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 has seen 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 kicked off in Lincoln on the last weekend of January. However, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, COLIN was a triple-header this time around, with a Friday night "predrinks" tournament preceding the main event on the Saturday; the "hangover" counterpart then followed this as normal. The February slot was occupied by Liverpool, returning for its third instalment. March oversaw three tournaments altogether: one in Oxford, then a double-header in Rugby three weeks later. April included London, followed by Sligo at the end of the month. Sheffield retained the slot for the second weekend of May, followed by 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, and for the fourth successive year, Birmingham will run in early August. Reading will return at the end of August; likewise, Blackpool will go ahead on the second weekend of September. October will oversee Dublin on the first weekend, and Edinburgh two weeks later. The final preliminary event of the season, occupying the early November slot, will be the debuting city of Worcester.

Locations absent from this season will be Glasgow and Braintree, with Glasgow being replaced by Edinburgh, and Braintree by Worcester. The season finals event will return to Milton Keynes for the fourth successive year.

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
5	Co:Oxford 2025	Oxford		1 March	36	Tom Cappleman
6	Co:Rugby 2025: Warm-Up	Rugby		21 March	16	Dylan Taylor
7	Co:Rugby 2025			22 March	35
8	Co:London 2025	London		12 April	50	Tom Carey
9	Co:Mon 2025	Sligo	Ireland	26 April	22	Hazel Drury
10	Co:Sheffield 2025	Sheffield	England	10 May	37	Dylan Taylor
11	Co:TW 2025	Tunbridge Wells		24 May	25	MSR
12	Co:Stockport 2025	Stockport		14 June	31	Jack Worsley
13	Co:Durham 2025	Durham		5 July	31	Dylan Taylor
14	Co:Brum 2025: Warm-Up	Birmingham		1 August	TBC	TBC
15	Co:Brum 2025			2 August	TBC	TBC
16	Co:Reading 2025	Reading		30 August	TBC	TBC
17	Co:Blackpool 2025	Blackpool		13 September	TBC	TBC
18	Co:Dublin 2025	Dublin	Ireland	4 October	TBC	TBC
19	Co:Edinburgh 2025	Edinburgh	Scotland	18 October	TBC	TBC
20	Co:Worcester 2025	Worcester	England	1 November	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 Co:Stockport 2025, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM BWU BIR REA BLA DUB EDI {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 1 Tom Carey 6 6 15 4 23 3 4 1 – 8 – – {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6231 2 Dylan Taylor 7 3 1 1 – 1 1 – – 1 – – {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6566 3 Matthew Brockwell 14 10 7 – 3 2 9 4 – – 3 – {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6563 4 Dan Byrom 8 17 6 11 5 – 5 13 – 3 – 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6469 5 Tim Hebbes 11 18 8 2 16 8 12 6 – 4 4 7 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6420 6 Tom Cappleman 2 1 3 – 1 – – 3 – – 2 – {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5681 7 MSR 33 14 25 13 18 10 17 7 – 12 1 3 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5667 8 Adrian Fletcher 10 19 13 8 – 15 25 10 – 21 – 16 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4717

Remaining contenders

Following Co:Stockport 2025, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM BWU BIR REA BLA DUB EDI {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 9 Ed Byrne 3 9 9 – – 4 10 – – 17 – – {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4513 10 George Armstrong 13 8 19 9 – – 3 – – – – 14 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4109 11 Bradley Horrocks 17 15 10 – 15 – 13 – – – – 2 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4101 12 Tim Down 15 16 19 – 8 – 14 – – 5 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3973 13 Jason Cullen – 30 16 10 20 – – 19 – 16 7 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3909 14 Jonathan De Souza – – – – 9 – 11 9 – 11 4 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3813 15 Jack Worsley – 7 4 – – – – – – 2 – 1 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3648 16 Fiona Titcombe 20 29 32 – 12 – – 28 – – 11 4 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3522 17 Sean Fletcher 9 30 25 19 17 – 18 30 – 29 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3388 18 Adam Latchford – – – 5 4 – 6 14 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3271 19 Richard Priest 12 25 17 – – – – – – 7 – 8 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3214 20 Graeme Cole 31 20 27 – 7 7 7 – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3191 21 James Robinson 16 11 11 – – – – – – 18 – 13 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3143 22 Samuel Stock – – – – 11 6 31 23 – – 12 15 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3107 23 Ronan Higginson – – – – 2 – 2 2 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2851 24 Phil Stanton 27 32 28 12 26 – 26 – – 35 10 23 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2831 25 Tracey Mills 25 22 12 – – – – – – 15 – 9 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2820 26 Coral Heath – – – 7 10 11 20 24 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2806 27 Jack Hurst 4 2 2 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2792 28 Callum Todd 1 4 5 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2748 29 Ian Wray 28 36 29 – 27 14 19 29 – 31 9 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2654 30 Stephen Read – – – 6 – – – – – 4 – 6 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2494 31 Adam Dexter 19 23 30 – 24 5 30 – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2386 32 Tom Stevenson – – – – 6 – 8 – – – – 12 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2241 33 Chris Marshall 30 13 24 – – – – 36 – 20 – 30 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2086 34 Jessica Pratesi – – – – 21 – – 15 – – 6 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1907 35 Darren Godfrey – – – 14 32 – – 20 – 13 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1888 36 Dave Robjohns 23 12 23 – 25 – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1818 37 Zohaib Rehan 5 5 – – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1749 38 Mike Lee – – – – 29 12 16 17 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1733 39 Matt O'Connor – – – 3 – – – 12 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1658 40 Mike Springett 34 35 33 – – – – 26 – – 19 18 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1596 41 Sam Prouse 21 21 14 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1576 42 Oliver Garner – – – – – – 15 5 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1485 43 Gabriel Thallon – – – – – – – 16 – 10 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1423 44 Stewart Gordon 24 34 21 – – – 23 – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1355 45 Steven Grady – – – 16 – 8 21 – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1346 46 Dave Ryan – – – – 14 – – – – – 8 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1314 47 Jeff Clayton 22 27 18 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1303 48 Toby Pereira 18 26 36 – – – – 35 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1276 49 Amar Chotai – 24 31 – – – – 22 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1195 50 Ross King – – – – – – 22 11 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1173 51 Andy Platt – – – – – – – – – 9 – 22 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1076 52 Annie Henry – – – 23 22 – 28 41 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1002 53 Dan Spinks – – – – 13 – – 34 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 982 54 Euan Crabb – – – 20 – – – – – – – 10 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 974 55 Hazel Drury – – – – – – – – 1 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 957 56 Ashwin Abinashi – – – – 28 – 24 32 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 949 57 Gerry Tynan – – – – – – – – 2 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 913 58 Suzy Turner – – – – 19 – – – – – 15 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 909 59 Eoin Jackson – – – – – – – – 3 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 870 60 Zubair Patel 26 38 21 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 847 61 Matthew Tassier – – – – – – – 8 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 843 62 Alan O'Sullivan – – – – – – – – 4 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 826 63 Brendan Duke – – – – – – – – 5 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 783 64 Roger Stevens – – – – – – – – 6 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 739 65 Samik Sen – – – – – – – – 7 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 696 66 Ljubica Lazarevic – – – 15 – – – – – – 20 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 695 67 Joseph Bartram – – – – 34 – – 37 – – 18 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 664 68 Thomas Roebuck – 40 – – – – 33 – – 34 – 19 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 664 69 Charles Baker – – – – – – – – – – – 11 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 656 70 Roshin Sen – – – – – – – – 8 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 652 71 Adam Beach 28 – – – – – – – – 22 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 651 72 David Holmes – – – – – – – 18 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 647 73 Sam Manojlovic – – – – – – – – – 13 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 645 74 Jane Peet – – – 21 – – – – – – – 20 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 625 75 Gordon Lessells – – – – – – – – 9 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 609 76 Frank Wharton – – – – – – – 21 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 588 77 Gayle Berry – – – – – – – – 10 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 565 78 Josephine Sinclair – – – – – – – 42 – – 16 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 541 79 Ted Burke – – – – – – – – 11 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 522 80 Sandie Simonis – – – – – – – 25 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 510 81 Paul Talmey – – – – – – – – – – 13 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500 82 Brendan Whitehurst – – – – – – – – – 19 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500 83 Andy Evans – – – – 33 – – 31 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500 84 Paul Worsley – – – – – – – – – 28 – 24 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 497 85 Paul Drury – – – – – – – – 12 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 478 86 Toby Byfield – – – – – – – 27 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 471 87 Hugh Steele – – – – – – – – – – – 17 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 469 88 Thomas Finn – – – – – – – – – – 14 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 462 89 Steven Doyle – – – – – – – – 13 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 435 90 Kate Scranage – – – – – – 29 39 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 429 91 George Baker 36 41 34 – 35 16 35 – – – 24 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 320 92 Richard Evans – – – – – – – – – 23 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 395 93 Matty Artell – – – 17 – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 393 94 Aoife Herriott – – – – – – – – 14 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 391 95 Steve Hyde – 37 – – – – 27 – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 390 96 David Roe – – – – – – – – – 24 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 368 97 Steve Anderson – – – – – – – – – – 16 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 365 98 Kevin Nelson – – – 18 – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 357 99 Jonny Rye – – – – – – – 33 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 353 100 Anthony Endsor – 28 – – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 349 101 Aryanna Waldron – – – – – – – – 15 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 348 102 Rowland Reeves – – – – – – – – – – – 21 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 344 103 Mauro Pratesi – – – – 30 – – 49 – – 23 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 228 104 Logan Skelton – – – – – – – – – 25 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 342 105 Chris Parfitt – – – – – – – – – 26 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 316 106 Ceara McGovern – – – – – – – – 16 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 304 107 Callum Pickering – – – – – – – – – 27 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 289 108 George Drury – – – – – – – – 17 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 261 109 Caroline Wood – – – – – – – 38 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 255 110 Jack D 32 42 35 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 237 111 Scott Babb – – – – – 13 – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 235 112 John Shaw – – – – – – – – – – – 24 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 234 113 James Laverty – 33 – – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 233 114 Brendan McIntyre – – – – – – – – 18 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 217 115 Phil Hannan – – – – – – – 40 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 216 116 Jeremy Phillips – – – 22 – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214 117 Piaras Carney – – – – – – – – – 30 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214 118 Joe Henry – – – 27 36 – – 44 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 200 119 Max Benkel – – – – – – – – – – 21 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 192 120 Stephen Aucello – – – – – – – – – – – 26 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 188 121 Darragh O'Brien – – – – – – – – 19 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 174 122 Mark Mills 35 39 37 – – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 173 123 Richard Barnett – – – – 31 – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 162 124 Jason Turner – – – – – – – – – 32 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 158 125 David Millar – – – – – – – 43 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 157 126 Mike Brailsford – – – – – – – – – – – 27 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 156 127 Reuben Benkel – – – – – – – – – – 22 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 154 128 Alan Jones – – – 24 – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 143 129 Mark Jeary-Fairbairn – – – – – – – – – 33 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 132 130 Tom Byrne – – – – – – – – 20 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 130 131 Emma Taylor – – – – – – – – – – – 28 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 125 132 Marc Meakin – – – – – – – 45 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 118 133 Peter Littleton – – – – – – – – – 32 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 111 134 Jay Roberts – – – 25 – – – – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 107 135 Colin Peet – – – 26 – – – – – – – 31 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 102 136 Lynne Cumberland – – – – – – – 46 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 98 137 Dave Lord – – – – – – – – – – – 29 {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 94 138 Maria Myles – – – – – – – – 21 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 87 139 Tim Scott – – – – – – – 47 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 78 140 Ellen Harrison – – – – – – – 48 – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 59 141 Gabriel Sinclair – – – – – – – 50 – – 25 – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 58 142 Michael Armstrong – – – – – – 34 – – – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 56 143 Taz Turner – – – – – – – – – 36 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 53 144 Keelin McBride – – – – – – – – 22 – – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 43 145 Peter Dickinson – – – – – – – – – 37 – – {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 26

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