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As dependable as the rock-selling vendors on the pier, Co:Blackpool is back for another year!

Date: 13th September 2025

Venue: The event will be held in central Blackpool, a short walk from Blackpool North train station. Exact venue details will be shared upon enquiry/entry.

Admission: £15, payable here https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bradleyhorrocks/15

Hosted by: Bradley Horrocks

Doors open: 11:15

Games to be played: 6 + grand final for the top 2

Refreshments: Not provided

Finishes by: 17:30

Wheelchair accessible? Yes

Parking onsite? Yes, but very limited

Format: Lincoln style (tables of 3), six 9-rounder games. 9-rounder grand final

In each of the 3 rounds, you will play 2 games and host 1 other. The draw for round 1 is random, then in the next two rounds you will be matched with others who have scored similarly to you. Don’t worry if round 1 doesn’t go too well, everyone should get some well-matched games by the afternoon!

Rough timetable for the day:

Doors open: 11:15
Welcome/Round 1 Draw: 11:45
Round 1: 12:00
Lunch: 13:15
Round 2: 14:00
Round 3: 15:15
Final: 16:45
Prizegiving: 17:15

Post event group meal plans: Likely Ask Italian as that worked very well last time, but will confirm closer to the time. There should give time for people to freshen up between the event and the meal. Even likelier than the Ask Italian is the afterparty at Gaiety’s for some late night karaoke! For those sober enough, we check out the amusements on Sunday morning.

Payment: Entry fee for the day will be £15 per person, payable via this link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BradleyHorrocks/15. Yes it’s more than last year, but I’m sure the new venue will make up for it! Please remember to select the ‘Friends and Family’ option. If you don’t have PayPal, please contact us at focalcountdown@gmail.com to arrange alternate payment options.

Public transport: Blackpool North train station is a short walk from the venue, and has regular services to Preston, Liverpool, and Manchester.

The last two years have seen Jack and Callum fight it out for the crown – can anyone disrupt their stronghold this year?

Useful links:
Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/events/1234176424973260
FOCAL page - https://focalcountdown.com/blackpool-2025/

23 entries as of 24/08/25

I have booked Bella Italia for 6:45pm on the evening of the event. If you would like to come along, please let me know!

Round 1
Table 1
Paul Worsley 71 - 51 Ian Wray
Ian Wray 59 - 45 Richard Priest
Richard Priest 85 - 58 Paul Worsley
Table 2
Ashwin Abinashi 36 - 53 Gabriel Thallon
Gabriel Thallon 58 - 68 Stu Harkness
Stu Harkness 46 - 43 Ashwin Abinashi
Table 3
Steven Grady 57 - 67* Andy Platt
Andy Platt 55 - 30 Daz Godfrey
Daz Godfrey 45 - 65 Steven Grady
Table 4
Mike Brailsford 48 - 61 Sean Fletcher
Sean Fletcher 61 - 51 Taz Turner
Taz Turner 61 - 49 Mike Brailsford
Table 5
George Armstrong 71 - 27 Euan Crabb
Euan Crabb 30 - 83 Matthew S Rutherford
Matthew S Rutherford 57 - 73 George Armstrong
Table 6
Dylan Taylor 75 - 42 Stewart Gordon
Stewart Gordon 47 - 51 Jason Turner
Jason Turner 36 - 63 Dylan Taylor
Table 7
Dave Lord 5 - 59 Mike Springett
Mike Springett 70 - 0 Chloe Jones
Chloe Jones 37 - 28 Dave Lord
Table 8
Jack Worsley 74 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 62 Adrian Fletcher
Adrian Fletcher 51 - 70 Jack Worsley
Table 9
Tasneem Rana 58 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 67 Stephen Read
Stephen Read 61 - 24 Tasneem Rana
Table 10
Adam Beach 58 - 42 Kate Scranage
Kate Scranage 46 - 91 Matthew Brockwell
Matthew Brockwell 74 - 38 Adam Beach

Round 2
Table 1
Jack Worsley 61 - 55 George Armstrong
George Armstrong 47 - 82 Matthew Brockwell
Matthew Brockwell 39 - 73 Jack Worsley
Table 2
Mike Springett 44 - 69 Stephen Read
Stephen Read 62 - 65 Dylan Taylor
Dylan Taylor 66 - 42 Mike Springett
Table 3
Stu Harkness 59 - 69* Andy Platt
Andy Platt 65 - 36 Sean Fletcher
Sean Fletcher 39 - 72 Stu Harkness
Table 4
Richard Priest 34 - 69 Steven Grady
Steven Grady 43 - 55 Matthew S Rutherford
Matthew S Rutherford 63 - 36 Richard Priest
Table 5
Adrian Fletcher 72 - 22 Taz Turner
Taz Turner 43 - 66 Paul Worsley
Paul Worsley 50 - 60* Adrian Fletcher
Table 6
Tasneem Rana 33 - 41 Chloe Jones
Chloe Jones 20 - 51 Jason Turner
Jason Turner 58 - 41 Tasneem Rana
Table 7
Stewart Gordon 63 - 29 Kate Scranage
Kate Scranage 47 - 48 Mike Brailsford
Mike Brailsford 22 - 48 Stewart Gordon
Table 8
Daz Godfrey 67 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 67 Ashwin Abinashi
Ashwin Abinashi 46 - 54 Daz Godfrey
Table 9
Dave Lord 33 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 66 Euan Crabb
Euan Crabb 59 - 32 Dave Lord
Table 10
Ian Wray 49 - 44 Adam Beach
Adam Beach 15 - 64 Gabriel Thallon
Gabriel Thallon 46 - 49 Ian Wray

Round 3
Table 1
Dylan Taylor 70 - 53 Andy Platt
Andy Platt 43 - 60 Jack Worsley
Jack Worsley 83 - 75 Dylan Taylor
Table 2
Stephen Read 46 - 62 Matthew S Rutherford
Matthew S Rutherford 63 - 60 Matthew Brockwell
Matthew Brockwell 58 - 48 Stephen Read
Table 3
Adrian Fletcher 55 - 46 Ian Wray
Ian Wray 54* - 44 Stu Harkness
Stu Harkness 57 - 40 Adrian Fletcher
Table 4
George Armstrong 59 - 55 Paul Worsley
Paul Worsley 57 - 45 Jason Turner
Jason Turner 69 - 59 George Armstrong
Table 5
Gabriel Thallon 67 - 44 Mike Springett
Mike Springett 56 - 61 Steven Grady
Steven Grady 68 - 52 Gabriel Thallon
Table 6
Sean Fletcher 45 - 81 Daz Godfrey
Daz Godfrey 53 - 46 Stewart Gordon
Stewart Gordon 45 - 69 Sean Fletcher
Table 7
Chloe Jones 10 - 65 Richard Priest
Richard Priest 59 - 36 Euan Crabb
Euan Crabb 48 - 29 Chloe Jones
Table 8
Tasneem Rana 51 - 7 Dave Lord
Dave Lord 14 - 45 Ashwin Abinashi
Ashwin Abinashi 43 - 50 Tasneem Rana
Table 9
Kate Scranage 59 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 51 Taz Turner
Taz Turner 35 - 62 Kate Scranage
Table 10
Adam Beach 66 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 48 Mike Brailsford
Mike Brailsford 29 - 58 Adam Beach

Final
Jack Worsley 71 - 61 Dylan Taylor