Championship of Champions XVI - Revision history

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Was this not two rounds?

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Andres Sanchez: Thx Adam + Dinos!

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Thx Adam + Dinos!

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 |runner-up          = [[James Haughton]]
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-'''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later, due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].
+'''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later, due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].
-The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists who were all [[octochamp]]s from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back finalists from the latest series. A record 7 series winners took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: namely [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from Countdown since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]].
+The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists who were all [[octochamp]]s from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back chosen finalists from the latest series. A record of 7 [[series winners]] took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from [[Countdown]] since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]].
-In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the [[Episode 7926|5th preliminary match]] between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles for two rounds only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] {{word|TRANSFER}} while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
+In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the [[Episode 7926|5th preliminary match]] between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles for two rounds only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] of {{word|TRANSFER}} while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
-[[Series 84]] champion [[Ahmed Mohamed]] emerged victorious against [[Series 81]] champion [[James Haughton]] in the final. The two finalists were unbeaten, meaning that someone would eventually emerge from this CoC as an undefeated [[grand slam winner|grand slam winner]] and become the first since [[Graham Nash]] in [[Episode 3404|2003]]. The tournament was also noted for its difficult [[conundrum|conundrums]], with only 6 of the 15 in this tournament being solved at all. Amazingly, half of these came from Mohamed and all three of them were the only ones solved after the 1st-round preliminaries.
+[[Series 84]] champion [[Ahmed Mohamed]] emerged victorious against [[Series 81]] champion [[James Haughton]] in the final. The two finalists were unbeaten, meaning that someone would eventually emerge from this CoC as an undefeated [[grand slam winner]] and become the first since [[Graham Nash]] in [[Episode 3404|2003]]. The tournament was also noted for its difficult [[conundrum|conundrums]], with only 6 of the 15 in this tournament being solved at all. Amazingly, half of these came from Mohamed and all three of them were the only ones solved after the 1st-round preliminaries.
 ==Tournament progress==

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 |runner-up          = [[James Haughton]]
 }}
-'''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].
+'''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later, due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].
-The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back finalists from the latest series. A record 7 series winners took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: namely [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from Countdown since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]], [[Series 80]] semi-finalist [[Brendan Whitehurst]] and [[Series 83]] semi-finalist [[James Burley]].
+The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists who were all [[octochamp]]s from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back finalists from the latest series. A record 7 series winners took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: namely [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from Countdown since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]].
-In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the 5th preliminary match between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles, for two rounds only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] {{word|TRANSFER}}, while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
+In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the [[Episode 7926|5th preliminary match]] between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles for two rounds only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] {{word|TRANSFER}} while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
-[[Series 84]] champion [[Ahmed Mohamed]] emerged victorious against [[Series 81]] champion [[James Haughton]] in the final. The two finalists were unbeaten, meaning that someone would emerge from this CoC an undefeated [[grand slam winner|Grand Slam winner]], which Mohamed obtained. The tournament was also noted for its difficult [[conundrum|conundrums]], with only 6 of the 15 in this tournament being solved at all. Amazingly, half of these came from Mohamed, and all three of them were the only ones solved after the 1st-round preliminaries.
+[[Series 84]] champion [[Ahmed Mohamed]] emerged victorious against [[Series 81]] champion [[James Haughton]] in the final. The two finalists were unbeaten, meaning that someone would eventually emerge from this CoC as an undefeated [[grand slam winner|grand slam winner]] and become the first since [[Graham Nash]] in [[Episode 3404|2003]]. The tournament was also noted for its difficult [[conundrum|conundrums]], with only 6 of the 15 in this tournament being solved at all. Amazingly, half of these came from Mohamed and all three of them were the only ones solved after the 1st-round preliminaries.
 ==Tournament progress==

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-{{coc|previous=Championship of Champions XV}}
+{{series infobox
-[[File:COCXVIF.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A shot before [[Episode 7936|the Championship Final]].]]
+|previous           = Championship of Champions XV
 '''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].
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 ==Tournament progress==
 {{CoC progress
-|  1 = [[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]]|  1s =84| h1w = 1| q1w = 1
+|  1 = [[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]] |  1s = 84 | h1w =  1 | q1w =  1
-|  2 = [[Leo Smith]]|  2s =82
+|  2 = [[Leo Smith]]                |  2s = 82
-|  3 = [[Matt O'Connor]]|  3s =85
+|  3 = [[Matt O'Connor]]            |  3s = 85
-|  4 = [[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]]|  4s =82| h2w = 4
+|  4 = [[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]]      |  4s = 82 | h2w =  4
-|  5 = [[Stu Harkness]]|  5s =84
+|  5 = [[Stu Harkness]]             |  5s = 84
-|  6 = [[James Haughton]]|  6s =81 | h3w = 6 | q2w = 6 | s1w = 6
+|  6 = [[James Haughton]]           |  6s = 81 | h3w =  6 | q2w =  6 | s1w =  6
-|  7 = [[Tom Stevenson]]|  7s =86
+|  7 = [[Tom Stevenson]]            |  7s = 86
-|  8 = [[Adam Latchford]]|  8s =83 | h4w = 8
+|  8 = [[Adam Latchford]]           |  8s = 83 | h4w =  8
-|  9 = [[Dinos Sfyris]]|  9s =80
+|  9 = [[Dinos Sfyris]]             |  9s = 80
-| 10 = [[Elliott Mellor]]| 10s =80 | h5w = 10
+| 10 = [[Elliott Mellor]]           | 10s = 80 | h5w = 10
-| 11 = [[Steve Hyde]]| 11s =85
+| 11 = [[Steve Hyde]]               | 11s = 85
-| 12 = [[Dan Byrom]]| 12s =85 | h6w = 12| q3w = 12
+| 12 = [[Dan Byrom]]                | 12s = 85 | h6w = 12 | q3w = 12
-| 13 = [[Ahmed Mohamed]]| 13s =84 | h7w = 13 | q4w = 13 | s2w = 13 | fw = 13
+| 13 = [[Ahmed Mohamed]]            | 13s = 84 | h7w = 13 | q4w = 13 | s2w = 13 | fw = 13
-| 14 = [[Edward Byrne]]| 14s =86
+| 14 = [[Edward Byrne]]             | 14s = 86
-| 15 = [[Martin May]]| 15s =79
+| 15 = [[Martin May]]               | 15s = 79
-| 16 = [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]| 16s =82 | h8w = 16
+| 16 = [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]      | 16s = 82 | h8w = 16
 }}

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 The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back finalists from the latest series. A record 7 series winners took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: namely [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from Countdown since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]], [[Series 80]] semi-finalist [[Brendan Whitehurst]] and [[Series 83]] semi-finalist [[James Burley]].
-In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the 5th preliminary match between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles, for one round only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] {{word|TRANSFER}}, while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
+In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the 5th preliminary match between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles, for two rounds only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] {{word|TRANSFER}}, while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
 [[Series 84]] champion [[Ahmed Mohamed]] emerged victorious against [[Series 81]] champion [[James Haughton]] in the final. The two finalists were unbeaten, meaning that someone would emerge from this CoC an undefeated [[grand slam winner|Grand Slam winner]], which Mohamed obtained. The tournament was also noted for its difficult [[conundrum|conundrums]], with only 6 of the 15 in this tournament being solved at all. Amazingly, half of these came from Mohamed, and all three of them were the only ones solved after the 1st-round preliminaries.

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 {{coc|previous=Championship of Champions XV}}
-[[File:COCXVIF.jpg|thumb|500px|right|A shot before [[Episode 7936|the grand final]].]]
+[[File:COCXVIF.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A shot before [[Episode 7936|the Championship Final]].]]
 '''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].

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	'''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions\|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].		'''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions\|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].

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 '''Championship of Champions XVI''' ran for three weeks between 2 and 20 January 2023 before the start of [[Series 87]], and the first [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] to be presented by [[Colin Murray]]. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to the extended [[Series 82]] being delayed by the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]].
-The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back finalists from the latest series. A record 7 series winners took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: namely [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from Countdown since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]], Series 79 semi-finalist [[Alan Duval]] and Series 83 semi-finalist [[James Burley]].
+The tournament encompassed sixteen finalists from [[Series 79]] to [[Series 86|86]] inclusive; with a span of eight series, this is the largest catchment area of any CoC to date. This was also the first since the [[Championship of Champions XIII|13th CoC]] from 2009 to invite back finalists from the latest series. A record 7 series winners took part; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being [[Dinos Sfyris]] who debuted in [[Series 57]] with 3 wins. Also for the first time ever, members of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] took part: namely [[Elliott Mellor]], [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] and the single-game record holder [[Tom Stevenson]]. [[Series 79]] winner [[Mike Daysley]] was absent, while [[Luke Boynton]] had moved on from Countdown since finishing runner-up in [[Series 83]] and also didn't take part. Other notable absentees included [[Series 81]] runner-up [[Jamie Wing]] and semi-finalist [[Paul Nixon]], Series 80 semi-finalist [[Brendan Whitehurst]] and Series 83 semi-finalist [[James Burley]].
 In a surprise ''Countdown'' first seen in the 5th preliminary match between [[Tom Stevenson]] and [[Adam Latchford]], the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles, for one round only; specifically, [[Richard Osman]] was the host for the [[letters game]] played after the first commercial break, in reference to the [[Teatime Teaser]] {{word|TRANSFER}}, while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.