CoBrum2025/Friday 01st-Saturday 02nd August 2025

[Matt Rutherford]

So we are back to Birmingham for the summer-and not in the suburbs this time! As has been since 2023, two back-to-back events as we all go on a summer holidays to the Midlands. Tis I, MSR, pulling stuff together, with the able help of Beachy and other chums.

Date-On Friday 01st-Saturday 02nd August 2025. Friday it’s CoBrum Warm-Up, 2 rounds, 4 games each. Saturday is CoBrum Main Event, 4 rounds, 8 games each.

Format-Lincoln-style for both.

Venue-Two different venues for each. **Please note the correct venue**

WARM-UP/The Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5SN. Same place as 2023. Room at the very top.
MAIN/Cherry Red’s Cafe Bar, 88-92 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN. The Bosta Room

Playing 9-round games of Countdown, in tables of three, ‘Lincoln’ style. After the four/eight games in each, the two players face each other in the grand final. Prizes for Podium on Friday, top 8 on Saturday, and some others depending on budget. First round is randomly-drawn. All other rounds, you’ll face players on the same number of total wins (Birmingham-style drawing…Yes, I’m calling it this, fight me!). This should result in some good, well-matched games.

TIMINGS
CoBrum Warm Up/Friday 01st August 2025-THE WELLINGTON
18:30-Doors open
19:00-First round draw is made and things kick-off
20:15-Second round starts
21:30-Grand final
CoBrum Main Event/Saturday 02nd August 2025-CHERRY RED'S
10:00-Doors open
11:00-First round draw and kick-off
12:15-Second Round
13:30-Lunch with Quiz stuff
14:30-Third round starts
15:45-Fourth round starts
17:00-Grand Final
17:30-Prizegiving
After-evening plans are brewing-stay tuned!

Admission-£5 for Warm Up, £15 for Main. £20 for both. It has gone up, but there’s an element within. Minimum Spend at Cherry Red’s-Venue for the Main has Free Hire, but a minimum spend requirement of £400. Break even is 26 for the main, so more the merrier.I will try and do something with that to arrange food/drink. If not, rest assured any money will go towards future tournaments.

Pay here-https://paypal.me/MSRBrum91?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB (Uses my real name, but tis legit)

Safeguarding-I will be announcing sign-ups for this and posting listings. If you do not want your name to appear, let me know when you sign-up, and it will not appear.

All events are subject to the FOCAL Code Of Conduct-https://focalcountdown.com/code-of-conduct/

In the event something happens that you think violates the code, or you have any other concerns or questions, let me know.

On to Brum we go!

CONTESTANTS (ready)
Warm-Up (20)
Dylan Taylor
Euan Crabb
Adam Dexter
MSR
George Armstrong
Thomas Carey
Matthew Brockwell
Ian Wray
Joe Henry (clap clap)
Ed Byrne
Suzy Turner
Dave Ryan
Thomas Finn
David Hilton
Andy Platt
Logan Skelton
Tim Hebbes
Daniel Finn
Jase Cullen
Paul Mcgivern

Main (39)
Dylan Tyalor
Phil Stanton
Euan Crabb
Adam Dexter
MSR
Darren Godfrey
Fiona Titcombe
George Armstrong
Thomas Carey
Jase Cullen
Adrian Fletcher
Matt O'Connor
Ian Wray
Matthew Brockwell
Kane Oliver
Joe Henry (clap clap)
Annie Henry
Ed Byrne
Kate Scranage
Dave Ryan
Suzy Turner
Thomas Finn
Bradley Horrocks
Adam Latchford
Coral Heath
Andy Platt
Logan Skelton
Karen Pearson
Jayne Wisniewski
Eddie Wisniewski
Richard Priest
Tim Hebbes
Steve Hyde
Graeme Cole
Ben Wilson
Jonny De Souza
Paul Mcgivern
Mark Mills
Tracey Mills

[Phil Stanton]

1. What are the timings (start times in particular) for each day's events?

2. Is there a Facebook event page yet?

3. Why do you have a leading zero on your dates (01st and 02nd August) but then inconsistently not have one on your warm-up entry fee (£5 instead of £05)?

[JackHurst]

03. Why do you have a leading zero on your dates (01st and 02nd August) but then inconsistently not have one on your warm-up entry fee (£5 instead of £05)?

[Matt Rutherford]

Relevant things will be forthcoming when I'm not sat in Daz and Rich's spare living room about to go to sleep. But to be clear...

Dates have a leading zero. Because they do. Money does not. This is correct by international law of 'because I said so'

[Matt Rutherford]

Relevant things will be forthcoming when I'm not sat in Daz and Rich's spare living room about to go to sleep. But to be clear...

Dates have a leading zero. Because they do. Money does not. This is correct by international law of 'because I said so'

[Matt Rutherford]

Having some fun and games with PayPal at the moment. The link will be back soon!

[Fiona T]

OK was about to book advance trains for this but can't find timings. What time are you finishing on Saturday?

Edit: found timings on focal page. https://focalcountdown.com/birmingham-2025/

Edit2: Are you able to take payments yet?

[Matt Rutherford]

Note to self-just because they're on your spreadsheet doesn't mean they're on c4c. You berk.

Decent fields though. If you want to make them even more decent (ish-depending), then do sign up!

[Gavin Chipper]

Any update on the results?

[George Armstrong]

https://greem.uk/colive/list - from here you can get the live results of any tournaments at which there is WiFi

[Gavin Chipper]

OK, thanks. But I do think these things deserve an explicit mention rather than just giving people the means to find the results of any tournament.

Dylan Taylor beat Tim Hebbes in the final.