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| [[Jack Worsley]] | | [[Jack Worsley]] | ||
− | | [[Countdown in Leamington Spa|Co:Leam]] ([[Countdown in Leamington Spa|2013]])<br />[[Countdown Aces Trophy]] ([[Countdown Aces Trophy|2013]])<br />[[Countdown in Reading|COREA]] ([[CO:REA 2014|2014]], [[CO:REA 2015|2015]])<br />[[Countdown in St Albans|CoStAl]] ([[CoStAl|2014]])<br />[[Countdown in Huddersfield|COHUD]] ([[COHUD 2014|2014]], [[COHUD 2015|2015]], [[COHUD 2016|2016]], [[COHUD 2017|2017]])<br />[[CoNot]] ([[CoNot IV|2015]], [[CoNot V|2016]])<br />[[COLIN]] ([[COLIN XII|2016]], [[COLIN XIV|2018]], [[COLIN XV|2019]])<br />[[COLIN]] Hangover ([[COLIN XII: The Hangover|2016]], [[COLIN XIV: The Hangover|2018]], [[COLIN XVI: The Hangover|2020]])<br />[[FOCAL]] ([[2016 FOCAL finals|2016]])<br />[[Countdown in Blackpool|Co-Blackpool]] ([[Co-Blackpool 2018|2018]])<br />[[Countdown in West Yorkshire|Co:WY]] ([[Co:WY 2019|2019]]) | + | | [[Countdown in Leamington Spa|Co:Leam]] ([[Countdown in Leamington Spa|2013]])<br />[[Countdown Aces Trophy]] ([[Countdown Aces Trophy|2013]])<br />[[Countdown in Reading|COREA]] ([[CO:REA 2014|2014]], [[CO:REA 2015|2015]])<br />[[Countdown in St Albans|CoStAl]] ([[CoStAl|2014]])<br />[[Countdown in Huddersfield|COHUD]] ([[COHUD 2014|2014]], [[COHUD 2015|2015]], [[COHUD 2016|2016]], [[COHUD 2017|2017]])<br />[[CoNot]] ([[CoNot IV|2015]], [[CoNot V|2016]])<br />[[COLIN]] ([[COLIN XII|2016]], [[COLIN XIV|2018]], [[COLIN XV|2019]])<br />[[COLIN]] Hangover ([[COLIN XII: The Hangover|2016]], [[COLIN XIV: The Hangover|2018]], [[COLIN XVI: The Hangover|2020]])<br />[[FOCAL]] ([[2016 FOCAL finals|2016]])<br />[[CoBirmingham]] ([[CoBirmingham2|2017]])<br />[[Countdown in Blackpool|Co-Blackpool]] ([[Co-Blackpool 2018|2018]])<br />[[Countdown in West Yorkshire|Co:WY]] ([[Co:WY 2019|2019]]) |
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− | ! | + | ! 12 |
| [[Rob Foster]] | | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
− | | [[CoNot]] ([[CoNot 2011|2011]])<br />[[Countdown in King's Lynn|Co:KL]] ([[Co:KL|2015]], [[CO:KL 2017|2017]])<br />[[COREA]] ([[CO:REA 2017|2017]], [[Co:REA 2019|2019]])<br />[[Countdown in Bournemouth|Co:Bo]] ([[CoBo 2017|2017]])<br />[[Countdown in Milton Keynes|.co.mk]] ([[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2017|2017]], [[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2019|2019]])<br />[[FOCAL]] ([[2017 FOCAL finals|2017]])<br />[[Countdown in Braintree|Co:Braintree]] ([[Countdown in Braintree 2019|2019]]) | + | | [[CoNot]] ([[CoNot 2011|2011]])<br />[[Countdown in King's Lynn|Co:KL]] ([[Co:KL|2015]], [[CO:KL 2017|2017]])<br />[[COREA]] ([[CO:REA 2017|2017]], [[Co:REA 2019|2019]])<br />[[Countdown in Bournemouth|Co:Bo]] ([[CoBo 2017|2017]])<br />[[Countdown in Milton Keynes|.co.mk]] ([[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2017|2017]], [[Countdown in Milton Keynes 2019|2019]])<br />[[FOCAL]] ([[2017 FOCAL finals|2017]])<br />[[CoBirmingham]] ([[CoBrum 2018|2018]])<br />[[Countdown in Braintree|Co:Braintree]] ([[Countdown in Braintree 2019|2019]]) |
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! 8 | ! 8 | ||
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| [[Countdown in Dublin|CoDub]] ([[CoDub2|2016]], [[CoDub3|2017]], [[Countdown in Dublin 4|2018]])<br />[[Countdown in Newcastle-upon-Tyne|CoNuT]] ([[CoNuT|2018]]) | | [[Countdown in Dublin|CoDub]] ([[CoDub2|2016]], [[CoDub3|2017]], [[Countdown in Dublin 4|2018]])<br />[[Countdown in Newcastle-upon-Tyne|CoNuT]] ([[CoNuT|2018]]) | ||
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− | ! rowspan=" | + | ! rowspan="3"|3 |
|[[Jack Hurst]] | |[[Jack Hurst]] | ||
| [[CoLei]] ([[CoLei4|2011]])<br />[[COLIN]] ([[COLIN X|2014]])<br />[[CoBris]] ([[CoBris 2016|2016]]) | | [[CoLei]] ([[CoLei4|2011]])<br />[[COLIN]] ([[COLIN X|2014]])<br />[[CoBris]] ([[CoBris 2016|2016]]) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Stephen Read]] | ||
+ | | [[Countdown in King's Lynn|Co:KL]] ([[Co:KL2|2016]])<br />[[CoBirmingham]] ([[CoBirmingham|2016]])<br />[[Countdown in Manchester|CoManche]] ([[CoManche|2017]]) | ||
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|[[Zarte Siempre]] | |[[Zarte Siempre]] | ||
| [[CoMultiLon]] ([[CoMultiLon|2014]])<br />[[Countdown in St Albans|CoStAl]] ([[CoStAl3|2016]])<br />[[Countdown in Bristol|CoBris]] ([[CoBris 2017|2017]]) | | [[CoMultiLon]] ([[CoMultiLon|2014]])<br />[[Countdown in St Albans|CoStAl]] ([[CoStAl3|2016]])<br />[[Countdown in Bristol|CoBris]] ([[CoBris 2017|2017]]) | ||
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− | ! rowspan=" | + | ! rowspan="6"|2 |
|[[Edward Byrne]] | |[[Edward Byrne]] | ||
| [[COLIN]] Hangover ([[COLIN XIII: The Hangover|2017]])<br />[[Countdown in Waterford|CoWat]] ([[Co:Wat III|2019]]) | | [[COLIN]] Hangover ([[COLIN XIII: The Hangover|2017]])<br />[[Countdown in Waterford|CoWat]] ([[Co:Wat III|2019]]) | ||
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|[[Oliver Garner]] | |[[Oliver Garner]] | ||
| [[Countdown in London|Co:Lon]] ([[Co:Lon 2017|2017]], [[CO:LON:2|2018]]) | | [[Countdown in London|Co:Lon]] ([[Co:Lon 2017|2017]], [[CO:LON:2|2018]]) | ||
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|[[Jonathan Wynn]] | |[[Jonathan Wynn]] | ||
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| class="runnerup" | [[Zarte Siempre]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Zarte Siempre]] | ||
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− | | class="name" | [[CoBirmingham]] (FOCAL | + | | class="name" | [[CoBirmingham]] (Open) |
+ | | class="winner" | [[Stephen Read]] | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | [[Tom Cappleman]] | ||
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+ | | class="name" | [[2016 FOCAL finals]] | ||
| class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | | class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Giles Hutchings]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Giles Hutchings]] | ||
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| class="runnerup" | [[Hazel Drury]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Hazel Drury]] | ||
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− | | class="name" | [[CoBirmingham2]] | + | | class="name" | [[CoBirmingham2]] |
+ | | class="winner" | [[Jack Worsley]] | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | [[Callum Todd]] | ||
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+ | | class="name" | [[2017 FOCAL finals]] | ||
| class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | | class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Jen Steadman]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Jen Steadman]] | ||
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| class="runnerup" | [[James Robinson]] | | class="runnerup" | [[James Robinson]] | ||
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− | | class="name" | [ | + | | class="name" | [[Countdown_in_Milton_Keynes_2018|.co.mk4]] (2018) |
| class="winner" | [[Callum Todd]] | | class="winner" | [[Callum Todd]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Tim Down]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Tim Down]] | ||
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| class="runnerup" | [[Bradley Horrocks]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Bradley Horrocks]] | ||
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− | | class="name" | [[ | + | | class="name" | [[CoBrum 2018]] |
+ | | class="winner" | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
+ | | class="runnerup" | [[Jen Steadman]] | ||
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+ | | class="name" | [[2018 FOCAL Finals]] | ||
| class="winner" | [[Jonathan Wynn]] | | class="winner" | [[Jonathan Wynn]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Thomas Cappleman]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Thomas Cappleman]] | ||
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| class="runnerup" | [[Rob Foster]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Rob Foster]] | ||
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− | | class="name" | [[COLIN XVI | + | | class="name" | [[COLIN XVI]] |
| class="winner" | [[Jonathan Wynn]] | | class="winner" | [[Jonathan Wynn]] | ||
| class="runnerup" | [[Jack Worsley]] | | class="runnerup" | [[Jack Worsley]] |
Revision as of 16:18, 17 May 2020
A Co-event is an amateur tournament similar to a Scrabble or chess tournament. Players meet up with their Countdown board games (or in some cases, suitable computer software) and play a number of games of Countdown, usually 5 or 6, and the player with the most wins is the tournament winner. In the event of a tie, the number of points scored is used to separate them.
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 2,000 online tournaments have been played since 2011.
Co-event winners
List of co-events
The Edinburgh Countdown Club was the 1st to organise tournaments.