World Schools Debating Championship
This is an attempt to provide some explanation as to the various emails, forums, newsletters and updates concerning the status of WSDC in 2014 and the Thailand World School Debating Championship 2014. Given the mass of material that has been produced in this regard, this will necessarily not be comprehensive, nor do I intend to… Continue reading WSDC 2014 – Concerns, Comments, Confusions, Confirmations and Certainties
Yes, still 'WSDC 2014' because following the vote, Thailand retains the title 'WSDC'. Also, apologies for the delay of this post, ironically was in a debate myself so didn't catch these coming in. Motions Committee: Tracey Lee, Aaron Maniam, Hayah Eichler, Jumin Lee, Kip Oebanda R1: THBT post-revolution states should delegate trials of former rulers… Continue reading WSDC 2014 Prepared [MOTIONS]
Octofinal debate between Mexico (proposition) and India (opposition) on the motion 'THW cut welfare support for compulsive gamblers'. Mexico won the debate 4-1 and progressed onto the semifinals.
Top 20 English as a Second Language speakers following the 8 preliminary rounds. Note that this is different both to those announced at the Grand Finalas well as the subsequent list posted earlier. This is becaues a number of issues arose in the calculations of the scores and the CAP have had to continiously update… Continue reading WSDC 2013 – ESL Tab [RESULTS] [UPDATED]
Final round debate between India (proposition) and Scotland (opposition) on the motion 'THW require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation'
The final team tab that factors in the results of the knock-out rounds following the preliminary team tab. RankTeamWinsBallotsAverage Score per Debate 1. (5) GFAustralia 720768.5 2. (2) GFSwaziland 721764 3. (3) SFSingapore 721763 4. (9) SFIreland 717759.5625 5. (4) QFSouth Africa 721758.0625 6. (6) QFEngland 720757 7. (7) QFMexico 720755.0625 8. (16) QFCanada 614752.875… Continue reading WSDC 2013 – Final Team Tab [RESULTS]
R1: THBT important decisions about children’s health should be made by medical professionals and not by their parents R2: (Impromptu) THBT the media should be prevented by law from intruding the lives of public figures R3: THS greater US military presence in East Asia R4: (I) THW allow prisoners to choose death over life sentence… Continue reading WSDC 2013 [MOTIONS]
Top 50 Individual Speakers based on the scores for the 8 preliminary rounds Position. Name (Country) Debates - Average 1. Bo Seo (Australia) 6 - 73.694 2. Fanele Mashwama (Swaziland) 8 - 73.542 3. Pavan Hegde (Hong Kong) 4 - 73.333 4. Darion Jin Hotan (Singapore) 8 - 73.229 5. Thomas Simpson (New Zealand) 7… Continue reading WSDC 2013 – Speaker Tab [RESULTS]
Results still incomplete. This is Australia's 9th Championships having previously won in 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1998 and 1997. It is their 14th Grand Final apperance, which means they have won nearly two-thirds of their Grand Final apperances. It is the third WSDC tournament for 2013 WSDC Best Speaker Bo Seo, who also… Continue reading WSDC 2013 – Grand Final and Awards [RESULTS]
The 2013 World Schools Debating Championships may well be one of the most eventful tournaments in recent years. The run-up to the tournament saw a number of unexpected surprises from a call for extra adjudicators, reworked draws and now a truly unexpected Grand Final. Starting at 7pm Turkish time, the Grand Final will feature Team… Continue reading WSDC 2013 – Grand Final: The unexpected realised
PaulLau.com 
You must be logged in to post a comment.