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7 July 2007

WSDC: Day 4 Rank

Here are the standings from WSDC after day 4 (the bye round)

Now 33 teams have debated 6 times. 2 teams (Hungary & Argentina) have debated 7 times and will sit out a round each on Sunday.

TEAM WIN-LOSS-JUDGES
Australia 6-0-16
Scotland 6-0-16
Ireland 6-0-15
England 5-1-16
Hong Kong 5-1-15
Singapore 5-1-14
Canada 4-2-13
Korea 4-2-13
Pakistan 4-2-13
South Africa 4-2-13
Argentina 4-3-B-13
Israel 4-2-12
Philippines 4-2-12
United States 4-2-12
Slovenia 4-2-11
Lithuania 4-2-8
Greece 3-3-10
Kuwait 3-3-10
Wales 3-3-10
Indonesia 3-3-9
Bermuda 3-3-9
Estonia 3-3-7
Germany 3-3-6
Malaysia 2-4-8
Sri Lanka 2-4-7
Peru 2-4-6
Hungary 2-5-B-6
Czech Republic 1-5-6
Romania 1-5-3
Netherlands 1-4-3
Bangladesh 1-5-2
India 0-6-1
Japan 0-6-1
Slovakia 0-6-1
Mongolia 0-6-0

WSDC Bye Round

Motion: This house would execute war criminals.

Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)

Australia - Indonesia
Hungary - Slovakia
Scotland - Bangladesh
Slovenia* - Argentina

This is the round to make up for the fact that there are 35 teams at the championships and in each round one team has to sit out.

Source http://www.schoolsdebate.com/

6 July 2007

WSDC: Day 3 Rank

Here are the standings from WSDC after day 3

  • TEAM WIN-LOSS-JUDGES
  • Ireland 6-0-15
  • England 5-1-16
  • Hong Kong 5-1-15
  • Singapore 5-1-14
  • Australia 5-0-B-13
  • Scotland 5-0-B-13
  • Canada 4-2-13
  • Korea 4-2-13
  • Pakistan 4-2-13
  • South Africa 4-2-13
  • Argentina 4-2-12
  • Philippines 4-2-12
  • United States 4-2-12
  • Lithuania 4-2-8
  • Israel 4-2-5
  • Greece 3-3-10
  • Kuwait 3-3-10
  • Wales 3-3-10
  • Indonesia 3-2-B-9
  • Slovenia 3-2-B-9
  • Bermuda 3-3-9
  • Estonia 3-3-7
  • Germany 3-3-6
  • Malaysia 2-4-8
  • Sri Lanka 2-4-7
  • Peru 2-4-6
  • Czech Republic 1-5-6
  • Hungary 1-5-3
  • Romania 1-5-3
  • Netherlands 1-4-3
  • Bangladesh 1-4-B-2
  • India 0-6-1
  • Japan 0-6-1
  • Slovakia 0-5-B-1
  • Mongolia 0-6-0

"B" denotes that the team in question had a bye round.

Source http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

World Schools Round 6

Motion: This House would legalize all drugs

Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)

  • Proposition - Opposition
  • Bermuda - Hungary
  • Czech Republic - Germany*
  • England - Israel*
  • Hong Kong - South Africa*
  • Ireland* - Korea
  • Japan - Slovenia
  • Mongolia - Sri Lanka
  • Pakistan - United States*
  • Canada - Netherlands*
  • Kuwait - Australia*
  • Philippines - Estonia*
  • Romania* - Slovakia
  • Wales - Singapore*
  • Greece - Argentina
  • India - Indonesia
  • Lithuania* - Malaysia
  • Peru - Scotland
  • Not debating in this round: Bangladesh
Source: http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

World Schools Round 5

Motion: This House believes that the United States should withdraw from its military bases in Asia

Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)
  • Proposition - Opposition
  • Germany - Ireland*
  • Hungary - Hong Kong
  • Israel - Mongolia
  • Korea* - Czech Republic
  • Slovenia - Pakistan
  • South Africa - Bermuda
  • Sri Lanka - England
  • United States - Japan
  • Bangladesh - Philippines
  • Estonia - Canada
  • Netherlands - Kuwait
  • Singapore - Romania
  • Slovakia - Wales
  • Argentina - India
  • Indonesia - Greece*
  • Malaysia - Peru*
  • Scotland - Lithuania
  • Not debating in this round: Australia

Source: http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

5 July 2007

WSDC: Day 2 Rank

Here are the standings from WSDC after day 2. I'm leaving it in alphabetical order (as it appears on the WSDC site) as some of the data doesn't add up (e.g. Pakistan has 3 wins but only 3 Judges voted for them. I understood to get 3 wins you needed at least 6 judges but I'm not an expert on schools so we'll see how it pans out).

For those who are interested the top 4 teams are England, Ireland, Hong Kong and Australia all with 4 wins each. Seven teams have 3 wins each including Scotland who have actually won all their debates but have had a bye in one round. Teams with a bye will make that up on Saturday

  • Team WIN-LOSS-JUDGES
  • Argentina 2-2-6
  • Australia 4-0-11
  • Bangladesh 1-3-2
  • Bermuda 2-2-6
  • Canada 3-1-9
  • Czech Republic 1-3-4
  • England 4-0-12
  • Estonia 2-2-5
  • Germany 2-2-6
  • Greece 2-2-6
  • Hong Kong 4-0-11
  • Hungary 1-3-3
  • India 0-4-1
  • Indonesia 2-1-B-5
  • Ireland 4-0-11
  • Israel 2-2-7
  • Japan 0-4-1
  • Korea 3-1-10
  • Kuwait 2-2-6
  • Lithuania 3-1-6
  • Malaysia 2-2-6
  • Mongolia 0-4-0
  • Netherlands 0-4-1
  • Pakistan 3-1-3
  • Peru 1-3-4
  • Philippines 3-1-8
  • Romania 0-4-1
  • Scotland 3-0-B-7
  • Singapore 3-1-9
  • Slovakia 0-3-B-0
  • Slovenia 2-1-B-6
  • South Africa 2-2-8
  • Sri Lanka 1-3-4
  • United States 2-2-7
  • Wales 2-2-6

"B" denotes that the team in question had a bye round.

Source http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

World Schools Round 4



Motion: This House believes that governments should not limit the areas which scientists may research


Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)
  • Proposition - Opposition
  • Argentina* - Netherlands
  • Australia - Japan
  • Bangladesh - Bermuda
  • Estonia* - Peru
  • Germany* - Greece
  • Hungary - Pakistan
  • Indonesia - Hong Kong
  • Israel - Philippines*
  • Korea - Kuwait
  • Malaysia - Ireland
  • Mongolia - England
  • Scotland - Romania
  • Singapore - Czech Republic
  • Slovakia - Canada
  • South Africa - India
  • Sri Lanka - Wales
  • United States - Lithuania
  • Not debating in this round: Slovenia
Source: http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

World Schools Round 3


Motion: This House believes that Holocaust denial should be a crime


Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)

  • Proposition - Opposition
  • Bermuda - Slovenia
  • Canada - Scotland*
  • Czech Republic - Mongolia
  • England - Singapore
  • Greece* - South Africa
  • Hong Kong* - Argentina
  • India - Estonia*
  • Ireland* - United States
  • Japan - Hungary*
  • Kuwait - Bangladesh
  • Lithuania* - Sri Lanka
  • Netherlands - Indonesia
  • Pakistan - Australia
  • Peru - Korea
  • Philippines* - Germany
  • Romania - Malaysia
  • Wales - Israel
  • Not debating in this round: Slovakia
Source: http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

4 July 2007

WSDC: Day 1 Rank

  • TEAM WIN-LOSS JUDGES
  • Ireland 2-0 6
  • England 2-0 6
  • Hong Kong 2-0 6
  • Pakistan 2-0 6
  • Singapore 2-0 6
  • Australia 2-0 5
  • Canada 2-0 5
  • Lithuania 2-0 4
  • Korea 1-1 4
  • Philippines 1-1 4
  • South Africa 1-1 4
  • Argentina 1-1 3
  • Bermuda 1-1 3
  • Germany 1-1 3
  • Greece 1-1 3
  • Israel 1-1 3
  • Kuwait 1-1 3
  • Malaysia 1-1 3
  • Peru 1-1 3
  • Slovenia 1-1 3
  • Sri Lanka 1-1 3
  • United States 1-1 3
  • Wales 1-1 3
  • Bangladesh 1-1 2
  • Indonesia 1-0 B 2
  • Scotland 1-0 B 2
  • Czech Republic 0-2 1
  • Estonia 0-2 1
  • Hungary 0-2 1
  • Romania 0-2 1
  • India 0-2 0
  • Japan 0-2 0
  • Mongolia 0-2 0
  • Netherlands 0-2 0
  • Slovakia 0-2 0

Source http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

World Schools Round 2



Motion: This House would ban the use of models who are under a healthy weight





Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)





  • Proposition - Opposition
  • Bermuda - Singapore
  • Canada - Germany
  • England - Slovenia
  • India - Korea
  • Lithuania* - South Africa
  • Peru - Mongolia
  • Romania - Bangladesh*
  • Wales - Estonia
  • Czech Republic - Argentina
  • Greece - Hungary
  • Kuwait - Scotland*
  • Pakistan - Slovakia
  • Philippines - Australia*
  • Hong Kong - Malaysia
  • Ireland - Sri Lanka
  • Japan - Israel
  • Netherlands - United States
  • Not debating in this round: Indonesia





Source: http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

World Schools Round 1





Motion: This House would make the development of clean industry a condition for receiving non-emergency aid

Note: Green indicates the Winner * indicates Split decision (i.e. 2-1 Judges)
  • Proposition - Opposition
  • Bangladesh - England
  • Estonia - Lithuania*
  • Germany - India
  • Korea - Canada*
  • Mongolia - Bermuda
  • Singapore - Peru
  • Slovenia - Romania
  • South Africa - Wales
  • Argentina - Pakistan
  • Australia - Greece
  • Hungary - Kuwait*
  • Indonesia* - Czech Republic
  • Slovakia - Philippines
  • Israel - Ireland
  • Malaysia - Netherlands
  • Sri Lanka - Japan
  • United States - Hong Kong

Source: http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

Assumption Worlds Registration Opens!

Dear All,

I am happy to inform you that the 28th World Universities Debating Championship (Assumption Worlds) registration has started. You can go to our website www.assumptionworlds.com , go to the registration page and there will be a link below to register. I do encourage all of you to register as soon as possible, in this first phase there is a team cap of 3 per institution and the total team cap is 350 teams.

When you have registered, you will receive an e-mail from Assumption World website after activating your account. You will be able to log in to the registration system. When you have log in, you should fill in all information requested for the participants coming from your institution. You will also be able to download other documents such as invitation letter, VISA letter, the THAI Airways Event Code (for Special THAI Airways Discount)

If you have any questions, do please feel free to contact us at anytime.

Thepparith Senamngern (TJ)
Convenor
28th Worlds University Debating Championship
Assumption Worlds
tj@assumptionworlds.com
www.assumptionworlds.com

2 July 2007

World Schools Updates


The Draw for the 2007 World Schools Debating Championships is out. More details can be found at http://www.wsdc-seoul.com/

The teams arrive tomorrow and debating starts on Wednesday. There should (hopefully) be regular updates on the schoolsdebate.com blog. I'll only post the headline news but if you want more detailed updated then click on the feed link on the right hand side of this page and this should bring you to any updates posted by Trevor and his World Schools team.

1 July 2007

New MySpace Group


Change of Plan. It appears that this idea is already well up and running on facebook rather than MySpace. Therefore I've joined the existing groups of "Global University Debating" and "British Parlimentary Debating". Not only is it already up and running it has the added benefit (to me) of someone else administrating it.

If you are looking to join a Debating network I recommend one of these rather than the MySpace group.

METU Contact info

I've been asked for the contact info of the Middle East Technical University(METU) in Turkey, especially the ones who were at UBC Worlds. If anyone has the details please post a comment.

Assumption Worlds Registration Starts 4 July 2007

Dear All,

I would to inform all of you that the 28th World Universities Debating Championship, Bangkok, Thailand (Assumption Worlds) registration system would be open on Wednesday 4th July 2007 at Twelve Noon (Bangkok Time GMT +07.00), we are sorry for the delay, we want to check that everything is set and ready to go. Our total team cap is 350 Teams and we have an institution team cap of 3 teams at the moment, I do encourage you all to register as soon as possible.

The link will be provided in our website, your slots would be secure when you have confirmed your payment with us. Payment can be done by wire transfer to our Banking Partner: HSBC, the banking information is provided at http://www.assumptionworlds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=35


Our official Airline: THAI Airway is also giving special rates for all of our delegates, after registration you will be able to find the THAI Airway Event Code which you will be able to book at THAI Airway office near you. If you want to find the THAI Airway office and Thai Embassy in your country, you can find such information at our website under delegate information or at the link below: http://www.assumptionworlds.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=101


If you need any information do please feel free to contact us at anytime. If you want to contact me, e-mail me at tj@assumptionworlds.com or you can call me at +6681-927-8355.


Hope to see you all in Bangkok, Thailand




Thepparith Senamngern (TJ)
Convenor
28th World Universities Debating Championship
Bangkok, Thailand


www.assumptionworlds.com
tj@assumptionworlds.com
convenor@assumptionworlds.com