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− | The '''2023 FOCAL season''' is the sixth and | + | The '''2023 FOCAL season''' is the sixth and most recently completed season of [[FOCAL]] tournaments. It is 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. It was won by defending champion [[Jack Hurst]]. |
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. | 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. |
Revision as of 16:53, 26 November 2023
The 2023 FOCAL season is the sixth and most recently completed season of FOCAL tournaments. It is 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. It was won by defending champion Jack Hurst.
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 will return to Milton Keynes on 25 November to determine the champion of the FOCAL organisation's sixth season.
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 | TBC | TBC | |
Co:MK Open 2023 | TBC | TBC |
Qualifying finalists
Following Co:Braintree 2023 — the final qualifier of the season — the standings were as follows:
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Remaining entrants
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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 |