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{{FOCAL points|9 |Tom Cappleman|2|1|3|–|1|–|–|3|–|–|2|–|–|–|–|||||||total=5681}}
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{{FOCAL points|9 |Tom Cappleman|2|1|3|–|1|–|–|3|–|–|2|–|–|–|–|||||||total=5681}}
 
{{FOCAL points|10 |Bradley Horrocks|17|15|10|–|15|–|13|–|–|–|–|2|3|–|15||||||total=5658}}
 
{{FOCAL points|10 |Bradley Horrocks|17|15|10|–|15|–|13|–|–|–|–|2|3|–|15||||||total=5658}}
 
{{FOCAL points|11 |Adrian Fletcher|10|19|13|8|–|15|25|10|–|21|–|16|24|–|7||||||total=5248}}
 
{{FOCAL points|11 |Adrian Fletcher|10|19|13|8|–|15|25|10|–|21|–|16|24|–|7||||||total=5248}}
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{{FOCAL points|22 |Jack Worsley|–|7|4|–|–|–|–|–|–|2|–|1|–|–|–||||||total=3648}}
 
{{FOCAL points|22 |Jack Worsley|–|7|4|–|–|–|–|–|–|2|–|1|–|–|–||||||total=3648}}
 
{{FOCAL points|23 |Tracey Mills|25|22|12|–|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|9|–|–|11||||||total=3564}}
 
{{FOCAL points|23 |Tracey Mills|25|22|12|–|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|9|–|–|11||||||total=3564}}
{{FOCAL points|24 |Richard Priest|12|25|17|–|–|–|–|–|–|7|–|8|–|–|29|||||total=3528}}
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{{FOCAL points|25 |Adam Dexter|19|23|30|–|24|5|30|–|–|–|–|–|–|13|20||||||total=3379}}
 
{{FOCAL points|25 |Adam Dexter|19|23|30|–|24|5|30|–|–|–|–|–|–|13|20||||||total=3379}}
 
{{FOCAL points|26 |Phil Stanton|27|32|28|12|26|–|26|–|–|35|10|23|12|–|28||||||total=3286}}
 
{{FOCAL points|26 |Phil Stanton|27|32|28|12|26|–|26|–|–|35|10|23|12|–|28||||||total=3286}}
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Revision as of 02:33, 10 August 2025

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 was 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 23
15 Co:Brum 2025 2 August 42
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:Brum 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 WOR {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points
1 Dylan Taylor 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 7729
2 Tom Carey 6 6 15 4 23 3 4 1 8 6 5 8 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6875
3 Matthew Brockwell 14 10 7 3 2 9 4 3 2 17 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6858
4 Tim Hebbes 11 18 8 2 16 8 12 6 4 4 7 11 10 2 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6706
5 Dan Byrom 8 17 6 11 5 5 13 3 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6469
6 George Armstrong 13 8 19 9 3 14 9 3 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6100
7 Ed Byrne 3 9 9 4 10 17 4 12 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 6055
8 MSR 33 14 25 13 18 10 17 7 12 1 3 13 9 14 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5982


Remaining contenders

Following Co:Brum 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 WOR {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points
9 Tom Cappleman 2 1 3 1 3 2 {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5681
10 Bradley Horrocks 17 15 10 15 13 2 3 15 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5658
11 Adrian Fletcher 10 19 13 8 15 25 10 21 16 24 7 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5248
12 Adam Latchford 5 4 6 14 2 3 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5139
13 Jason Cullen 30 16 10 20 19 16 7 7 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4907
14 Jonathan De Souza 9 11 9 11 4 12 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4522
15 Tim Down 15 16 19 8 14 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3973
16 Graeme Cole 31 20 27 7 7 7 10 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3958
17 Samuel Stock 11 6 31 23 12 15 16 17 35 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3946
18 Coral Heath 7 10 11 20 24 14 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3881
19 Ian Wray 28 36 29 27 14 19 29 31 9 8 14 16 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3859
20 Fiona Titcombe 20 29 32 12 28 11 4 28 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3836
21 Sean Fletcher 9 30 25 19 17 18 30 29 15 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3682
22 Jack Worsley 7 4 2 1 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3648
23 Tracey Mills 25 22 12 15 9 11 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3564
24 Richard Priest 12 25 17 7 8 29 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3528
25 Adam Dexter 19 23 30 24 5 30 13 20 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3379
26 Phil Stanton 27 32 28 12 26 26 35 10 23 12 28 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3286
27 James Robinson 16 11 11 18 13 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3143
28 Ronan Higginson 2 2 2 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2851
29 Jack Hurst 4 2 2 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2792
30 Darren Godfrey 14 32 20 13 22 19 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2759
31 Callum Todd 1 4 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2748
32 Andy Platt 9 22 10 4 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2546
33 Matt O'Connor 3 12 6 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2518
34 Zohaib Rehan 5 5 6 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2499
35 Stephen Read 6 4 6 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2494
36 Tom Stevenson 6 8 12 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2241
37 Dave Ryan 14 8 8 32 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2237
38 Steven Grady 16 8 21 7 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2127
39 Chris Marshall 30 13 24 36 20 30 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2086
40 Jessica Pratesi 21 15 6 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1907
41 Dave Robjohns 23 12 23 25 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1818
42 Mike Lee 29 12 16 17 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1733
43 Euan Crabb 20 10 27 20 27 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1669
44 Suzy Turner 19 15 18 22 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1647
45 Mike Springett 34 35 33 26 19 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1596
46 Sam Prouse 21 21 14 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1576
47 Oliver Garner 15 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1485
48 Gabriel Thallon 16 10 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1423
95 Thomas Finn 14 12 25 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1381
50 Stewart Gordon 24 34 21 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1355
51 Jeff Clayton 22 27 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1303
52 Toby Pereira 18 26 36 35 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1276
53 Amar Chotai 24 31 22 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1195
54 Ross King 22 11 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1173
55 Annie Henry 23 22 28 41 37 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1142
56 Jason Turner 32 4 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1033
57 Logan Skelton 25 25 19 33 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1002
58 Dan Spinks 13 34 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 982
59 Hazel Drury 1 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 957
60 Ashwin Abinashi 28 24 32 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 949
61 Gerry Tynan 2 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 913
62 Eoin Jackson 3 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 870
63 Zubair Patel 26 38 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 847
64 Matt Gould 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 844
65 Matthew Tassier 8 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 843
102 Steve Hyde 37 27 24 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 832
67 Alan O'Sullivan 4 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 826
68 George Baker 36 41 34 35 16 35 24 21 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 797
69 Ben Wilson 9 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 791
70 Brendan Duke 5 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 783
71 Roger Stevens 6 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 739
72 Samik Sen 7 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 696
73 Ljubica Lazarevic 15 20 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 695
74 Piaras Carney 30 17 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 680
75 Joseph Bartram 34 37 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 664
76 Thomas Roebuck 40 33 34 19 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 664
77 Charles Baker 11 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 656
78 Dave Ashton 11 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 656
79 Roshin Sen 8 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 652
80 Adam Beach 28 22 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 651
81 Joe Henry 27 36 44 16 38 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 649
82 David Holmes 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 647
83 Sam Manojlovic 13 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 645
84 Kate Scranage 29 39 34 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 638
85 Jane Peet 21 20 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 625
86 Phil Hannan 40 19 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 622
87 Gordon Lessells 9 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 609
88 Frank Wharton 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 588
89 Gayle Berry 10 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 565
90 Josephine Sinclair 42 16 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 541
91 Paul McGivern 15 36 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 538
92 Ted Burke 11 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 522
93 Sandie Simonis 25 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 510
94 Paul Talmey 13 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500
95 Brendan Whitehurst 19 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500
96 Andy Evans 33 31 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 500
97 Paul Worsley 28 24 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 497
98 Paul Drury 12 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 478
99 Toby Byfield 27 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 471
100 Hugh Steele 17 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 469
101 Jayne Wisniewski 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 465
102 Elizabeth Beer 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 438
103 Steven Doyle 13 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 435
104 Richard Evans 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 395
105 Kane Oliver 26 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 395
106 Matty Artell 17 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 393
107 Aoife Herriott 14 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 391
108 Mark Ivey 20 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 375
109 David Roe 24 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 368
110 Steve Anderson 16 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 365
111 Kevin Nelson 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 357
112 Jonny Rye 33 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 353
113 Anthony Endsor 28 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 349
114 Aryanna Waldron 15 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 348
115 Rowland Reeves 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 344
116 Mauro Pratesi 30 49 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 228
117 Mark Jeary-Fairbairn 33 26 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 320
118 Chris Parfitt 26 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 316
119 Ceara McGovern 16 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 304
120 Callum Pickering 27 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 289
121 John Clarke 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 281
122 Karen Pearson 31 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 279
123 George Drury 17 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 261
124 Caroline Wood 38 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 255
125 Jack D 32 42 35 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 237
126 Scott Babb 13 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 235
127 John Shaw 24 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 234
128 James Laverty 33 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 233
129 Mark Mills 35 39 37 41 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 220
130 Brendan McIntyre 18 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 217
131 Jeremy Phillips 22 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214
132 Max Benkel 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 192
133 Stephen Aucello 26 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 188
134 Darragh O'Brien 19 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 174
135 Richard Barnett 31 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 162
136 David Millar 43 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 157
137 Mike Brailsford 27 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 156
138 Reuben Benkel 22 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 154
139 Taz Turner 36 29 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 147
140 Alan Jones 24 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 143
141 Tom Byrne 20 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 130
142 David Hilton 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 125
143 Emma Taylor 28 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 125
144 Tasneem Rana 28 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 125
145 Michael Armstrong 34 30 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 119
146 Marc Meakin 45 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 118
147 Peter Littleton 32 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 111
148 Jay Roberts 25 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 107
149 Colin Peet 26 31 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 102
150 Lynne Cumberland 46 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 98
151 Dave Lord 29 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 94
152 Eddie Wisniewski 39 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 93
153 Maria Myles 21 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 87
154 Tim Scott 47 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 78
155 George Carey 40 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 70
156 Ellen Harrison 48 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 59
157 Gabriel Sinclair 50 25 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 58
158 Keelin McBride 22 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 43
159 Daniel Finn 23 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 42
160 Mathew Harris 31 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 31
161 Peter Dickinson 37 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 26
162 Sheamol Obeda 42 {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 23



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