Tournament Structure

The tournament will proceed as follows:

 All teams will participate in 1 Preliminary Round scheduled on 6 February 2010 for Secondary School teams and 20 February 2010 for Tertiary/University teams.

 Teams will have one week to prepare in advance their side of the motion for the Preliminary Round. The draw of opponents and sides will be released along with the motion.

 The Preliminary Round will be a “closed round” where the adjudicators will not be allowed to reveal the verdict after the debate. Teams may however approach adjudicators independently after their debates to get further feedback.

 Teams will be ranked firstly according to the number of debates they have won and secondly, the total team score. The announcement of the top 4 teams for each level (Secondary School and Tertiary/University) breaking to the Semi Final will be made by the tournament convener after the conclusion of all the Preliminary Round debates on that day.

 The Semi Final for both levels will take place on the same day as the respective Preliminary Rounds (on 6 February 2010 for Secondary School teams and 20 February 2010 for Tertiary/University teams). It will be an Impromptu Debate i.e. the motion will be released one hour prior to the debate.

 This is also a “closed round”, where the adjudicators will not be allowed to reveal the verdict. The tournament convenor will instead do the honours in announcing those teams breaking to the Grand Final.

 The Grand Final and prize giving ceremony will take place on 27 February 2010. All participating teams and their supporters are cordially invited to attend the Grand Final, where they will enjoy a presentation on the theme “Love, Sexuality and Marriage” by a distinguished guest speaker and collect their certificates of participation.


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