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Australia win their ninth World Schools Debating Championships

Trevor Sather — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:09:07 +0000

There could, in the end, be only one winner in the tournament’s 25th year: Australia, 14 times in the Grand Final and now nine times the champions. For many years they exerted a stranglehold on the trophy; it seems almost strange that this is their first victory in seven years. Congratulations to Bo Seo (also … Continue reading Australia win their ninth World Schools Debating Championships

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WSDC 2013: semi-final results

Trevor Sather — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:54:48 +0000

Australia and Swaziland won their semi-finals (beating Ireland, 7-0, and Singapore, 4-3, respectively), and will face each other in the Grand Final on the motion “This House believes that Turkey is better off outside the EU.”

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WSDC 2013: quarter-final results

Trevor Sather — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:33:56 +0000

In the Quarter-Finals of WSDC 2013, held this morning in Antalya, Turkey: Ireland beat Canada (4-3) Australia beat South Africa (6-1) Singapore beat England (5-2) Swaziland beat Mexico (4-3) Congratulations to the teams going on to the Semis! You can download the latest draw from the main WSDC website.

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WSDC 2013: octo-final results

Trevor Sather — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:32:45 +0000

The results of the octo-finals, on the motion “THW cut welfare benefits to compulsive gamblers”, were as follows: Canada bt New Zealand 4-1 Swaziland bt Greece 5-0 Singapore bt Slovenia 5-0 South Africa bt UAE 3-2 Australia bt Netherlands 4-1 England bt Hong Kong 5-0 Mexico bt India 4-1 Ireland bt Peru 4-1 The quarter-finals … Continue reading WSDC 2013: octo-final results

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WSDC 2013: the break

Trevor Sather — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:01:03 +0000

The break has been announced in Antalya and you can now download the official team standings after all preliminary rounds. The top 16 teams will go on to the knock-out octo-finals, as follows: New Zealand v Canada Swaziland v Greece Singapore v Slovenia South Africa v UAE Australia v Netherlands England v Hong Kong Mexico … Continue reading WSDC 2013: the break

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WSDC 2013: Results from Rounds 5, 6 and 0

Trevor Sather — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:25:25 +0000

Sounds like illness is beginning to hit at WSDC 2013, one of the many things you hope doesn’t affect an international tournament and often does. The Chief Adjudication Panel are doing the very best they can with a depleted team and we wish all of them health, cheer and rest! Here are the results from … Continue reading WSDC 2013: Results from Rounds 5, 6 and 0

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WSDC 2013: Results from Rounds 3 & 4

Trevor Sather — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:26:58 +0000

Here are the official results from Round 3 and Round 4 of WSDC 2013.

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WSDC 2013: Results of Rounds 1 & 2

Trevor Sather — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:03:08 +0000

All the results from WSDC 2013 in Turkey will be published on the WSDC website, just as soon as we receive them here at WSDC HQ. Rounds 1 & 2 are available for download now. Assuming all results are correct, Ireland is the only team not to drop a judge so far. Nigeria has forfeited … Continue reading WSDC 2013: Results of Rounds 1 & 2

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Singapore bid document for WSDC 2015

Trevor Sather — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:53:15 +0000

Singapore has released the bid document for its bid to host the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships. Downloads Bid document (PDF, 11Mb) Singapore’s letter to Tournament Committee Executive Anyone who wishes to contact Singapore’s bid committee can do so by e-mailing [email protected]. Further information about Singapore’s bid can also be found at the Singapore 2015 … Continue reading Singapore bid document for WSDC 2015

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Singapore bids to host WSDC 2015

Trevor Sather — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:45:09 +0000

Singapore is bidding to host the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships. The Singapore bid committee has produced a bid video which can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKPBTOCYWpw&feature=youtu.be The bid committee has also created a Facebook page which can be found at: www.facebook.com/SingaporeBidWSDC2015 The bid will be presented to the Tournament Committee during this year’s championship in Antalya. If … Continue reading Singapore bids to host WSDC 2015

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