The Victoria University of Wellington Debating Society is pleased to announce the details of the fifth annual Victoria IV, aka the NZ British Parliamentary Open Debating Championships.
Grand Final Results
Winners: Oxford A
Honorary Panel's Best Speaker: Simon Quinn
Top 10 Speakers
10. Ross Maguire (UCD Law A)
9. Jonathan Leader-Maynard (KCL A)
7. Fred Cowell (ULU B)
7. Dan Bradley (Manchester A)
6. Ross Frennet (UCC Phil A)
5. Stephen Boyle (UCD L&H A)
4. Alex Worsnip (Oxford B)
3. William Jones (Oxford A)
1. James Dray (Oxford A)
ESL Final
Winners : BBU A
Honorary Panel's Best Speaker : Adam Hildebrandt (HSG)
Top 10 ESL Speakers
10. Assen Kochev (Tilbury A)
9. Julien (Bonaparte A)
8. Ali (Bonaparte A)
6. ? (Bonaparte C)
6. Nico Lupea (BBU A)
5. Uri (Tel Aviv A)
4. Ina Sublica (Helsinki A)
3. Simone Van Elk (Leiden A)
2. Anne Valkering (Bonaparte C)
1. Leela Koenig (Leiden A)
1st Gov Oxford A
1st Opp UCD L&H A
2nd Gov UCC Phil A
2nd Opp Kings (KCL) A
Semi 2
1st Gov Oxford D
1st Opp UCD Law A
2nd Gov Oxford B
2nd Opp UCC Law A
Motion: This house would abolish income tax
Source yourgermancorrespondent
Other finalists:
Chris McConnachie and Phil Abrahams (Kadet en sy Slet - Rhodes)
Richard Stupart and Katherine Furman (Whippet and Spank - Wits and Rhodes)
Mathew Smorenburg and Matthew Thompson (M2 - Stellenbosch)
Finals motion: THBT chicken little was right.
Nations Cup:
South Africa vs Malawi - South Africa through to finals
Kenya vs Uganda - Kenya disqualified due to contravention of the rules regarding preparation; Uganda through to finals
Schools Cup:
Herzlia Independents vs Rondebosch - Herzlia Independents
St John's vs St Peter's - St John's
FINALS:
Schools Cup Finals - THW only change the constitution by public referendum
Proposition - Independents (Herzlia)
Opposition - St John's College
The final between Korea University 2 (Jisoo Kang, Jaeyong Shin, and Minkyong Cho) and EdiS 4 (Hanna Ko, Yulan Kim, and Selim
Choi) were judged by Sophie Lee (Chief Adjudicator: Debate Association of Ewha), Mikyung Kim (DCA:Kyunghee Int'l Studies),
Jayhyun Lee(DCA:Kyunghee Int'l Studies), Logan(Chungang), Hyesoo Monica Jang(Debate Association of Ewha), Taekwan An(Hanyang), and Jingzhi Ye(Debate Association of Ewha).
EFL Division
THW not allow local government to pay for the relocation of homeless people.
Source: Global debate blog.
They are running very late but day one is often the slowest.
Agenda for today
- Breakfast
- Registration
- Common Briefing
- Adjudicator Briefing & Test
- Lunch
- Debater Briefing
- Pre-Council Meeting
- Grand Opening Dinner