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 will see 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 will once again hold a slot in May, after which there will be 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.

Among others, later tournaments planned to go ahead in 2025 include Dublin, Blackpool and at least two others. Locations absent from this season will be Glasgow and Braintree, with Braintree provisionally being replaced by the debuting town of Hemel Hempstead.

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	TBC	TBC
10	Co:Sheffield 2025	Sheffield	England	10 May	TBC	TBC
11	Co:TW 2025	Tunbridge Wells		24 May	TBC	TBC
12	Co:Stockport 2025	Stockport		14 June	TBC	TBC
13	Co:Durham 2025	Durham		5 July	TBC	TBC
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

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:Rugby 2025, the standings were as follows:

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM BWU BIR REA {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 1 Dylan Taylor 7 3 1 1 – 1 1 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5592 2 Tom Carey 6 6 15 4 23 3 4 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 5251 3 Matthew Brockwell 14 10 7 – 3 2 9 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4756 4 Tim Hebbes 11 18 8 2 16 8 12 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4737 5 Dan Byrom 8 17 6 11 5 – 5 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 4564 6 Ed Byrne 3 9 9 – – 4 10 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3960 7 Tom Cappleman 2 1 3 – 1 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3817 8 George Armstrong 13 8 19 9 – – 3 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3546

Remaining contenders

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

Pos. Entrant LPD LIN LHO LIV OXF RWU RUG LON MON SHE TUN STK DHM BWU BIR REA {{{17}}} {{{18}}} {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} {{{26}}} {{{27}}} {{{28}}} {{{29}}} {{{30}}} Points 9 Graeme Cole 31 20 27 – 7 7 7 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3191 10 Bradley Horrocks 17 15 10 – 15 – 13 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3163 11 Tim Down 15 16 19 – 8 – 14 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3105 12 MSR 33 14 25 13 18 10 17 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3101 13 Adrian Fletcher 10 19 13 8 – 15 25 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 3084 14 Jack Hurst 4 2 2 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2792 15 Callum Todd 1 4 5 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2748 16 Sean Fletcher 9 30 25 19 17 – 18 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2739 17 Adam Latchford – – – 5 4 – 6 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2546 18 Adam Dexter 19 23 30 – 24 5 30 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2386 19 Coral Heath – – – 7 10 11 20 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2277 20 James Robinson 16 11 11 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 2023 21 Jason Cullen – 30 16 10 20 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1972 22 Phil Stanton 27 32 28 12 26 – 26 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1935 23 Ronan Higginson – – – – 2 – 2 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1890 24 Dave Robjohns 23 12 23 – 25 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1818 25 Zohaib Rehan 5 5 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1749 26 Jack Worsley – 7 4 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1732 27 Richard Priest 12 25 17 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1648 28 Fiona Titcombe 20 29 32 – 12 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1619 29 Tom Stevenson – – – – 6 – 8 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1616 30 Sam Prouse 21 21 14 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1576 31 Ian Wray 28 36 29 – 27 14 19 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1548 32 Tracey Mills 25 22 12 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1496 33 Samuel Stock – – – – 11 6 31 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1489 34 Jonathan De Souza – – – – 9 – 11 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1451 35 Stewart Gordon 24 34 21 – – – 23 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1355 36 Steven Grady – – – 16 – 8 21 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1346 37 Jeff Clayton 22 27 18 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1303 38 Chris Marshall 30 13 24 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1255 39 Mike Lee – – – – 29 12 16 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 1066 40 Toby Pereira 18 26 36 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 962 41 Matt O'Connor – – – 3 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 893 42 Zubair Patel 26 38 21 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 847 43 Annie Henry – – – 23 22 – 28 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 806 44 Stephen Read – – – 6 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 786 45 Dan Spinks – – – – 13 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 649 46 Darren Godfrey – – – 14 32 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 635 47 Amar Chotai – 24 31 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 626 48 Dave Ryan – – – – 14 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 622 49 Oliver Garner – – – – – – 15 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 583 50 Ashwin Abinashi – – – – 28 – 24 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 576 51 Suzy Turner – – – – 19 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 486 52 Ljubica Lazarevic – – – 15 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 464 53 Jessica Pratesi – – – – 21 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 432 54 Mike Springett 34 35 33 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 399 55 Matty Artell – – – 17 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 393 56 Steve Hyde – 37 – – – – 27 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 390 57 Ross King – – – – – – 22 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 389 58 Kevin Nelson – – – 18 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 357 59 Anthony Endsor – 28 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 349 60 George Baker 36 41 34 – 35 16 35 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 320 61 Euan Crabb – – – 20 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 286 62 Jane Peet – – – 21 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 250 63 Jack D 32 42 35 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 237 64 Scott Babb – – – – – 13 – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 235 65 James Laverty – 33 – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 233 66 Adam Beach 28 – – – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 230 67 Jeremy Phillips – – – 22 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 214 68 Kate Scranage – – – – – – 29 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 194 69 Mauro Pratesi – – – – 30 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 189 70 Mark Mills 35 39 37 – – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 173 71 Richard Barnett – – – – 31 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 162 72 Thomas Roebuck – 40 – – – – 33 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 153 73 Alan Jones – – – 24 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 143 74 Peter Littleton – – – – – – 32 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 111 75 Andy Evans – – – – 33 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 108 76 Jay Roberts – – – 25 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 107 77 Joseph Bartram – – – – 34 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 81 78 Colin Peet – – – 26 – – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 71 79 Joe Henry – – – 27 36 – – {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 63 80 Michael Armstrong – – – – – – 34 {{{19}}} {{{20}}} {{{21}}} {{{22}}} {{{23}}} {{{24}}} {{{25}}} 56

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