damian McEvoy 47 – 116 Hazel Drury Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 5PO Michelle Jackson 57 – 77 Sean Lonergan Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 7PO Prune 0 – 86 Kevin Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 11PO Mark McDonnell 76 – 84 Roger Stevens Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 13PO Prune 0 – 83 Finola Jackson Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 15PO Prune 0 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 19PO Clodah Irish 65 – 53 Elaine McCormick Dunne Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 21PO Mary McDonald 51 – 65 Liam T Davis Eoin Jackson
COWAT20208 15/08/2020 23PO Prune 0 – 0 Prune Eoin Jackson
Grand Final
COWAT20209 15/08/2020 GF Brendan Duke 77 – 94 Eddy Byrne Eoin Jackson

FOCAL standings after the event

The top 8 after this round of the 2020–22 FOCAL season were as follows:

Pos. Name Points
> 1 Jack Worsley 2869
> 2 Callum Todd 2674
> 3 Tom Carey 2594
> 4 James Haughton 2578
+7 5 Eddy Byrne 2456
-1 6 Bradley Horrocks 2160
-1 7 Zubair Patel 2130
-1 8 James Robinson 1887


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