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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
1	COLIN XIX	Lincoln	England	27 January	45	Jack Hurst
2	COLIN XIX: The Hangover	Lincoln		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	37	Jack Worsley
9	Co:Oxford 2024	Oxford		15 June	50	Rob Foster
10	Co:Durham 2024	Durham		6 July	TBC	TBC
11	Goat:Brum 2024	Birmingham		2 August	TBC	TBC
12	Co:Brum 2024	Birmingham		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	2 November	TBC	TBC
GF	2024 FOCAL finals	Milton Keynes	late November	TBC	TBC
GF	Co:MK Open 2024	Milton Keynes	late 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. 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:Oxford 2024, the standings were as follows:

Pos.	Entrant	LIN	LHO	LIV	GRU	RUG	MON	REA	SHE	OXF	{{{17}}}	{{{18}}}	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}
1	Jack Hurst	1	3	1	2	1	–	11	–	6	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	6419
2	Adam Latchford	12	2	16	4	17	–	28	7	27	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	5403
3	Tom Carey	12	6	–	11	11	–	1	5	9	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	5380
4	Dan Byrom	11	9	–	6	10	–	5	10	29	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	5016
5	George Armstrong	9	10	19	3	9	–	–	–	14	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	4381
6	Matthew S Rutherford	15	20	12	16	18	–	29	18	20	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	4101
7	Tim Hebbes	19	24	9	9	16	–	27	–	12	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	4070
8	James Robinson	29	15	4	–	–	–	7	6	26	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	4043

Remaining contenders

Following Co:Oxford 2024, the standings were as follows:

Pos.	Entrant	LIN	LHO	LIV	GRU	RUG	MON	REA	SHE	OXF	{{{17}}}	{{{18}}}	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}
9	Tom Cappleman	20	7	–	–	7	–	2	–	8	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3987
10	Dylan Taylor	–	–	3	10	2	–	–	4	17	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3908
11	Jonathan De Souza	7	–	–	–	13	–	15	2	16	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3861
12	Rob Foster	4	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3808
13	Eeshan Malhotra	–	–	–	7	4	–	9	12	18	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3709
14	Adrian Fletcher	14	18	20	16	14	–	6	26	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3694
15	Bradley Horrocks	22	11	7	–	–	–	–	9	7	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3659
16	Tom Stevenson	–	–	2	–	2	–	26	–	4	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3338
17	Ed Byrne	6	14	–	12	27	–	–	8	33	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3301
18	Coral Heath	34	–	25	15	15	–	18	29	10	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3199
19	Fiona Titcombe	18	16	28	18	22	–	–	17	22	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	3095
20	Adam Dexter	30	25	–	5	29	–	8	–	25	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2983
21	Jack Worsley	3	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2795
22	Tim Down	28	8	–	–	–	–	4	–	15	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2794
23	Zohaib Rehan	–	–	–	1	5	–	–	–	2	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2779
24	Callum Todd	2	5	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2735
25	Phil Stanton	36	28	18	14	12	–	21	–	43	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2719
26	Richard Priest	37	17	5	–	–	–	16	–	31	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2681
27	Stewart Gordon	17	30	10	–	31	–	–	21	37	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2429
28	Stephen Read	–	–	17	8	25	–	–	11	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2228
29	Graeme Cole	23	13	–	–	–	–	14	–	39	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	2105
30	Steve Hyde	16	–	–	–	19	–	43	28	32	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1992
31	Ashwin Abinashi	–	–	–	–	35	–	22	13	23	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1879
32	Matthew Brockwell	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	5	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1680
33	Adam Beach	39	32	31	–	–	–	24	27	36	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1602
34	Matt O'Connor	–	–	8	–	8	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1589
35	Jason Turner	24	22	15	–	–	–	–	35	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1553
36	Tracey Mills	33	12	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1545
37	Anthony Endsor	21	–	26	–	–	–	–	14	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1525
38	Darren Godfrey	–	–	21	–	34	–	31	19	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1506
39	Andy Platt	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1470
40	Jonathan Wynn	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	19	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1469
41	Ian Wray	42	–	–	–	24	–	–	20	24	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1458
42	Brendan Whitehurst	–	–	6	–	28	–	–	–	41	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1309
43	Dave Robjohns	–	–	–	13	26	–	38	–	40	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1178
44	Toby Byfield	–	–	–	–	–	–	33	–	13	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1134
45	Sean Fletcher	–	–	–	–	23	–	20	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	1025
46	Brendan Duke	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	952
47	Ronan Higginson	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	941
48	Paul Talmey	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	46	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	913
49	Eoin Jackson	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	905
50	Mike Lee	–	–	–	–	21	–	30	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	891
51	Hazel Drury	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	857
52	David Hilton	38	21	–	–	32	–	–	–	45	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	850
53	Conor Travers	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	826
54	Alan O'Sullivan	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	810
55	Junaid Mubeen	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	784
56	Dinos Sfyris	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	783
57	Jeff Clayton	31	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	783
58	Sarah McDonagh	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	762
59	Neil Collins	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	759
60	Jessica Pratesi	–	–	–	–	–	–	32	–	34	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	740
61	Mike Springett	26	–	–	–	–	–	40	–	49	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	694
62	Chris Kirby	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	725
63	Roger Stevens	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	714
64	Mark Mills	–	23	–	–	–	–	–	24	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	711
65	Dave Ryan	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	685
66	Matty Artell	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	675
67	Sam Prouse	25	–	–	–	30	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	668
68	Chris Marshall	44	27	–	–	–	–	–	23	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	667
68	Gale Berry	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	667
70	Mervyn Tong	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	650
71	Catriona Cappleman	–	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	648
72	Wes Pollington	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	619
73	Ann Dibben	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	588
74	Amar Chotai	27	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	584
75	Suzy Turner	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	574
76	Séan O'Connor	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	571
77	Gevin Chapwell	32	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	561
78	Joseph Bartram	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	–	42	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	546
79	Martyn Pegram	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	537
80	Diarmuid Henry	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	524
81	Andy Evans	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	44	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	489
82	Euan Crabb	–	–	29	–	–	–	–	30	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	486
83	Roshin Sen	–	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	476
84	Steven Grady	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	474
85	Harry Savage	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	451
86	Alison Douglas	–	–	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	450
87	Ted Burke	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	429
88	Nathan Pace	–	–	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	425
89	Kate Scranage	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	421
90	Mark Murray	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	412
91	Sam Hodkin	–	–	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	400
92	Taz Turner	40	31	35	–	–	–	–	37	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	395
93	Paul Drury	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	381
94	Paul Worsley	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	342
95	Dave Cappleman	–	–	–	–	–	–	36	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	333
95	Aaryanna Walton	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	333
97	Dave Ashton	–	–	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	325
98	Graham Harding	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	315
99	Sandie Simonis	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	35	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	314
100	Ljubica Lazarevic	–	–	30	–	–	–	52	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	287
101	Dee Barry	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	286
102	Ruth Cappleman	–	–	–	–	–	–	38	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	278
103	Mauro Pratesi	–	–	–	–	–	–	39	–	50	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	261
104	Steven Turnbull	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	38	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	255
105	David Roe	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	239
106	Natasha Rodgers	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	238
107	Helen Harding	–	–	–	–	–	–	40	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	222
108	Michael Armstrong	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	32	48	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	217
109	John Billingsley	–	–	32	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	200
110	Sarah Waldon	–	–	–	–	–	17	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	190
111	Archie Rodger	–	–	–	–	–	–	44	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	185
112	George Carey	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	184
113	Mel Coupe	–	–	–	19	33	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	182
114	Jack D	43	33	–	–	–	–	–	36	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	175
115	Eva Dewsbury	–	–	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	175
116	Ben Leyburn	–	–	–	–	–	–	45	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	167
117	Oli Moore	–	–	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	150
118	Nick Sellars	–	–	–	–	–	–	46	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	148
119	George Drury	–	–	–	–	–	18	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	143
120	James Laverty	41	34	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	138
121	Ellen Harrison	–	–	–	–	37	–	48	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	137
122	Sam Manojlovic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	33	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	132
123	Daaniyal Ali	–	–	–	–	–	–	47	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	130
124	George Baker	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	34	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	105
125	Paul Craib	–	–	36	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	100
126	Ceara McGovern	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	95
127	Rachael Montgomery	–	–	–	–	–	–	49	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	93
128	Paul Mcgivern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	78
129	Irene Dove	–	–	37	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	75
130	Katy Bowen	–	–	–	–	–	–	50	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	74
131	Pete Borrett	–	–	–	–	–	–	51	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	56
132	Ali Stevenson	–	–	–	–	36	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	53
133	Selma Reilly	–	–	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	50
134	Paddy Meskell	–	–	–	–	–	20	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	48
135	Paul J. Dove	–	–	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	25
136	Vicci Smith	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	22
137	Maire Bennett	–	–	–	–	–	–	53	–	–	{{{19}}}	{{{20}}}	{{{21}}}	19

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

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-The '''2024 FOCAL season''' will be the seventh season of [[FOCAL]] tournaments. It will be the first season under the chairmanship of [[Darren Godfrey]], who will take over the role from [[Callum Todd]] as the FOCAL chairman.
+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 will kick off with the Lincoln double-header on the last weekend of January. Among others yet to be confirmed, tournaments will be taking place in Liverpool, Rugby, Reading, and — for the first time — Sheffield and Oxford.
+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]], will be the nineteenth annually, bearing the title [[COLIN XIX]] accordingly. The February slot will be occupied by Liverpool, which is returning after a [[Co-Liverpool 2019|five-year]] absence. For the second year running, March will involve players tackling in the town of [[Countdown in Rugby|Rugby]] — a double-header this time around, the main Rugby event will be preceded by a 2-round [[Goatdown]] tournament on the Friday night. The [[Countdown in Reading|Reading event]] (also the first since [[Co:REA 2019|2019]]) in April will use a useful, purpose-built software designed by [[Series 80]] [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist [[Fiona Titcombe]]. Two debuting locations on the [[co-event]] circuit will be Sheffield and Oxford, to be hosted in May and June respectively.
+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 Birmingham, Blackpool, Braintree, and London; thus far, Brighton, Leeds and Manchester will be absent this season.
+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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+|34
-|''TBC''
+|[[Rob Foster]]
 |-
 !3
-|Co:Liverpool 2024
+|[[Co:Liverpool 2024]]
 |Liverpool
 |24 February
-|''TBC''
+|39
-|''TBC''
+|[[Jack Hurst]]
 |-
 !4
-|Goat:Rugby
+|[[Goat:Rugby 2024]]
 |Rugby
 |22 March
-|''TBC''
+|19
-|''TBC''
+|[[Zohaib Rehan]]
 |-
 !5
-|Co:Rugby 2024
+|[[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
+|rowspan="7"|England
+|20 April
+|53
+|[[Tom Carey]]
+|-
+!8
+|[[Co:Sheffield 2024]]
+|Sheffield
+|18 May
+|37
+|[[Jack Worsley]]
+|-
+!9
+|[[Co:Oxford 2024]]
+|Oxford
+|15 June
+|50
+|[[Rob Foster]]
+|-
+!10
+|[[Co:Durham 2024]]
+|Durham
+|6 July
+|''TBC''
+|''TBC''
+|-
+!11
+|[[Goat:Brum 2024]]
+|rowspan="2"|Birmingham
+|2 August
 |''TBC''
 |''TBC''
 |-
-!6
+!12
-|Co:Reading 2024
+|[[Co:Brum 2024]]
-|Reading
+|3 August
-|15 April
+|''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''
 |-
-!7
+!16
-|Co:Sheffield 2024
+|[[Co:Braintree 2024]]
-|Sheffield
+|Braintree
-|18 May
+|rowspan="3=|England
+|2 November
 |''TBC''
 |''TBC''
 |-
-!8
+!rowspan="2"|GF
-|Co:Oxford
+|[[2024 FOCAL finals]]
-|Oxford
+|rowspan="2"|Milton Keynes
-|15 June
+|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:Oxford 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|–|6|||||||| total=6419}}
+{{FOCAL points|2|Adam Latchford|12|2|16|4|17|–|28|7|27|||||||| total=5403}}
+{{FOCAL points|3|Tom Carey|12|6|–|11|11|–|1|5|9|||||||| total=5380}}
+{{FOCAL points|4|Dan Byrom|11|9|–|6|10|–|5|10|29|||||||| total=5016}}
+{{FOCAL points|5|George Armstrong|9|10|19|3|9|–|–|–|14|||||||| total=4381}}
+{{FOCAL points|6|Matthew S Rutherford|15|20|12|16|18|–|29|18|20|||||||| total=4101}}
+{{FOCAL points|7|Tim Hebbes|19|24|9|9|16|–|27|–|12|||||||| total=4070}}
+{{FOCAL points|8|James Robinson|29|15|4|–|–|–|7|6|26|||||||| total=4043}}
+{{FOCAL table end}}
+|}
+===Remaining contenders===
+Following [[Co:Oxford 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|Tom Cappleman|20|7|–|–|7|–|2|–|8|||||||| total=3987}}
+{{FOCAL points|10|Dylan Taylor|–|–|3|10|2|–|–|4|17|||||||| total=3908}}
+{{FOCAL points|11|Jonathan De Souza|7|–|–|–|13|–|15|2|16|||||||| total=3861}}
+{{FOCAL points|12|Rob Foster|4|1|–|–|–|–|3|–|1|||||||| total=3808}}
+{{FOCAL points|13|Eeshan Malhotra|–|–|–|7|4|–|9|12|18|||||||| total=3709}}
+{{FOCAL points|14|Adrian Fletcher|14|18|20|16|14|–|6|26|–|||||||| total=3694}}
+{{FOCAL points|15|Bradley Horrocks|22|11|7|–|–|–|–|9|7|||||||| total=3659}}
+{{FOCAL points|16|Tom Stevenson|–|–|2|–|2|–|26|–|4|||||||| total=3338}}
+{{FOCAL points|17|Ed Byrne|6|14|–|12|27|–|–|8|33|||||||| total=3301}}
+{{FOCAL points|18|Coral Heath|34|–|25|15|15|–|18|29|10|||||||| total=3199}}
+{{FOCAL points|19|Fiona Titcombe|18|16|28|18|22|–|–|17|22|||||||| total=3095}}
+{{FOCAL points|20|Adam Dexter|30|25|–|5|29|–|8|–|25|||||||| total=2983}}
+{{FOCAL points|21|Jack Worsley|3|4|–|–|–|–|–|1|–|||||||| total=2795}}
+{{FOCAL points|22|Tim Down|28|8|–|–|–|–|4|–|15|||||||| total=2794}}
+{{FOCAL points|23|Zohaib Rehan|–|–|–|1|5|–|–|–|2|||||||| total=2779}}
+{{FOCAL points|24|Callum Todd|2|5|–|–|–|–|–|3|–|||||||| total=2735}}
+{{FOCAL points|25|Phil Stanton|36|28|18|14|12|–|21|–|43|||||||| total=2719}}
+{{FOCAL points|26|Richard Priest|37|17|5|–|–|–|16|–|31|||||||| total=2681}}
+{{FOCAL points|27|Stewart Gordon|17|30|10|–|31|–|–|21|37|||||||| total=2429}}
+{{FOCAL points|28|Stephen Read|–|–|17|8|25|–|–|11|–|||||||| total=2228}}
+{{FOCAL points|29|Graeme Cole|23|13|–|–|–|–|14|–|39|||||||| total=2105}}
+{{FOCAL points|30|Steve Hyde|16|–|–|–|19|–|43|28|32|||||||| total=1992}}
+{{FOCAL points|31|Ashwin Abinashi|–|–|–|–|35|–|22|13|23|||||||| total=1879}}
+{{FOCAL points|32|Matthew Brockwell|–|–|–|–|–|–|12|–|5|||||||| total=1680}}
+{{FOCAL points|33|Adam Beach|39|32|31|–|–|–|24|27|36|||||||| total=1602}}
+{{FOCAL points|34|Matt O'Connor|–|–|8|–|8|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=1589}}
+{{FOCAL points|35|Jason Turner|24|22|15|–|–|–|–|35|–|||||||| total=1553}}
+{{FOCAL points|36|Tracey Mills|33|12|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|||||||| total=1545}}
+{{FOCAL points|37|Anthony Endsor|21|–|26|–|–|–|–|14|–|||||||| total=1525}}
+{{FOCAL points|38|Darren Godfrey|–|–|21|–|34|–|31|19|–|||||||| total=1506}}
+{{FOCAL points|39|Andy Platt|5|–|–|–|–|–|–|16|–|||||||| total=1470}}
+{{FOCAL points|40|Jonathan Wynn|–|–|–|–|6|–|–|–|19|||||||| total=1469}}
+{{FOCAL points|41|Ian Wray|42|–|–|–|24|–|–|20|24|||||||| total=1458}}
+{{FOCAL points|42|Brendan Whitehurst|–|–|6|–|28|–|–|–|41|||||||| total=1309}}
+{{FOCAL points|43|Dave Robjohns|–|–|–|13|26|–|38|–|40|||||||| total=1178}}
+{{FOCAL points|44|Toby Byfield|–|–|–|–|–|–|33|–|13|||||||| total=1134}}
+{{FOCAL points|45|Sean Fletcher|–|–|–|–|23|–|20|–|–|||||||| total=1025}}
+{{FOCAL points|46|Brendan Duke|–|–|–|–|–|1|–|–|–|||||||| total=952}}
+{{FOCAL points|47|Ronan Higginson|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|3|||||||| total=941}}
+{{FOCAL points|48|Paul Talmey|–|–|–|–|–|–|10|–|46|||||||| total=913}}
+{{FOCAL points|49|Eoin Jackson|–|–|–|–|–|2|–|–|–|||||||| total=905}}
+{{FOCAL points|50|Mike Lee|–|–|–|–|21|–|30|–|–|||||||| total=891}}
+{{FOCAL points|51|Hazel Drury|–|–|–|–|–|3|–|–|–|||||||| total=857}}
+{{FOCAL points|52|David Hilton|38|21|–|–|32|–|–|–|45|||||||| total=850}}
+{{FOCAL points|53|Conor Travers|8|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=826}}
+{{FOCAL points|54|Alan O'Sullivan|–|–|–|–|–|4|–|–|–|||||||| total=810}}
+{{FOCAL points|55|Junaid Mubeen|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|11|||||||| total=784}}
+{{FOCAL points|56|Dinos Sfyris|10|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=783}}
+{{FOCAL points|57|Jeff Clayton|31|19|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=783}}
+{{FOCAL points|58|Sarah McDonagh|–|–|–|–|–|5|–|–|–|||||||| total=762}}
+{{FOCAL points|59|Neil Collins|–|–|–|–|–|–|13|–|–|||||||| total=759}}
+{{FOCAL points|60|Jessica Pratesi|–|–|–|–|–|–|32|–|34|||||||| total=740}}
+{{FOCAL points|61|Mike Springett|26|–|–|–|–|–|40|–|49|||||||| total=694}}
+{{FOCAL points|62|Chris Kirby|–|–|11|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=725}}
+{{FOCAL points|63|Roger Stevens|–|–|–|–|–|6|–|–|–|||||||| total=714}}
+{{FOCAL points|64|Mark Mills|–|23|–|–|–|–|–|24|–|||||||| total=711}}
+{{FOCAL points|65|Dave Ryan|–|–|–|–|–|–|17|–|–|||||||| total=685}}
+{{FOCAL points|66|Matty Artell|–|–|13|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=675}}
+{{FOCAL points|67|Sam Prouse|25|–|–|–|30|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=668}}
+{{FOCAL points|68|Chris Marshall|44|27|–|–|–|–|–|23|–|||||||| total=667}}
+{{FOCAL points|68|Gale Berry|–|–|–|–|–|7|–|–|–|||||||| total=667}}
+{{FOCAL points|70|Mervyn Tong|–|–|14|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=650}}
+{{FOCAL points|71|Catriona Cappleman|–|–|–|–|–|–|19|–|–|||||||| total=648}}
+{{FOCAL points|72|Wes Pollington|–|–|–|–|–|8|–|–|–|||||||| total=619}}
+{{FOCAL points|73|Ann Dibben|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|21|||||||| total=588}}
+{{FOCAL points|74|Amar Chotai|27|29|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=584}}
+{{FOCAL points|75|Suzy Turner|–|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|–|||||||| total=574}}
+{{FOCAL points|76|Séan O'Connor|–|–|–|–|–|9|–|–|–|||||||| total=571}}
+{{FOCAL points|77|Gevin{{!}}Gevin Chapwell|32|26|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=561}}
+{{FOCAL points|78|Joseph Bartram|–|–|–|–|–|–|34|–|42|||||||| total=546}}
+{{FOCAL points|79|Martyn Pegram|–|–|–|–|–|–|25|–|–|||||||| total=537}}
+{{FOCAL points|80|Diarmuid Henry|–|–|–|–|–|10|–|–|–|||||||| total=524}}
+{{FOCAL points|81|Andy Evans (Series 81){{!}}Andy Evans|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|44|||||||| total=489}}
+{{FOCAL points|82|Euan Crabb|–|–|29|–|–|–|–|30|–|||||||| total=486}}
+{{FOCAL points|83|Roshin Sen|–|–|–|–|–|11|–|–|–|||||||| total=476}}
+{{FOCAL points|84|Steven Grady|–|–|–|–|20|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=474}}
+{{FOCAL points|85|Harry Savage|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|28|||||||| total=451}}
+{{FOCAL points|86|Alison Douglas|–|–|22|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=450}}
+{{FOCAL points|87|Ted Burke|–|–|–|–|–|12|–|–|–|||||||| total=429}}
+{{FOCAL points|88|Nathan Pace|–|–|23|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=425}}
+{{FOCAL points|89|Kate Scranage|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|22|–|||||||| total=421}}
+{{FOCAL points|90|Mark Murray|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|30|||||||| total=412}}
+{{FOCAL points|91|Sam Hodkin|–|–|24|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=400}}
+{{FOCAL points|92|Taz Turner|40|31|35|–|–|–|–|37|–|||||||| total=395}}
+{{FOCAL points|93|Paul Drury|–|–|–|–|–|13|–|–|–|||||||| total=381}}
+{{FOCAL points|94|Paul Worsley|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|25|–|||||||| total=342}}
+{{FOCAL points|95|Dave Cappleman|–|–|–|–|–|–|36|–|–|||||||| total=333}}
+{{FOCAL points|95|Aaryanna Walton|–|–|–|–|–|14|–|–|–|||||||| total=333}}
+{{FOCAL points|97|Dave Ashton|–|–|27|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=325}}
+{{FOCAL points|98|Graham Harding|–|–|–|–|–|–|37|–|–|||||||| total=315}}
+{{FOCAL points|99|Sandie Simonis|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|35|||||||| total=314}}
+{{FOCAL points|100|Ljubica Lazarevic|–|–|30|–|–|–|52|–|–|||||||| total=287}}
+{{FOCAL points|101|Dee Barry|–|–|–|–|–|15|–|–|–|||||||| total=286}}
+{{FOCAL points|102|Ruth Cappleman|–|–|–|–|–|–|38|–|–|||||||| total=278}}
+{{FOCAL points|103|Mauro Pratesi|–|–|–|–|–|–|39|–|50|||||||| total=261}}
+{{FOCAL points|104|Steven Turnbull|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|38|||||||| total=255}}
+{{FOCAL points|105|David Roe|35|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=239}}
+{{FOCAL points|106|Natasha Rodgers|–|–|–|–|–|16|–|–|–|||||||| total=238}}
+{{FOCAL points|107|Helen Harding|–|–|–|–|–|–|40|–|–|||||||| total=222}}
+{{FOCAL points|108|Michael Armstrong|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|32|48|||||||| total=217}}
+{{FOCAL points|109|John Billingsley|–|–|32|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=200}}
+{{FOCAL points|110|Sarah Waldon|–|–|–|–|–|17|–|–|–|||||||| total=190}}
+{{FOCAL points|111|Archie Rodger|–|–|–|–|–|–|44|–|–|||||||| total=185}}
+{{FOCAL points|112|George Carey|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|31|–|||||||| total=184}}
+{{FOCAL points|113|Mel Coupe|–|–|–|19|33|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=182}}
+{{FOCAL points|114|Jack D|43|33|–|–|–|–|–|36|–|||||||| total=175}}
+{{FOCAL points|115|Eva Dewsbury|–|–|33|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=175}}
+{{FOCAL points|116|Ben Leyburn|–|–|–|–|–|–|45|–|–|||||||| total=167}}
+{{FOCAL points|117|Oli Moore|–|–|34|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=150}}
+{{FOCAL points|118|Nick Sellars|–|–|–|–|–|–|46|–|–|||||||| total=148}}
+{{FOCAL points|119|George Drury|–|–|–|–|–|18|–|–|–|||||||| total=143}}
+{{FOCAL points|120|James Laverty|41|34|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=138}}
+{{FOCAL points|121|Ellen Guy{{!}}Ellen Harrison|–|–|–|–|37|–|48|–|–|||||||| total=137}}
+{{FOCAL points|122|Sam Manojlovic|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|33|–|||||||| total=132}}
+{{FOCAL points|123|Daaniyal Ali|–|–|–|–|–|–|47|–|–|||||||| total=130}}
+{{FOCAL points|124|George Baker (co-event player){{!}}George Baker|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|34|–|||||||| total=105}}
+{{FOCAL points|125|Paul Craib|–|–|36|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=100}}
+{{FOCAL points|126|Ceara McGovern|–|–|–|–|–|19|–|–|–|||||||| total=95}}
+{{FOCAL points|127|Rachael Montgomery|–|–|–|–|–|–|49|–|–|||||||| total=93}}
+{{FOCAL points|128|Paul Mcgivern|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|47|||||||| total=78}}
+{{FOCAL points|129|Irene Dove|–|–|37|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=75}}
+{{FOCAL points|130|Katy Bowen|–|–|–|–|–|–|50|–|–|||||||| total=74}}
+{{FOCAL points|131|Pete Borrett|–|–|–|–|–|–|51|–|–|||||||| total=56}}
+{{FOCAL points|132|Ali Stevenson|–|–|–|–|36|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=53}}
+{{FOCAL points|133|Selma Reilly|–|–|38|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=50}}
+{{FOCAL points|134|Paddy Meskell|–|–|–|–|–|20|–|–|–|||||||| total=48}}
+{{FOCAL points|135|Paul J. Dove|–|–|39|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=25}}
+{{FOCAL points|136|Vicci Smith|45|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|||||||| total=22}}
+{{FOCAL points|137|Maire Bennett|–|–|–|–|–|–|53|–|–|||||||| total=19}}
+{{FOCAL table end}}
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+{{FOCAL Legend}}
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