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! class="winner" style="width: 18em;" | Winner | ! class="winner" style="width: 18em;" | Winner | ||
! class="runnerup" style="width: 18em;" | Runner-up | ! class="runnerup" style="width: 18em;" | Runner-up | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2005'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|1 | | class="name"|1 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Conor Travers]] | | class="winner" | [[Conor Travers]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2006'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|3 | | class="name"|3 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Chris Wills]] | | class="winner" | [[Chris Wills]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Mark Tournoff]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Mark Tournoff]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2007'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|5 | | class="name"|5 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Chris Wills]] | | class="winner" | [[Chris Wills]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Conor Travers]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Conor Travers]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2008'''</center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| class="name"|8 | | class="name"|8 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Mark Tournoff]] | | class="winner" | [[Mark Tournoff]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Ben Wilson]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Ben Wilson]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2009'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|11 | | class="name"|11 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Jon O'Neill]] | | class="winner" | [[Jon O'Neill]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2010'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|14 | | class="name"|14 | ||
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| class="name"|16 | | class="name"|16 | ||
− | | class="name" | [[CoLei Summer Special|Co:Leicester Summer Special]] | + | | class="name" | [[CoLei Summer Special|Co:Leicester Summer Special]] |
| class="winner" | [[Richard Priest]] | | class="winner" | [[Richard Priest]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | | class="winner" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Matt Bayfield]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Matt Bayfield]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2011'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|18 | | class="name"|18 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[James Robinson]] | | class="winner" | [[James Robinson]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Richard Priest]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Richard Priest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2012'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|23 | | class="name"|23 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Innis Carson]] | | class="winner" | [[Innis Carson]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[James Robinson]] | | class="runnerup" | [[James Robinson]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2013'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|30 | | class="name"|30 | ||
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| class="name"|36 | | class="name"|36 | ||
− | | class="name" | [[Countdown Aces Trophy]] | + | | class="name" | [[Countdown Aces Trophy]] |
| class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | | class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Kirk Bevins]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2014'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|37 | | class="name"|37 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | | class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Callum Todd]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Callum Todd]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2015'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|44 | | class="name"|44 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[James Robinson]] | | class="winner" | [[James Robinson]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Kevin McMahon]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Kevin McMahon]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2016'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|55 | | class="name"|55 | ||
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| class="runnerup" | [[Tom Cappleman]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Tom Cappleman]] | ||
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− | + | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2017'''</center> | |
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| class="name"|69 | | class="name"|69 | ||
| class="name" | [[COLIN XIII]] | | class="name" | [[COLIN XIII]] | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | | class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Callum Todd]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Callum Todd]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2018'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|83 | | class="name"|83 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | | class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Jen Steadman]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Jen Steadman]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2019'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|98 | | class="name"|98 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Jen Steadman]] | | class="winner" | [[Jen Steadman]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Rob Foster]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2020'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|114 | | class="name"|114 | ||
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| class="name"|— | | class="name"|— | ||
− | | class="name" | [[CoEdi5|Co:Edinburgh 2020]] | + | | class="name" | [[CoEdi5|Co:Edinburgh 2020]] |
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| class="name"|117 | | class="name"|117 | ||
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| class="name"|— | | class="name"|— | ||
| class="name" | [[Co:WY 2020]] | | class="name" | [[Co:WY 2020]] | ||
− | | colspan=2 rowspan= | + | | colspan=2 rowspan=4 class="name" | <center>''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic''</center> |
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| class="name"|— | | class="name"|— | ||
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| class="name"|— | | class="name"|— | ||
| class="name" | [[2020 FOCAL finals]] | | class="name" | [[2020 FOCAL finals]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2021'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|— | | class="name"|— | ||
| class="name" | [[CoPet 2021|Co:Pet 2021]] | | class="name" | [[CoPet 2021|Co:Pet 2021]] | ||
+ | |colspan=2 class="name" | <center>''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic''</center> | ||
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| class="name" | [[2021 FOCAL finals]] | | class="name" | [[2021 FOCAL finals]] | ||
| colspan=2 class="name" | <center>''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic''</center> | | colspan=2 class="name" | <center>''Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic''</center> | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2022'''</center> | ||
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| class="name"|121 | | class="name"|121 | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | | class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Graeme Cole]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Graeme Cole]] | ||
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+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2023'''</center> | ||
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| class="winner" | [[Jack Hurst]] | | class="winner" | [[Jack Hurst]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[James Robinson]] | | class="runnerup" | [[James Robinson]] | ||
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+ | | class="name" | [[2023 FOCAL finals]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | [[Jack Hurst]] | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | [[George Armstrong]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:MK Open 2023|Milton Keynes Open 2023]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | [[Ahmed Mohamed]] | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | [[Ronan Higginson]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=4 class="name" | <center> '''Tournaments in 2024'''</center> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|151 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[COLIN XIX]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|152 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[COLIN XIX: The Hangover]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|153 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:Liverpool 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|154 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Goat:Rugby 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|155 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:Rugby 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|156 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:Reading 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|157 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:Sheffield 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|158 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:Oxford 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | class="name"|159 | ||
+ | | class="name" | [[Co:Durham 2024]] | ||
+ | | class="winner" | ''TBC'' | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | ''TBC'' | ||
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[[Category:Countdown tournaments|*]] | [[Category:Countdown tournaments|*]] |
Revision as of 22:19, 2 January 2024
A Co-event is an unofficial tournament held at an organised location in the UK or Ireland that meets up for social and competitive Countdown. Inspired by Scrabble tournaments, players meet up with their Countdown board games (or in some cases, suitable computer software) and play a set number of games of Countdown, usually 5 or 6, and the player with the most wins claims 1st place. In the event of a tie, the number of points scored is used to separate the players. In most events, the top 2 players play a final to determine the winner.
There are two distinct types of tournament: head-to-head "Edinburgh-style" tournaments, and "Bristol-style" tournaments where everyone in the room plays from the same set of letters and numbers. The Countdown in Lincoln tournaments use head-to-head games, i.e. each 'table' of three players selects its own separate letters and numbers (one person acting as host, 'Dictionary Corner' and 'Rachel' whilst the other two play each other), while the Countdown in Bristol tournament uses the second system whereby players play in pairs, but all players have the same letters, numbers and conundrum (usually displayed on a board at the front of the room).
This second system eliminates the luck factor as no player or players have "better" selections than anyone else over the course of the day. However, some dislike it because, since they cannot select the letters or numbers themselves, it denies them the chance to use tactical selections to win individual games, for example picking an unusual numbers selection against an opponent known to be weak at the numbers game.
Some otherwise most Bristol-style tournaments have a system for numbers games that compromises between the two formats: A contestant from each pair makes a choice of numbers, just as on the show or in the Edinburgh format and, once everybody has chosen, a selection is revealed for each possible number of large and small numbers in one way or another, the 1st to introduce this was .co.mk in 2015.
Since 2016, the majority of tournaments have been run as part of organisational body FOCAL.
Prior to 2011, online tournaments were also listed here. However, the advent of Apterous's "tourney" system has allowed multiple tournaments to be played at once, rendering the number of tournaments sheer. Over 3,000 online tournaments have been played since 2011.
Co-event winners
List of co-events
The Edinburgh Countdown Club was the first to organise tournaments.