2025 FOCAL season

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The 2025 FOCAL season is the eighth and current season of FOCAL tournaments. It is the first season under the chairmanship of George Armstrong, who took over the role from Darren Godfrey at the end of 2024.

Events

The 2025 season will see a noticeable increase in the number of tournaments as a result of additional multi-event weekends and shorter breaks between some (two weeks as opposed to the conventional three or four).

As ever, the season will kick off in Lincoln on the last weekend of January. However, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, COLIN will be a triple-header this time around, with a Friday night "predrinks" tournament preceding the main event on the Saturday; the "hangover" counterpart will then follow this as normal. The February slot will be occupied by Liverpool, returning for its third instalment. March will then oversee three tournaments: one in Oxford, then a double-header in Rugby a fortnight later. April will include London, followed by Sligo at the end of the month. Sheffield will once again hold a slot in May, after which there will be two debuting locations on the co-event circuit: Tunbridge Wells, at the end of May, and Stockport in June. The second Durham tournament will be held at the beginning of July.

Among others, later tournaments planned to go ahead in 2025 include Dublin, Birmingham (provisionally another triple-header), Reading, and Blackpool. Locations absent from this season will be Glasgow and Braintree.

Round	Event	Location	Country	Date	Entrants	Winner
1	COLIN XX: The Predrinks	Lincoln	England	24 January	36	Callum Todd
2	COLIN XX			25 January	42	Tom Cappleman
3	COLIN XX: The Hangover			26 January	37	Dylan Taylor
4	Co:Liverpool 2025	Liverpool		15 February	27	Dylan Taylor
5	Co:Oxford 2025	Oxford		1 March	TBC	TBC
6	Co:Rugby 2025: Warm-up	Rugby		21 March	TBC	TBC
7	Co:Rugby 2025			22 March	TBC	TBC
8	Co:London 2025	London		12 April	TBC	TBC
9	Co:Mon 2025	Sligo	Ireland	26 April	TBC	TBC
10	Co:Sheffield 2025	Sheffield	England	10 May	TBC	TBC
11	Co:TW 2025	Tunbridge Wells		24 May	TBC	TBC
12	Co:Stockport 2025	Stockport		14 June	TBC	TBC
13	Co:Durham 2025	Durham		5 July	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. In each tournament, points from both wins and losses count towards a player's final standing. If two or more attendees finish an event in the same position, they will receive the same number of FOCAL points. However, it the contenders in second and third place are tied, the event host will conduct either a play-off match or tiebreak conundrum.

Once all of the season's preliminary rounds have been played, the top eight contenders will be invited to play in the end-of-season finals tournament. Should any of the top eight not attend this, they will be substituted by the next highest-ranked player(s) in attendance. Each player's FOCAL points total will be the sum of their best eight performances across the season; all others are discounted.

Top 8

Following the COLIN triple-header, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM {{{14}}} {{{15}}} {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 1 Dylan Taylor 7 3 1 1 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3679 2 Tom Carey 6 6 15 4 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3160 3 Tim Hebbes 11 18 8 2 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3002 4 Tom Cappleman 2 1 3 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2844 5 Dan Byrom 8 17 6 11 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2838 6 Jack Hurst 4 2 2 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2792 7 Callum Todd 1 4 5 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2748 8 Adrian Fletcher 10 19 13 8 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2660

Remaining contenders

Following the COLIN triple-header, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM {{{14}}} {{{15}}} {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 9 George Armstrong 13 8 19 9 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2629 10 Ed Byrne 3 9 9 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2473 11 Matthew Brockwell 14 10 7 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2205 12 James Robinson 16 11 11 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2023 13 Bradley Horrocks 17 15 10 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1929 14 Zohaib Rehan 5 5 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1749 15 Jack Worsley – 7 4 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1732 16 Tim Down 15 16 19 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1710 17 Sean Fletcher 9 30 25 19 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1698 18 Richard Priest 12 25 17 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1648 19 MSR 33 14 25 13 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1647 20 Sam Prouse 21 21 14 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1576 21 Jason Cullen – 30 16 10 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1513 22 Tracey Mills 25 22 12 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1496 23 Dave Robjohns 23 12 23 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1494 24 Phil Stanton 27 32 28 12 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1360 25 Jeff Clayton 22 27 18 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1303 26 Chris Marshall 30 13 24 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1255 27 Adam Dexter 19 23 30 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1162 28 Stewart Gordon 24 34 21 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 994 29 Graeme Cole 31 20 27 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 986 30 Toby Pereira 18 26 36 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 962 31 Fiona Titcombe 20 29 32 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 943 32 Matt O'Connor – – – 3 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 893 33 Zubair Patel 26 38 21 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 847 34 Adam Latchford – – – 5 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 821 35 Stephen Read – – – 6 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 786 36 Coral Heath – – – 7 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 750 37 Ian Wray 28 36 29 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 630 38 Amar Chotai – 24 31 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 626 39 Darren Godfrey – – – 14 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500 40 Ljubica Lazarevic – – – 15 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 464 41 Steven Grady – – – 16 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 429 42 Mike Springett 34 35 33 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 399 43 Matty Artell – – – 17 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 393 44 Kevin Nelson – – – 18 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 357 45 Anthony Endsor – 28 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 349 46 Euan Crabb – – – 20 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 286 47 Jane Peet – – – 21 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 250 48 Jack D 32 42 35 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 237 49 James Laverty – 33 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 233 50 Adam Beach 28 – – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 230 51 Jeremy Phillips – – – 22 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214 52 Annie Henry – – – 23 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 179 52 George Baker 36 41 34 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 179 54 Mark Mills 35 39 37 – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 173 55 Alan Jones – – – 24 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 143 56 Steve Hyde – 37 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 140 57 Jay Roberts – – – 25 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 107 58 Colin Peet – – – 26 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 71 59 Thomas Roebuck – 40 – – {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 70 60 Joe Henry – – – 27 {{{16}}} {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 36

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Top 10 finish
Blue	Other finish
White	Did not participate