13 September 2008
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12 September 2008
World Schools Quarters results
New Zealand defeats Ireland 4-1
Scotland defeats Canada 4-1
England defeats Israel 4-1
Greece defeats South Africa 3-2
Semifinals will feature:
1. New Zealand vs. 12. Scotland
3. England vs. 10. Greece
Semis are at 8pm tomorrow.
WSDC 2008 Qtr Final
Prop - Opp
NZ v Ireland
South Africa v Greece
England v Israel
Scotland v Canada.
From Schoolsdebate blog
WSDC Octo Final Results
Motion: THBT heads of government should be required to have a parliamentary majority to govern
Netherlands 0-5 New Zealand
Australia 1-4 Ireland
Canada 3-2 South Korea
Scotland 4-1 Pakistan
Slovenia 0-5 Israel
England 3-2 Wales
South Africa 3-2 Hong Kong
Singapore 2-3 Greece
Cork Worlds 2009 - Payment Update
Just a quick update in relation to payment for Cork Worlds 2009. I'd like to thank everyone who has paid so promptly thus far, its very much appreciated.
In relation to EFT payments though I would just like to stress how crucial it is that all such transactions are marked clearly with the name of your institution. This is hugely important to enable us to track all the transactions effectively.
Also I would just like to reiterate that all monies owed must be received in our account by October 9th 6pm BSt/GMT+1, and that as a result I would recommend that EFT's are initiated no later than September 29th to allow 10 working days for the transfer to be made.
Furthermore all payments will be confirmed by individual email within 72 working hours of being received. If anyone has any questions or queries at all please do not hesitate to contact me and I will give you very assistance possible.
Best wishes,
Mark Collins
Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.
11 September 2008
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World Schools BREAK
PLACE / COUNTRY / WINS / BALLOTS
1. New Zealand 8-23
2. South Africa 8-22
3. England 8-21
4. Canada 7-21
5. Pakistan 7-19
6. Israel 7-19
7. Singapore 6-19
8. Australia 6-18
9. Ireland 6-18
10. Greece 6-18
11. Slovenia 6-16
12. Scotland 5-15
13. South Korea 5-15
14. Wales 5-14
15. Hong Kong 5-14
16. Netherlands 5-14
The draw for the octo-finals is therefore:
New Zealand v Netherlands (1 v 16)
South Africa v Hong Kong (2 v 15)
England v Wales (3 v 14)
Canada v South Korea (4 v 13)
Pakistan v Scotland (5 v 12)
Israel v Slovenia (6 v 11)
Singapore v Greece (7 v 10)
Australia v Ireland (8 v 9)
Durham IV
We are pleased to announce the following details for the 2009 Durham IV.
The competition takes place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, with registration on Saturday from 11am until 1pm. We will be running 5 rounds of 7 minute speeches, breaking to Semi-Finals and a Grand Final in our debating chamber on Durham's World Heritage Site, between the Norman castle and cathedral.
A tournament cap of 72 teams is initially being set, with an institutional cap of 3. The n-1 requirement for judges applies to all UK institutions. Teams from outside the UK (inc ROI) may register at a rate of n-2; in other words, 2 teams and no judge, or 3 teams and 1 judge.
Registration costs £45 per team, and is payable by cheque addressed to "Durham Union Society". Teams may pay on arrival at registration, however, no teams will be allowed to compete in any rounds until full payment is received.
Crash comes in many varieties, and the best of it will be assigned to those who ask for it first. We're going to try very hard to make it as comfortable as possible. Promise.
Our social on Saturday night will feature pizza by the delivery car full, beer-a-plenty, and after it went down so well at the Durham Open, bins and bins of yakka. I am willing to make this for you, even though I got lemon juice in my eye last time. Some kind of exciting entertainment will also take place, but I haven't decided what this will be yet. Probably live music, or maybe even comedy... suggestions are welcome.
Reg. opens this Friday (12th September) at 12 noon (BST), and is done by emailing durhamdebate@gmail.com
See you all soon.
Calum
durhamdebate@gmail.com
Dialogue NSU 08
Held form 3-6th September 2008, "Dialogue 08" was the largest BP format tournament ever hosted in Dhaka. Dhaka is a debate circuit which for the last few years has been evolving and gradually getting used to the BP format. This is the first time so many Bangladesh institutions participated in a BP format tournament. Participating institutions are listed bellow.
1. American International University Bangladesh
2. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
3. Dhaka University
3. East West University
4. Institute of Business Adminstration
5. Independent University Bangladesh
6. London College for Legal Studies
7. North South University
8. South East University
9. Islamic University of Technology
10. Stamford University
After frour rounds of Prelims, 8 teams were Broken into the Quarters.
The Breaking Teams were.
1. NSU 8
2. IBA 1
3. NSU 7
4. EWU 1
5. IUT 1
6. IBA 3
7. IUB 4
8. NSU 5
Grand Finale. On a split decision IBA 1 earned the glory. NSU 8 came as the runner up, and EWU 1 and NSU 7 were the third and fourth subsequently.
Motions
Round 1THW recognise the independence of South Ossetial
Round 2THW ban Digital Enhancement in magazines and billboards.
Round 3THW ban all Blood Sports.
Round 4THW Ban Coka Cola.
Semi Final THW legalize voluntary ethunasia for lifetime inprisoned War Criminals.
Grand Final THW Build the Wall.
TOP Speakers (based on speaker standing)
1. Rishad Sharif (IUT 1)
2. Nayeem Kashem (NSU 8)
2. Arbaaz Nayeem (IBA 1)
4. Ridwan Karim (IBA 1)
4. Sinha Ibna Humayun (NSU 8)
6. Sheemtana Shamim (NSU7)
6Tanvir Hafiz (SDF 1)
8. Wahidul Bari (NSU 7)
The Chief Adjudicators of the tournament were Zunaed Rabbani and Asif Newaz.
10 September 2008
Today at World Schools
6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
8:30am Buses leave for venues
Rounds 7 & 8
5:30pm Return to hotel
7:00pm Break night party
Round 7
Motion This house believes that governments have a duty to bail out failing financial institutions.
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Slovakia - New Zealand
Greece - Peru
Indonesia - Wales
Kuwait - Montenegro
Bangladesh - England
Mongolia - Argentina
India - South Korea
USA - Botswana
Philippines - Israel
Japan - Zimbabwe/Swing
Slovenia - Mexico
Hong Kong - Lithuania
Germany - Canada
Singapore - Estonia
Scotland - Romania
Ireland - Sri Lanka
South Africa - Czech Republic
Pakistan - Netherlands
Australia - Bermuda
Round 8
Impromptu Debate
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
New Zealand - Indonesia
Peru - Slovenia
England - Philippines
Wales - Qatar
Argentina - Montenegro
South Korea - Mongolia
USA - India
Israel - Botswana
Zimbabwe/Swing - Slovakia
Kuwait - Japan
Mexico - Greece
Hong Kong - Germany
Lithuania - Canada
Estonia - Scotland
Romania - Singapore
Sri Lanka - South Africa
Czech Republic - Ireland
Bermuda - Pakistan
Netherlands - Australia
Bye: Bangladesh
Cork IV update
Applications for the Cork Invitational (Thursday October 30th) are still welcome. Please send in your applications (names of the people wishing to compete along with a brief debating CV) to iv@uccphilosoph.com as soon as possible as places will be allocated in the near future. Remember, this competition is limited to 16 places and is an Open. This means that any team combination is acceptable.
If you have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact me at iv@uccphilosoph.com,
Jolene Quinn
World Schools Rounds 5 and 6
Results from Rounds 5 and 6, then standings after 6 rounds below:
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Zimbabwe/Swing - Qatar
Montenegro - Mongolia
England - USA
Wales - Slovenia
South Korea - Israel
Kuwait - Canada
Argentina - Greece
Peru - Philippines
Romania - Indonesia
Estonia - Bermuda
Sri Lanka - Bangladesh
New Zealand 3 - Scotland 0
Hong Kong - Singapore
Australia - South Africa
Ireland - Pakistan
Mexico - India
Botswana - Slovakia
Netherlands - Czech Republic
Lithuania - Germany
Bye: Japan
Round 6
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Greece - Kuwait
USA - Peru
India - Japan
Mongolia - Zimbabwe/Swing
Slovenia - Argentina
Israel - Wales
Philippines - South Korea
Indonesia - Estonia
Bermuda - Sri Lanka
Bangladesh - Romania
Canada - England
Scotland - Hong Kong
Singapore 0 - New Zealand 3
Pakistan - Australia
South Africa - Ireland
Qatar - Montenegro
Slovakia - Mexico
Czech Republic - Lithuania
Germany - Netherlands
Bye: Botswana
TEAM STANDINGS (after 4 rounds)
1. Australia 4-12
2. Singapore 4-12
3. New Zealand 4-11
4. Pakistan 4-11
5. Canada 4-11
6. Ireland 4-11
7. South Africa 4-11
8. England 4-10
9. Peru 3-8
10. Scotland 3-8
11. Israel 3-8
12. Wales 3-8
13. Argentina 3-7
14. Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
15. Slovakia 3-6 (Bye round team)
16. Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
17. Hong Kong 2-8
18. Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
19. Mexico 2-7
20. South Korea 2-7
21. Greece 2-7
22. Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
23. Netherlands 2-6
24. Germany 2-6
25. Czech Republic 2-4
26. Kuwait 1-5
27. Lithuania 1-5
28. Slovenia 1-4 (waiting on round 4)
29. Bermuda 1-4
30. Montenegro 1-3
31. Philippines 1-3
32. India 0-2 (Bye round team)
33. Romania 0-2
34. Zim/Swing Team 0-1
35. Estonia 0-1
36. Indonesia 0-1
37. USA 0-1 (waiting on round 4)
38. Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
39. Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)
9 September 2008
Today at World Schools
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Zimbabwe/Swing - Qatar
Montenegro - Mongolia
England - USA
Wales - Slovenia
South Korea - Israel
Kuwait - Canada
Argentina - Greece
Peru - Philippines
Romania - Indonesia
Estonia - Bermuda
Sri Lanka - Bangladesh
New Zealand - Scotland
Hong Kong - Singapore
Australia - South Africa
Ireland - Pakistan
Mexico - India
Botswana - Slovakia
Netherlands - Czech Republic
Lithuania - Germany
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Greece - Kuwait
USA - Peru
India - Japan
Mongolia - Zimbabwe/Swing
Slovenia - Argentina
Israel - Wales
Philippines - South Korea
Indonesia - Estonia
Bermuda - Sri Lanka
Bangladesh - Romania
Canada - England
Scotland - Hong Kong
Singapore - New Zealand
Pakistan - Australia
South Africa - Ireland
Qatar - Montenegro
Slovakia - Mexico
Czech Republic - Lithuania
Germany - Netherlands
World Schools Rounds 3 and 4
Rounds 3 and 4 have concluded. Results below, then the tab so far.
Round 3 (Prepared): This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research.
PROPOSITION TEAM / OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa 3 Japan 0
Singapore 3 Montenegro 0
Canada 3 Mongolia 0
England 3 Qatar 0
New Zealand 3 Bangladesh 0
Slovakia 0 Ireland 3
South Korea 3 Estonia 0
Argentina 2 Indonesia 1
Peru 0 Kuwait 3
Bermuda 0 Greece 3
Israel 3 Romania 0
Mexico 1 Scotland 2
Swing 0 Hong Kong 3
India 1 Pakistan 2
Botswana 0 Australia 3
Czech Republic 0 Slovenia 3
USA 1 Germany 2
Wales 2 Netherlands 1
Lithuania 1 Philippines 2
Bye: Sri Lanka
Round 4 (Impromptu): This house believes that humanities courses should be part of every undergraduate programme
PROPOSITION TEAM / OPPOSITION TEAM
Japan 0 New Zealand 3
Montenegro 0 England 3
Indonesia 0 Peru 3
Sri Lanka 0 Canada 3
Kuwait 1 Slovakia 2
Bangladesh 0 South Africa 3
Estonia 1 Israel 2
Qatar 0 Singapore 3
Greece 2 South Korea 1
Romania 1 Argentina 2
Ireland 3 Bermuda 0
Hong Kong 1 Mexico 2
Scotland 3 Swing 0
Australia 3 India 0
Pakistan 3 Botswana 0
Slovenia USA (postponed)
Germany 1 Czech Republic 2
Netherlands 0 Lithuania 3
Philippines 0 Wales 3
Bye: Mongolia
And finally, the tab after half the preliminary rounds (position, wins, judges).
1. Australia 4-12
2. Singapore 4-12
3. New Zealand 4-11
4. Pakistan 4-11
5. Canada 4-11
6. Ireland 4-11
7. South Africa 4-11
8. England 4-10
9. Peru 3-8
10. Scotland 3-8
11. Israel 3-8
12. Wales 3-8
13. Argentina 3-7
14. Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
15. Slovakia 3-6 (Bye round team)
16. Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
17. Hong Kong 2-8
18. Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
19. Mexico 2-7
20. South Korea 2-7
21. Greece 2-7
22. Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
23. Netherlands 2-6
24. Germany 2-6
25. Czech Republic 2-4
26. Kuwait 1-5
27. Lithuania 1-5
28. Slovenia 1-4 (waiting on round 4)
29. Bermuda 1-4
30. Montenegro 1-3
31. Philippines 1-3
32. India 0-2 (Bye round team)
33. Romania 0-2
34. Zim/Swing Team 0-1
35. Estonia 0-1
36. Indonesia 0-1
37. USA 0-1 (waiting on round 4)
38. Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
39. Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)
8 September 2008
WSDC Round 1 & 2 Results
Round 1: TH supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises.
PROP - OPP
Israel 1-2 South Africa
Philippines 0-3 Singapore
Romania 0-3 Hong Kong
Slovenia 1-2 England
Greece 1-2 New Zealand
Bermuda 1-2 Slovakia
Scotland 2-1 South Korea
Czech Republic 0-3 Argentina
Mongolia 0-3 Peru
Pakistan 3-0 Wales
Sri Lanka 3-0 Lithuania
Canada 3-0 USA
Japan 0-3 Montenegro
Qatar 2-1 Botswana
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico
Bangladesh 2-1 Zimbabwe/Swing
Indonesia 0-3 Ireland
Estonia 0-3 Australia
Germany 3-0 Kuwait
Round 2: Impromptu: THW ban strikes by those working in essential state services.
PROP - OPP
South Africa 3-0 USA
Singapore 3-0 Slovenia
Canada 2-1 Greece
New Zealand 3-0 Estonia
Montenegro 0-3 Netherlands
South Korea 2-1 Romania
Argentina 0-3 Pakistan
Peru 2-1 Sri Lanka
India 0-3 Bermuda
Israel 2-1 Scotland
Wales 3-0 Germany
Lithuania 1-2 Bangladesh
Kuwait 1-2 Czech Republic
Zimbabwe/Swing 0-3 Botswana
Mexico 3-0 Mongolia
Japan 0-3 Qatar
Australia 3-0 Indonesia
Ireland 2-1 Philippines
England 2-1 Hong Kong
The break is determined by wins and judges. Bangladesh is top at the moment with 3 wins out of 3 debates (having taken part in the bye round) but only 6 judges. In contrast Australia, Pakistan and Singapore have performed best in their debates so far with maximum wins (2) and maximum judges from those debates (6).
This means the current rankings are:
Country Wins-Judges
Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
Australia 2-6
Pakistan 2-6
Singapore 2-6
Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
Canada 2-5
Ireland 2-5
Netherlands 2-5
New Zealand 2-5
Peru 2-5
South Africa 2-5
England 2-4
Slovakia 2-4
Bermuda 1-4
Hong Kong 1-4
Mexico 1-4
Argentina 1-3
Germany 1-3
Israel 1-3
Montenegro 1-3
Scotland 1-3
South Korea 1-3
Wales 1-3
Czech Republic 1-2
Greece 0-2
India 0-1
Kuwait 0-1
Lithuania 0-1
Philippines 0-1
Romania 0-1
Slovenia 0-1
Zim/Swing Team 0-1
Estonia 0-0
Indonesia 0-0
Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)
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PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa - Japan
Singapore - Montenegro
Canada - Mongolia
England - Qatar
New Zealand - Bangladesh
Slovakia - Ireland
South Korea - Estonia
Argentina - Indonesia
Peru - Kuwait
Bermuda - Greece
Israel - Romania
Mexico - Scotland
Zimbabwe/Swing - Hong Kong
India - Pakistan
Botswana - Australia
Czech Republic - Slovenia
USA - Germany
Wales - Netherlands
Lithuania - Philippines
PROPOSITION TEAM
OPPOSITION TEAM
Japan - New Zealand
Montenegro - England
Indonesia - Peru
Sri Lanka - Canada
Kuwait - Slovakia
Bangladesh - South Africa
Estonia - Israel
Qatar - Singapore
Greece - South Korea
Romania - Argentina
Ireland - Bermuda
Hong Kong - Mexico
Scotland - Zimbabwe/Swing
Australia - India
Pakistan - Botswana
Slovenia - USA
Germany - Czech Republic
Netherlands - Lithuania
Philippines - Wales
7 September 2008
WSDC Round zero results
Prop Team - Opp Team
Botswana 3-0 Japan
Slovakia 2-1 India
Mongolia 0-3 Sri Lanka
Qatar 1-2 Bangladesh
There are 3 judges per round and each votes for a team giving 3-0, or 2-1 wins.
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Round 1
Israel - South Africa
Philippines - Singapore
Romania - Hong Kong
Slovenia - England
Greece - New Zealand
Bermuda - Slovakia
Scotland - South Korea
Czech Republic - Argentina
Mongolia - Peru
Pakistan - Wales
Sri Lanka - Lithuania
Canada - USA
Japan - Montenegro
Qatar - Botswana
Netherlands - Mexico
Bangladesh - Zimbabwe/Swing
Indonesia - Ireland
Estonia - Australia
Germany - Kuwait
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa - USA
Singapore - Slovenia
Canada - Greece
England - Hong Kong
New Zealand - Estonia
Montenegro - Netherlands
South Korea - Romania
Argentina - Pakistan
Peru - Sri Lanka
India - Bermuda
Israel - Scotland
Wales - Germany
Lithuania - Bangladesh
Kuwait - Czech Republic
Zimbabwe/Swing - Botswana
Mexico - Mongolia
Japan - Qatar
Australia - Indonesia
Ireland - Philippines