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− | The '''2024 FOCAL season''' | + | The '''2024 FOCAL season''' is seventh and current season of [[FOCAL]] tournaments. It is the first season under the chairmanship of [[Darren Godfrey]], who took over the role from [[Callum Todd]] at the end of 2023. |
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
− | As ever, the season | + | As ever, the season kicked off with the Lincoln double-header on the last weekend of January. Among others yet to be confirmed, future tournaments will be taking place in Liverpool, Rugby, Reading, and Sheffield, Oxford and Durham — all debuting location on the co-event scene — Birmingham, London, Blackpool and Dublin. |
− | The chief Lincoln event, known as [[COLIN]], | + | The chief Lincoln event, known as [[COLIN]], was the nineteenth annually, bearing the title [[COLIN XIX]] accordingly. The February slot was occupied by Liverpool, which returned after a [[Co-Liverpool 2019|five-year]] absence. For the second year running, March involved players tackling in the town of [[Countdown in Rugby|Rugby]] — a double-header this time around, the main Rugby event was preceded by a 2-round [[Goatdown]] tournament on the Friday night. The [[Countdown in Reading|Reading event]] in April (also the first since [[Co:REA 2019|2019]]) used a useful, purpose-built software designed by [[Series 80]] [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist [[Fiona Titcombe]]. Three debuting locations on the [[co-event]] circuit will be Sheffield, Oxford and Durham, to be hosted in May, June, and July respectively. Following these will be a double-header in Birmingham at the start of August, London over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Blackpool in mid-September, and Dublin at the end of September. |
− | Later tournaments in discussion for 2024 include | + | Later tournaments in discussion for 2024 include Glasgow (October) and Braintree (November). The 2024 FOCAL finals will be held at the end of November, and will be returning to Milton Keynes for the third successive year. Brighton, Leeds and Manchester were absent this season. |
− | |||
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!data-sort-type=number|Round | !data-sort-type=number|Round | ||
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!1 | !1 | ||
|[[COLIN XIX]] | |[[COLIN XIX]] | ||
− | |Lincoln | + | |rowspan="2"|Lincoln |
− | |rowspan=" | + | |rowspan="5"|England |
|27 January | |27 January | ||
− | | | + | |45 |
− | | | + | |[[Jack Hurst]] |
|- | |- | ||
!2 | !2 | ||
|[[COLIN XIX: The Hangover]] | |[[COLIN XIX: The Hangover]] | ||
− | |||
|28 January | |28 January | ||
− | | | + | |34 |
− | | | + | |[[Rob Foster]] |
|- | |- | ||
!3 | !3 | ||
− | |Co:Liverpool 2024 | + | |[[Co:Liverpool 2024]] |
|Liverpool | |Liverpool | ||
|24 February | |24 February | ||
− | | | + | |39 |
− | | | + | |[[Jack Hurst]] |
|- | |- | ||
!4 | !4 | ||
− | |Goat:Rugby | + | |[[Goat:Rugby 2024]] |
|Rugby | |Rugby | ||
|22 March | |22 March | ||
− | | | + | |19 |
− | | | + | |[[Zohaib Rehan]] |
|- | |- | ||
!5 | !5 | ||
− | |Co:Rugby 2024 | + | |[[Co:Rugby 2024]] |
|Rugby | |Rugby | ||
|23 March | |23 March | ||
− | | | + | |37 |
− | | | + | |[[Jack Hurst]] |
|- | |- | ||
!6 | !6 | ||
− | |Co:Reading 2024 | + | |[[Co:Mon 2024]] |
+ | |Monasteraden | ||
+ | |Ireland | ||
+ | |6 April | ||
+ | |20 | ||
+ | |[[Brendan Duke]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !7 | ||
+ | |[[Co:Reading 2024]] | ||
|Reading | |Reading | ||
− | | | + | |rowspan="7"|England |
− | | | + | |20 April |
− | | | + | |53 |
+ | |[[Tom Carey]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !8 |
− | |Co:Sheffield 2024 | + | |[[Co:Sheffield 2024]] |
|Sheffield | |Sheffield | ||
|18 May | |18 May | ||
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|''TBC'' | |''TBC'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !9 |
− | |Co:Oxford 2024 | + | |[[Co:Oxford 2024]] |
|Oxford | |Oxford | ||
|15 June | |15 June | ||
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|''TBC'' | |''TBC'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! | + | !10 |
− | |Co:Durham 2024 | + | |[[Co:Durham 2024]] |
|Durham | |Durham | ||
− | | | + | |6 July |
|''TBC'' | |''TBC'' | ||
|''TBC'' | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !11 | ||
+ | |[[Goat:Brum 2024]] | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"|Birmingham | ||
+ | |2 August | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !12 | ||
+ | |[[Co:Brum 2024]] | ||
+ | |3 August | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !13 | ||
+ | |[[Co:Blackpool 2024]] | ||
+ | |Blackpool | ||
+ | |14 September | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !14 | ||
+ | |[[Co:Dublin 2024]] | ||
+ | |Dublin | ||
+ | |Ireland | ||
+ | |28 September | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !15 | ||
+ | |[[Co:Glasgow 2024]] | ||
+ | |Glasgow | ||
+ | |Scotland | ||
+ | |''October'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !16 | ||
+ | |[[Co:Braintree 2024]] | ||
+ | |Braintree | ||
+ | |rowspan="3=|England | ||
+ | |''early November'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !rowspan="2"|GF | ||
+ | |[[2024 FOCAL finals]] | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"|Milton Keynes | ||
+ | |rowspan="2"|''late November'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Co:MK Open 2024]] | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |''TBC'' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Leaderboards== | ||
+ | Since the [[2020–22 FOCAL season]], the number of [[FOCAL]] points has been determined by the formula <code>(1 − [position] ÷ ([players] + 1)) × 1000</code>. Points from both wins and losses count towards each player's final event score. If two or more players finish in the same position on the leaderboard, they are sorted by most conundrum solves, then by highest individual game score, before their FOCAL points are calculated. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Once all of the season's preliminary rounds have been played, the top eight contenders will qualify for the end-of-season finals. Should any of the top eight not attend the finals event, the next highest-ranked person in attendance will take their place. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Each player's overall FOCAL points total will be the sum of their best '''eight''' performances only; all others are discounted. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Top 8=== | ||
+ | Following [[Co:Reading 2024]], the standings were as follows: | ||
+ | {{FOCAL start|LIN|LHO|LIV|GRU|RUG|MON|REA|SHE|OXF|DUR|GBI|BIR|LON|BLA|GLA|BRA}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|1|Jack Hurst|1|3|1|2|1|–|11|||||||||| total=5537}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|2|Adam Latchford|12|2|16|4|17|–|28|||||||||| total=4116}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|3|Dan Byrom|11|9|–|6|10|–|5|||||||||| total=3848}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|4|Tom Carey|12|6|–|11|11|–|1|||||||||| total=3687}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|5|George Armstrong|9|10|19|3|9|–|–|||||||||| total=3656}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|6|Adrian Fletcher|14|18|20|16|14|–|6|||||||||| total=3378}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|7|Tim Hebbes|19|24|9|9|16|–|27|||||||||| total=3305}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|8|Tom Cappleman|20|7|–|–|7|–|2|||||||||| total=3144}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL table end}} | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Remaining contenders=== | ||
+ | Following [[Co:Reading 2024]], the standings were as follows: | ||
+ | {{FOCAL start|LIN|LHO|LIV|GRU|RUG|MON|REA|SHE|OXF|DUR|GBI|BIR|LON|BLA|GLA|BRA}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|9|Matthew S Rutherford|15|20|12|16|18|–|29|||||||||| total=2967}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|10|Rob Foster|4|1|–|–|–|–|3|||||||||| total=2788}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|11|James Robinson|29|15|4|–|–|–|7|||||||||| total=2711}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|12|Phil Stanton|36|28|18|14|12|–|21|||||||||| total=2584}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|13|Adam Dexter|30|25|–|5|29|–|8|||||||||| total=2473}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|14|Tom Stevenson|–|–|2|–|2|–|26|||||||||| total=2416}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|15|Eeshan Malhotra|–|–|–|7|4|–|9|||||||||| total=2378}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|16|Dylan Taylor|–|–|3|10|2|–|–|||||||||| total=2346}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|17|Richard Priest|37|17|5|–|–|–|16|||||||||| total=2289}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|18|Jonathan De Souza|7|–|–|–|13|–|15|||||||||| total=2228}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|19|Edward Byrne|6|14|–|12|27|–|–|||||||||| total=2159}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|20|Coral Heath|34|–|25|15|15|–|18|||||||||| total=2158}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|21|Tim Down|28|8|–|–|–|–|4|||||||||| total=2088}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|22|Bradley Horrocks|22|11|7|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=2033}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|23|Fiona Titcombe|18|16|28|18|22|–|–|||||||||| total=1973}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|24|Graeme Cole|23|13|–|–|–|–|14|||||||||| total=1870}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|25|Jack Worsley|3|4|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=1821}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|26|Zohaib Rehan|–|–|–|1|5|–|–|||||||||| total=1818}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|27|Callum Todd|2|5|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=1814}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|28|Stewart Gordon|17|30|10|–|31|–|–|||||||||| total=1707}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|29|Matt O'Connor|–|–|8|–|8|–|–|||||||||| total=1589}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|30|Stephen Read|–|–|17|8|25|–|–|||||||||| total=1517}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|31|Jason Turner|24|22|15|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=1474}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|32|Steve Hyde|16|–|–|–|19|–|43|||||||||| total=1356}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|33|Brendan Whitehurst|–|–|6|–|28|–|–|||||||||| total=1113}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|34|Sean Fletcher|–|–|–|–|23|–|20|||||||||| total=1025}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|35|Adam Beach|39|32|31|–|–|–|24|||||||||| total=1019}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|36|Darren Godfrey|–|–|21|–|34|–|31|||||||||| total=1006}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|37|Dave Robjohns|–|–|–|13|26|–|38|||||||||| total=962}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|38|Brendan Duke|–|–|–|–|–|1|–|||||||||| total=952}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|39|Tracey Mills|33|12|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=940}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|40|Eoin Jackson|–|–|–|–|–|2|–|||||||||| total=905}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|41|Anthony Endsor|21|–|26|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=893}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|42|Andy Platt|5|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=891}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|43|Mike Lee|–|–|–|–|21|–|30|||||||||| total=891}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|44|Hazel Drury|–|–|–|–|–|3|–|||||||||| total=857}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|45|Jonathan Wynn|–|–|–|–|6|–|–|||||||||| total=842}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|46|Conor Travers|8|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=826}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|47|Paul Talmey|–|–|–|–|–|–|10|||||||||| total=815}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|48|Allan O'Sullivan|–|–|–|–|–|4|–|||||||||| total=810}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|49|Dinos Sfyris|10|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=783}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|50|Jeff Clayton|31|19|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=783}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|51|Matthew Brockwell|–|–|–|–|–|–|12|||||||||| total=778}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|52|Sarah McDonagh|–|–|–|–|–|5|–|||||||||| total=762}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|53|Neil Collins|–|–|–|–|–|–|13|||||||||| total=759}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|54|David Hilton|38|21|–|–|32|–|–|||||||||| total=732}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|55|Chris Kirby|–|–|11|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=725}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|56|Roger Stevens|–|–|–|–|–|6|–|||||||||| total=714}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|57|Mike Springett|26|–|–|–|–|–|40|||||||||| total=694}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|58|Dave Ryan|–|–|–|–|–|–|17|||||||||| total=685}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|59|Matty Artell|–|–|13|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=675}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|60|Ashwin Abinashi|–|–|–|–|35|–|22|||||||||| total=672}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|61|Sam Prouse|25|–|–|–|30|–|–|||||||||| total=668}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|62|Gale Berry|–|–|–|–|–|7|–|||||||||| total=667}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|63|Mervyn Tong|–|–|14|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=650}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|64|Catriona Cappleman|–|–|–|–|–|–|19|||||||||| total=648}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|65|Wes Pollington|–|–|–|–|–|8|–|||||||||| total=619}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|66|Amar Chotai|27|29|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=584}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|67|Suzy Turner|–|–|–|–|–|–|15|||||||||| total=574}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|68|Séan O'Connor|–|–|–|–|–|9|–|||||||||| total=571}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|69|Gevin{{!}}Gevin Chapwell|32|26|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=561}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|70|Martyn Pegram|–|–|–|–|–|–|25|||||||||| total=537}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|71|Diarmuid Henry|–|–|–|–|–|10|–|||||||||| total=524}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|72|Roshin Sen|–|–|–|–|–|11|–|||||||||| total=476}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|73|Steven Grady|–|–|–|–|20|–|–|||||||||| total=474}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|74|Ian Wray|42|–|–|–|24|–|–|||||||||| total=455}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|75|Alison Douglas|–|–|22|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=450}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|76|Ted Burke|–|–|–|–|–|12|–|||||||||| total=429}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|77|Nathan Pace|–|–|23|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=425}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|78|Jessica Pratesi|–|–|–|–|–|–|32|||||||||| total=407}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|79|Sam Hodkin|–|–|24|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=400}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|80|Toby Byfield|–|–|–|–|–|–|33|||||||||| total=389}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|81|Paul Drury|–|–|–|–|–|13|–|||||||||| total=381}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|82|Joseph Bartram|–|–|–|–|–|–|34|||||||||| total=370}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|83|Taz Turner|40|31|35|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=369}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|84|Andy Evans|–|–|–|–|–|–|35|||||||||| total=352}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|85|Mark Mills|–|23|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=343}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|86|Dave Cappleman|–|–|–|–|–|–|36|||||||||| total=333}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|86|Aaryanna Walton|–|–|–|–|–|14|–|||||||||| total=333}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|87|Dave Ashton|–|–|27|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=325}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|88|Graham Harding|–|–|–|–|–|–|37|||||||||| total=315}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|89|Ljubica Lazarevic|–|–|30|–|–|–|52|||||||||| total=287}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|90|Dee Barry|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|||||||||| total=286}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|91|Ruth Cappleman|–|–|–|–|–|–|38|||||||||| total=278}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|92|Euan Crabb|–|–|29|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=275}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|93|Chris Marshall|44|27|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=272}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|94|Mauro Pratesi|–|–|–|–|–|–|39|||||||||| total=241}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|95|David Roe|35|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=239}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|96|Natasha Rodgers|–|–|–|–|–|16|–|||||||||| total=238}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|97|Helen Harding|–|–|–|–|–|–|40|||||||||| total=222}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|98|John Billingsley|–|–|32|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=200}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|99|Sarah Waldon|–|–|–|–|–|17|–|||||||||| total=190}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|100|Archie Rodger|–|–|–|–|–|–|44|||||||||| total=185}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|101|Mel Coupe|–|–|–|19|33|–|–|||||||||| total=182}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|102|Eva Dewsbury|–|–|33|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=175}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|103|Ben Leyburn|–|–|–|–|–|–|45|||||||||| total=167}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|104|Oli Moore|–|–|34|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=150}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|105|Nick Sellars|–|–|–|–|–|–|46|||||||||| total=148}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|106|George Drury|–|–|–|–|–|18|–|||||||||| total=143}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|107|James Laverty|41|34|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=138}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|108|Ellen Guy{{!}}Ellen Harrison|–|–|–|–|37|–|48|||||||||| total=137}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|109|Daaniyal Ali|–|–|–|–|–|–|47|||||||||| total=130}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|110|Jack D|43|33|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=122}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|111|Paul Craib|–|–|36|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=100}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|112|Ceara McGovern|–|–|–|–|–|19|–|||||||||| total=95}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|113|Rachael Montgomery|–|–|–|–|–|–|49|||||||||| total=93}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|114|Irene Dove|–|–|37|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=75}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|115|Katy Bowen|–|–|–|–|–|–|50|||||||||| total=74}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|116|Pete Borrett|–|–|–|–|–|–|51|||||||||| total=56}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|117|Ali Stevenson|–|–|–|–|36|–|–|||||||||| total=53}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|118|Selma Reilly|–|–|38|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=50}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|119|Paddy Meskell|–|–|–|–|–|20|–|||||||||| total=48}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|120|Paul J. Dove|–|–|39|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=25}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|121|Vicci Smith|45|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||||| total=22}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|122|Maire Bennett|–|–|–|–|–|–|53|||||||||| total=19}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL table end}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{FOCAL Legend}} | ||
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Revision as of 04:18, 24 April 2024
The 2024 FOCAL season is seventh and current season of FOCAL tournaments. It is the first season under the chairmanship of Darren Godfrey, who took over the role from Callum Todd at the end of 2023.
Events
As ever, the season kicked off with the Lincoln double-header on the last weekend of January. Among others yet to be confirmed, future tournaments will be taking place in Liverpool, Rugby, Reading, and Sheffield, Oxford and Durham — all debuting location on the co-event scene — Birmingham, London, Blackpool and Dublin.
The chief Lincoln event, known as COLIN, was the nineteenth annually, bearing the title COLIN XIX accordingly. The February slot was occupied by Liverpool, which returned after a five-year absence. For the second year running, March involved players tackling in the town of Rugby — a double-header this time around, the main Rugby event was preceded by a 2-round Goatdown tournament on the Friday night. The Reading event in April (also the first since 2019) used a useful, purpose-built software designed by Series 80 octochamp and quarter-finalist Fiona Titcombe. Three debuting locations on the co-event circuit will be Sheffield, Oxford and Durham, to be hosted in May, June, and July respectively. Following these will be a double-header in Birmingham at the start of August, London over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Blackpool in mid-September, and Dublin at the end of September.
Later tournaments in discussion for 2024 include Glasgow (October) and Braintree (November). The 2024 FOCAL finals will be held at the end of November, and will be returning to Milton Keynes for the third successive year. Brighton, Leeds and Manchester were absent this season.
Round | Event | Location | Country | Date | Entrants | Winner |
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1 | COLIN XIX | Lincoln | England | 27 January | 45 | Jack Hurst |
2 | COLIN XIX: The Hangover | 28 January | 34 | Rob Foster | ||
3 | Co:Liverpool 2024 | Liverpool | 24 February | 39 | Jack Hurst | |
4 | Goat:Rugby 2024 | Rugby | 22 March | 19 | Zohaib Rehan | |
5 | Co:Rugby 2024 | Rugby | 23 March | 37 | Jack Hurst | |
6 | Co:Mon 2024 | Monasteraden | Ireland | 6 April | 20 | Brendan Duke |
7 | Co:Reading 2024 | Reading | England | 20 April | 53 | Tom Carey |
8 | Co:Sheffield 2024 | Sheffield | 18 May | TBC | TBC | |
9 | Co:Oxford 2024 | Oxford | 15 June | TBC | TBC | |
10 | Co:Durham 2024 | Durham | 6 July | TBC | TBC | |
11 | Goat:Brum 2024 | Birmingham | 2 August | TBC | TBC | |
12 | Co:Brum 2024 | 3 August | TBC | TBC | ||
13 | Co:Blackpool 2024 | Blackpool | 14 September | TBC | TBC | |
14 | Co:Dublin 2024 | Dublin | Ireland | 28 September | TBC | TBC |
15 | Co:Glasgow 2024 | Glasgow | Scotland | October | TBC | TBC |
16 | Co:Braintree 2024 | Braintree | England | early November | TBC | TBC |
GF | 2024 FOCAL finals | Milton Keynes | late November | TBC | TBC | |
Co:MK Open 2024 | TBC | TBC |
Leaderboards
Since the 2020–22 FOCAL season, the number of FOCAL points has been determined by the formula (1 − [position] ÷ ([players] + 1)) × 1000
. Points from both wins and losses count towards each player's final event score. If two or more players finish in the same position on the leaderboard, they are sorted by most conundrum solves, then by highest individual game score, before their FOCAL points are calculated.
Once all of the season's preliminary rounds have been played, the top eight contenders will qualify for the end-of-season finals. Should any of the top eight not attend the finals event, the next highest-ranked person in attendance will take their place.
Each player's overall FOCAL points total will be the sum of their best eight performances only; all others are discounted.
Top 8
Following Co:Reading 2024, the standings were as follows:
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Remaining contenders
Following Co:Reading 2024, the standings were as follows:
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Colour | Result |
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Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Top 10 finish |
Blue | Other finish |
White | Did not participate |