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− | {{series|previous=2020–22 FOCAL season}} | + | {{series|previous=2020–22 FOCAL season|next=2024 FOCAL season}} |
− | The '''2023 FOCAL season''' is the sixth and | + | The '''2023 FOCAL season''' is the sixth and most recently completed season of [[FOCAL]] tournaments. It was the first standalone season since 2019, as the previous three were amalgamated due to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic}} preventing many events in 2020 and 2021 from going ahead. |
− | As per tradition, the season commenced at the end of January with the Lincoln event — the eighteenth annually, titled [[COLIN XVIII]] — and its ‘[[COLIN XVIII: The Hangover|hangover]]’ counterpart the following day. For the second year running, the February event took place in Manchester, wherein the grand final was a rematch from the previous year. The fourth, held in March, saw the town of Rugby make its debut on the co-event scene. | + | As per tradition, the season commenced at the end of January with the Lincoln event — the eighteenth annually, titled [[COLIN XVIII]] — and its ‘[[COLIN XVIII: The Hangover|hangover]]’ counterpart the following day. For the second year running, the February event took place in [[Co:Man 2023|Manchester]], wherein the grand final was a rematch from the previous year. The fourth, held in March, saw the town of [[Countdown in Rugby|Rugby]] make its debut on the co-event scene. April had a double-header of events, both occurring on the same day: [[Goat:Leeds|Leeds]] — which represented the inaugural [[Goatdown]] tournament — and [[Countdown in Monasteraden 2023|Monasteraden]], Ireland. The season's [[Co:Brighton 2023|southernmost event]] was held in Brighton on 13 May, with [[Series 84]] and [[Championship of Champions XVI]] winner [[Ahmed Mohamed]] taking the crown. June's Irish double-header saw events take place in [[Co:Dublin 2023|Dublin]] and Waterford, meaning the 2023 season has been the first in which three tournaments have been held in the Republic of Ireland. July's medieval festivities took place at Newcastle Castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, where the two finalists from the Dublin event battled it out once more. The first weekend of August saw a double-header of events held in Birmingham, with a two-round Goatdown tournament on the Friday evening and a four-game standard tournament the following day. [[Co:London 2023|London]] returned to the scene for the August bank holiday weekend, representing the third tournament of the month, this time in the North London suburb of Southgate. Blackpool returned as the September event on the calendar for the third consecutive year, and Edinburgh once again occupied the October spot. The final qualifying tournament of the season took place in [[Co:Braintree 2023|Braintree]] in early November, which comprised a rotation of 14-round games of ''Countdown'' and "The Big Weekend Quiz", although it was only the ''Countdown'' matches that counted towards the FOCAL points received. The season finals returned to Milton Keynes on 25 November, which were won by defending champion [[Jack Hurst]]. |
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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|Leeds | |Leeds | ||
|rowspan="2"|15 April | |rowspan="2"|15 April | ||
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|Sligo | |Sligo | ||
|Ireland | |Ireland | ||
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− | | | + | |[[Hazel Drury]] |
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!7 | !7 | ||
− | |Co:Brighton 2023 | + | |[[Co:Brighton 2023]] |
|Brighton | |Brighton | ||
|England | |England | ||
|13 May | |13 May | ||
− | | | + | |30 |
− | | | + | |[[Ahmed Mohamed]] |
|- | |- | ||
!8 | !8 | ||
− | |Co:Dublin 2023 | + | |[[Co:Dublin 2023]] |
|Dublin | |Dublin | ||
|rowspan="2"|Ireland | |rowspan="2"|Ireland | ||
|10 June | |10 June | ||
− | | | + | |21 |
− | | | + | |[[Tom Carey]] |
|- | |- | ||
!9 | !9 | ||
− | |Co:Waterford 2023 | + | |[[Co:Waterford 2023]] |
|Waterford | |Waterford | ||
− | | | + | |17 June |
− | | | + | |24 |
− | | | + | |[[Hazel Drury]] |
|- | |- | ||
!10 | !10 | ||
− | |Co: | + | |[[Co:Newcastle 2023]] |
|Newcastle | |Newcastle | ||
|rowspan="5"|England | |rowspan="5"|England | ||
|8 July | |8 July | ||
− | | | + | |40 |
− | | | + | |[[Tom Carey]] |
|- | |- | ||
!11 | !11 | ||
− | |Goat:Brum 2023 | + | |[[Goat:Brum 2023]] |
|rowspan="2"|Birmingham | |rowspan="2"|Birmingham | ||
|4 August | |4 August | ||
− | | | + | |17 |
− | | | + | |[[Zohaib Rehan]] |
|- | |- | ||
!12 | !12 | ||
− | |Co:Brum 2023 | + | |[[Co:Brum 2023]] |
|5 August | |5 August | ||
− | | | + | |34 |
− | | | + | |[[Jack Hurst]] |
|- | |- | ||
!13 | !13 | ||
− | |Co:London 2023 | + | |[[Co:London 2023]] |
|London | |London | ||
− | | | + | |26 August |
− | | | + | |36 |
− | | | + | |[[Ahmed Mohamed]] |
|- | |- | ||
!14 | !14 | ||
− | |Co:Blackpool 2023 | + | |[[Co:Blackpool 2023]] |
|Blackpool | |Blackpool | ||
− | | | + | |16 September |
− | | | + | |33 |
− | | | + | |[[Callum Todd]] |
|- | |- | ||
!15 | !15 | ||
− | |Co:Edinburgh 2023 | + | |[[Co:Edinburgh 2023]] |
|Edinburgh | |Edinburgh | ||
|Scotland | |Scotland | ||
− | | | + | |7 October |
− | | | + | |20 |
− | | | + | |[[Ed McCullagh]] |
|- | |- | ||
!16 | !16 | ||
− | |Co:Braintree 2023 | + | |[[Co:Braintree 2023]] |
|Braintree | |Braintree | ||
|rowspan="3"|England | |rowspan="3"|England | ||
− | | | + | |4 November |
− | | | + | |22 |
− | | | + | |[[Jack Hurst]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | !rowspan="2"| | + | !rowspan="2"|GF |
− | |2023 FOCAL | + | |[[2023 FOCAL finals]] |
− | | | + | |rowspan="2"|Milton Keynes |
− | |rowspan="2"| | + | |rowspan="2"|25 November |
− | |'' | + | |8 |
− | + | |'''[[Jack Hurst]]''' | |
|- | |- | ||
− | |2023 | + | |[[Co:MK Open 2023]] |
− | | | + | |33 |
− | | | + | |[[Ahmed Mohamed]] |
− | | | + | |} |
+ | |||
+ | ==Qualifying finalists== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Following [[Co:Braintree 2023]] — the final qualifier of the season — the standings were as follows: | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{FOCAL start|LIN|LHO|MAN|RUG|LEE|MON|BRI|DUB|WAT|NUT|GBIR|CBIR|LON|BLA|EDI|BRA}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|1|Jack Hurst|8|2|2|2|–|–|2|—|—|—|3|1|3|—|–|1|total=7449}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|2|Tom Carey|3|9|—|4|7|–|12|1|—|1|10|2|7|3|6|–|total=7140}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|3|Dan Byrom|20|5|10|5|9|–|5|2|—|2|5|10|9|8|–|5|total=6718}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|4|George Armstrong|6|6|—|10|14|–|–|3|—|7|6|4|—|14|5|6|total=6473}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|5|Tim Hebbes|28|10|4|–|5|–|15|—|—|17|2|7|13|6|–|9|total=6137}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|6|Adam Latchford|28|26|17|–|8|–|–|—|—|8|4|11|5|5|–|–|total=5596}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|7|Callum Todd|2|3|—|7|2|–|–|—|—|3|—|—|—|1|–|–|total=5475}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|8|Tom Cappleman|5|4|—|3|–|–|6|—|—|—|—|—|8|—|–|8|total=4923}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL table end}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | == | + | ==Remaining entrants== |
+ | |||
{{FOCAL start|LIN|LHO|MAN|RUG|LEE|MON|BRI|DUB|WAT|NUT|GBIR|CBIR|LON|BLA|EDI|BRA}} | {{FOCAL start|LIN|LHO|MAN|RUG|LEE|MON|BRI|DUB|WAT|NUT|GBIR|CBIR|LON|BLA|EDI|BRA}} | ||
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|9|Bradley Horrocks|10|15|—|–|4|–|–|—|3|25|7|8|—|—|–|–|total=4779}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|10|Steven Grady|—|—|9|9|–|–|17|—|—|15|—|12|—|13|4|–|total=4707}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|11|Matthew S Rutherford|25|23|23|–|12|–|10|6|—|—|15|24|21|9|11|11|total=4500}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|12|Fiona Titcombe|22|18|—|21|–|–|–|—|—|9|11|17|—|10|8|–|total=4374}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|13|Phil Stanton|31|22|22|20|16|–|22|8|—|6|—|22|27|18|7|–|total=4295}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|14|Jonathan De Souza|7|—|—|–|–|–|4|—|—|—|—|4|4|—|–|7|total=4174}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|15|Darren Godfrey|—|—|13|31|–|–|—|—|—|19|—|16|23|11|15|–|total=3249}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|16|Stephen Read|—|—|8|14|–|–|–|—|—|—|8|3|—|22|–|–|total=3244}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|17|Stewart Gordon|16|21|19|29|20|–|–|—|6|—|—|—|—|17|–|–|total=3081}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|18|James Robinson|–|–|–|8|13|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|4|–|2|total=2982}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|19|Coral Heath|35|—|—|19|18|–|–|—|—|20|14|20|26|16|–|–|total=2865}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|20|Rob Foster|—|—|3|1|1|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=2856}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|21|Jack Worsley|—|—|1|–|3|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|2|–|–|total=2781}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|22|Alan O'Sullivan|—|—|21|–|–|2|–|11|4|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=2771}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|23|Brendan Whitehurst|–|–|–|16|–|–|–|—|—|18|—|19|14|—|9|–|total=2720}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|24|Adam Beach|33|31|25|30|19|–|19|—|—|16|—|—|34|26|13|–|total=2636}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|25|Richard Priest|23|13|12|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|7|–|–|total=2591}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|26|Mike Lee|21|25|—|–|–|–|11|—|—|12|—|18|—|—|–|–|total=2590}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|27|Graeme Cole|4|12|—|–|–|–|13|—|—|—|—|—|25|—|–|–|total=2441}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|28|Eeshan Malhotra|24|11|—|15|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|10|—|–|–|total=2436}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|29|Tracey Mills|12|14|7|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|24|–|–|total=2423}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|30|Brendan Duke|–|–|–|–|–|5|–|7|2|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=2389}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|31|Ruth Cappleman|15|27|—|23|–|–|9|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|12|total=2372}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|32|Chris Marshall|26|19|26|–|17|–|–|12|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|13|total=2349}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|33|Tim Down|9|1|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|15|–|–|total=2328}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|34|Dave Ryan|—|—|11|27|–|–|–|—|—|10|13|28|—|—|–|–|total=2222}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|35|Eoin Jackson|–|—|—|–|–|3|–|9|7|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=2193}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|36|Ashwin Abinashi|—|—|32|25|–|–|18|—|—|30|—|—|29|30|–|10|total=2130}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|37|Adam Dexter|34|16|—|13|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|12|—|–|–|total=2059}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|38|Jason Turner|27|—|14|–|–|–|–|—|—|27|—|—|—|12|–|–|total=2055}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|39|Gabriel Thallon|13|8|18|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=2032}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|40|Suzy Turner|—|—|30|17|–|–|26|—|—|5|17|32|—|—|–|–|total=1995}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|41|Andy Platt|–|–|–|–|15|–|–|—|—|—|9|6|—|23|–|–|total=1971}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|42|Ahmed Mohamed|–|–|–|–|–|–|1|—|—|—|—|—|1|—|–|–|total=1941}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|43|Sam Prouse|–|–|–|28|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|25|16|—|–|3|total=1931}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|44|Hazel Drury|–|–|–|–|–|1|–|—|1|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1915}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|45|Joseph Bartram|30|19|24|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|18|—|–|17|total=1912}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|46|Ronan Higginson|–|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|2|—|–|4|total=1772}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|47|Phil Hannan|—|—|20|–|–|–|–|—|—|29|—|—|—|—|3|–|total=1674}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|48|Euan Crabb|—|—|27|–|21|–|–|10|—|22|—|—|—|—|16|–|total=1668}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|49|Stu Harkness|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|11|—|—|—|—|2|–|total=1637}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|50|Adrian Fletcher|—|—|29|11|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|13|—|—|–|–|total=1633}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|51|Gerry Tynan|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|4|5|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1626}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|52|James Haughton|11|—|6|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1613}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|53|Steve Hyde|14|—|—|18|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|21|—|—|–|–|total=1589}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|54|Tom Stevenson|–|–|–|6|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|9|—|—|–|–|total=1576}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|55|Roger Stevens|–|–|–|–|–|9|–|14|11|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1542}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|56|David Hilton|38|17|—|24|–|–|30|—|—|—|—|—|—|19|–|–|total=1431}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|57|Jonathan Wynn|–|–|–|–|–|–|14|—|—|—|—|—|6|—|–|–|total=1386}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|58|Dinos Sfyris|18|7|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1381}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|59|Jeff Clayton|–|–|–|–|–|–|7|—|—|—|—|—|15|—|–|–|total=1369}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|60|Damian McEvoy|–|–|–|–|–|4|–|16|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1122}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|61|Roshin Sen|–|–|–|–|–|7|–|15|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=1030}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|62|Conor Travers|1|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=978}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|63|Gevin{{!}}Gevin Chapwell|32|28|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|28|—|–|16|total=961}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|64|Ed McCullagh|–|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|1|–|total=952}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|65|Zohaib Rehan|–|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|1|—|—|—|–|–|total=944}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|66|Oliver Garner|–|–|–|–|–|–|3|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=903}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|67|Paul James|–|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|4|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=902}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|68|Jessamine O'Connor|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|18|8|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=897}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|69|Nathan Pace|—|—|31|–|–|–|–|—|—|31|—|—|—|—|12|–|total=887}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|70|Zubair Patel|—|—|5|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=881}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|71|Mike Springett|37|—|—|–|–|–|–|13|—|—|—|—|—|25|–|–|total=878}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|72|Samik Sen|–|–|–|–|–|6|–|20|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=857}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|73|Edward Byrne|19|24|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=828}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|74|Ellen Guy{{!}}Ellen Harrison|—|—|33|–|–|–|20|—|—|35|—|—|33|—|–|–|total=823}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|75|Niall Waters|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|5|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=783}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|76|Paul Drury|–|–|–|–|–|12|–|—|17|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=775}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|77|Jacob Coventry-Peters|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|24|—|23|—|—|–|–|total=758}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|78|Neil Collins|–|–|–|–|–|–|8|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=742}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|79|Sam Cappleman-Lynes|–|–|—|–|6|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=727}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|80|Amar Chotai|17|29|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=716}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|81|Matthew Tassier|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|11|—|–|–|total=703}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|82|George Baker (co-event player){{!}}George Baker|43|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|34|—|31|—|—|18|18|total=689}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|83|Mervyn Tong|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|13|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=683}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|84|Matt Gould|–|–|–|12|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=667}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|85|Elizabeth Beer|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|14|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=659}} |
− | {{FOCAL points| | + | {{FOCAL points|86|Mark Mills|40|30|39|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|20|–|–|total=657}} |
+ | {{FOCAL points|87|George Drury|–|–|–|–|–|13|–|—|19|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=649}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|88|Sean Fletcher|–|–|–|22|–|–|23|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=647}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|89|Paul Worsley|—|—|15|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=643}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|90|Sean Lonergan|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|9|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=640}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|91|Ashling O'Connor|–|–|–|–|–|8|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=636}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|92|Iain Sime|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|23|—|—|—|—|17|–|total=629}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|93|Richard Williams|—|—|16|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=619}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|94|Peter Clarke|–|–|–|26|–|–|21|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=601}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|95|Brian Sullivan|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|10|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=600}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|96|Martin Thomas|–|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|14|—|—|–|–|total=600}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|97|Piaras Carney|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|10|–|total=571}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|98|Matt O'Connor|–|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|15|—|—|–|–|total=571}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|99|Ben Wilson|–|–|–|–|10|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=545}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|100|Ted Burke|–|–|–|–|–|10|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=545}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|101|Jonathan Seal|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|17|—|–|–|total=541}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|102|Paul Craib|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|—|33|—|—|—|—|14|–|total=528}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|103|Mark McDonnell|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|12|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=520}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|104|Matty Artell|—|—|–|–|11|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=500}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|105|Kathy Gardiner|—|—|–|–|–|11|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=500}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|106|Mark Ivey|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|28|—|—|—|28|–|–|total=493}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|107|Phil Jarvis|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|21|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=488}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|108|Steven Turnbull|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|19|—|–|–|total=486}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|109|Mark Tournoff|–|–|–|–|–|–|16|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=484}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|110|Tom Drohan|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|13|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=480}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|111|Mike Brailsford|—|—|38|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|21|–|–|total=477}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|112|Dave Cappleman|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|20|—|–|—|total=459}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|113|Kevin O'Sullivan|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|14|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=440}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|114|Anthony Endsor|41|—|28|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=422}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|115|Fiona Thorne|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|22|—|–|–|total=405}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|116|Kevin Jackson|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|15|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=400}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|117|Taz Turner|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|34|—|—|—|31|–|–|total=398}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|118|Noel Pereira|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|–|—|—|—|–|–|14|total=391}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|119|George Carey|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|12|31|—|—|–|–|total=390}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|120|Max Benkel|–|–|–|–|–|–|25|—|—|—|—|—|30|—|–|–|total=383}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|121|Andrew McNamara|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|26|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=366}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|122|Ceara McCovern|–|–|–|–|–|14|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=364}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|123|Marie McDonald|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|16|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=360}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|124|Catriona Cappleman|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|24|—|–|–|total=351}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|125|Jill Thwaites|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|–|—|—|—|–|–|15|total=348}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|126|Caron Warren|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=318}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|127|Liam Holton|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|18|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=280}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|128|Tasneem Rana|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|—|38|—|—|—|27|–|–|total=279}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|129|Darragh O'Brien|–|–|–|–|–|16|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=273}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|130|Jayne Wisniewski|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|25|—|—|–|–|total=271}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|121|Rosie Barrington|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|17|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=261}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|132|Karen Pearson|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|27|—|—|–|–|total=229}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|133|Aaryanna Waldron|–|–|–|–|–|17|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=227}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|134|Dave Lord|—|—|35|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|32|–|–|total=226}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|135|Paul Talmey|–|–|–|–|–|–|24|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=226}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|136|Tricia Lowther|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|—|32|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=220}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|137|Finola Jackson|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|20|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=200}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|138|James Laverty|36|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=200}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|139|Chloe Jones|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|39|—|—|—|29|–|–|total=196}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|140|Laura Jean Zito|–|–|–|–|–|18|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=182}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|141|Sally Campbell|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|19|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=174}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|142|Richard Wade|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|–|—|—|—|–|–|19|total=174}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|143|Eddie Wisniewski|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|29|—|—|–|–|total=171}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|144|Melody Coupe|–|–|–|34|–|–|–|—|—|—|16|—|—|—|–|–|total=167}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|145|Lynne Cumberland|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|31|—|–|–|total=162}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|146|Elaine McC Dunne|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|21|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=160}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|147|Daaniyal Ali|—|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|30|—|—|–|–|total=143}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|148|Craig Tranter|—|—|36|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=143}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|149|Steve Doyle|–|–|–|–|–|19|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=136}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|150|Jake Haider|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|32|—|–|–|total=135}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|151|Nicky Owens|39|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=133}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|152|John Courouble|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|–|—|—|—|–|–|20|total=130}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|153|Sam Hughes|–|–|–|–|–|–|27|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=129}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|154|Alan Lowther|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|—|36|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=122}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|155|Annette Martin|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|22|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=120}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|156|Sam Hodkin|—|—|37|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=119}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|157|Liz Heath|–|–|–|32|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=111}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|158|Clive Freedman{{!}}Louis Freedman|–|–|–|–|–|–|28|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=97}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|159|Bettina Debon|–|—|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|19|–|total=95}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|160|Maria Myles|–|–|–|–|–|20|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=91}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|161|Dylan Collins|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|21|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=87}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|162|Matty Deller|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|–|—|—|—|–|–|21|total=391}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|163|Alison Stevenson|–|–|–|33|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=83}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|164|Liam T. Davis|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|23|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=80}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|165|Vicci Smith|42|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=67}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|166|Sandie Simonis|–|–|–|–|–|–|29|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=65}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|167|Edward Mason|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|35|—|–|–|total=54}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|168|Brandin Allan|–|—|–|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|20|–|total=48}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|169|Christy Cooper|–|–|40|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=48}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|170|Clive Moore|–|–|–|–|–|21|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=45}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|171|Marlies van Wijk|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|–|—|—|—|–|–|22|total=43}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|172|Leeny Jackson|–|–|–|–|–|—|–|—|24|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=40}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|173|Alan Jones|–|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|33|–|–|total=29}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|174|Sheamol Obeda|–|–|–|—|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|34|—|—|–|–|total=28}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|175|Joseph Edge|–|–|–|35|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=28}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|176|Reuben Benkel|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|36|—|–|–|total=27}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|177|Michael Armstrong|–|—|—|–|–|–|–|—|—|40|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=24}} | ||
+ | {{FOCAL points|178|David Atherton|–|—|41|–|–|–|–|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|–|–|total=24}} | ||
{{FOCAL table end}} | {{FOCAL table end}} | ||
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{{FOCAL Legend}} | {{FOCAL Legend}} |
Latest revision as of 02:35, 27 November 2023
The 2023 FOCAL season is the sixth and most recently completed season of FOCAL tournaments. It was the first standalone season since 2019, as the previous three were amalgamated due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing many events in 2020 and 2021 from going ahead.
As per tradition, the season commenced at the end of January with the Lincoln event — the eighteenth annually, titled COLIN XVIII — and its ‘hangover’ counterpart the following day. For the second year running, the February event took place in Manchester, wherein the grand final was a rematch from the previous year. The fourth, held in March, saw the town of Rugby make its debut on the co-event scene. April had a double-header of events, both occurring on the same day: Leeds — which represented the inaugural Goatdown tournament — and Monasteraden, Ireland. The season's southernmost event was held in Brighton on 13 May, with Series 84 and Championship of Champions XVI winner Ahmed Mohamed taking the crown. June's Irish double-header saw events take place in Dublin and Waterford, meaning the 2023 season has been the first in which three tournaments have been held in the Republic of Ireland. July's medieval festivities took place at Newcastle Castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, where the two finalists from the Dublin event battled it out once more. The first weekend of August saw a double-header of events held in Birmingham, with a two-round Goatdown tournament on the Friday evening and a four-game standard tournament the following day. London returned to the scene for the August bank holiday weekend, representing the third tournament of the month, this time in the North London suburb of Southgate. Blackpool returned as the September event on the calendar for the third consecutive year, and Edinburgh once again occupied the October spot. The final qualifying tournament of the season took place in Braintree in early November, which comprised a rotation of 14-round games of Countdown and "The Big Weekend Quiz", although it was only the Countdown matches that counted towards the FOCAL points received. The season finals returned to Milton Keynes on 25 November, which were won by defending champion Jack Hurst.
Events
Round | Event | Location | Country | Date | Entrants | Winner |
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1 | COLIN XVIII | Lincoln | England | 28 January | 44 | Conor Travers |
2 | COLIN XVIII: The Hangover | Lincoln | 29 January | 31 | Tim Down | |
3 | Co:Man 2023 | Manchester | 25 February | 41 | Jack Worsley | |
4 | Co:Rugby | Rugby | 18 March | 35 | Rob Foster | |
5 | Goat:Leeds | Leeds | 15 April | 21 | Rob Foster | |
6 | Co:Mon 2023 | Sligo | Ireland | 21 | Hazel Drury | |
7 | Co:Brighton 2023 | Brighton | England | 13 May | 30 | Ahmed Mohamed |
8 | Co:Dublin 2023 | Dublin | Ireland | 10 June | 21 | Tom Carey |
9 | Co:Waterford 2023 | Waterford | 17 June | 24 | Hazel Drury | |
10 | Co:Newcastle 2023 | Newcastle | England | 8 July | 40 | Tom Carey |
11 | Goat:Brum 2023 | Birmingham | 4 August | 17 | Zohaib Rehan | |
12 | Co:Brum 2023 | 5 August | 34 | Jack Hurst | ||
13 | Co:London 2023 | London | 26 August | 36 | Ahmed Mohamed | |
14 | Co:Blackpool 2023 | Blackpool | 16 September | 33 | Callum Todd | |
15 | Co:Edinburgh 2023 | Edinburgh | Scotland | 7 October | 20 | Ed McCullagh |
16 | Co:Braintree 2023 | Braintree | England | 4 November | 22 | Jack Hurst |
GF | 2023 FOCAL finals | Milton Keynes | 25 November | 8 | Jack Hurst | |
Co:MK Open 2023 | 33 | Ahmed Mohamed |
Qualifying finalists
Following Co:Braintree 2023 — the final qualifier of the season — the standings were as follows:
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Remaining entrants
|
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 |