Registration for SDC 2021 is now open, kicking off a school year filled with some amazing debating and public speaking events. Here are the key details of the tournament and registration.
Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/4XUSDpRDhMraLPVX7
Independent Judge Registration Form: https://forms.gle/JUqSVp6fdSf1swDa9
Date: 16 October 8am-6:30pm (preliminary rounds); 17 October 9am-4pm (break rounds).
Venue: Online.
Cost: HKD400 per team.
Eligibility: 3-5 members per team; Forms 4-6 / Years 10-13 / Grades 10-12.
Adjudicators: Each team must provide at least one adjudicator. A second team must be accompanied by a second adjudicator.
Team cap: 24 teams.
Format: WSDC – 8-minute main speech with points of information, 4-minute replies.
Draw: R1 random; R2-4 power-paired; QF-GF folded knockout draw.
Awards: Top Ten Speaker awards (debaters contesting 3 or more prelim debates are eligible); Top 8 teams break to quarter-final. Priority for second teams will go to previously underrepresented schools.
Schedule:
Day 1
| 08:00 – 08:15 | Registration and roll-call |
| 08:15 – 08:45 | Tournament briefing |
| 08:45 – 10:25 | Round 1 prepared debate + feedback |
| 10:25 – 10:40 | Break |
| 10:40 – 10:55 | Prep time for round 2 semi-prepared debate |
| 10:55 – 12:35 | Round 2 semi-prepared debate + feedback |
| 12:35 – 13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15 – 13:30 | Prep time for round 3 semi-prepared debate |
| 13:30 – 15:10 | Round 3 semi-prepared debate + feedback |
| 15:10 – 15:25 | Break |
| 15:25 – 16:10 | Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate |
| 16:10 – 17:40 | Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round) |
| 17:40 – 18:00 | Tabulation of results |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Break announcement, prizes for top speakers |
Day 2
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Registration and roll-call |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Quarter-final prepared debate |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Announcement of QF results and feedback |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Prep time for Semi-final impromptu debate |
| 12:15 – 13:45 | Semi-final impromptu debate |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Announcement of SF results and feedback |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Prep time for grand-final semi-prepared debate |
| 14:30 – 16:00 | Grand-final semi-prepared debate |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Announcement of GF result and prize presentation |
For more information and any enquiries, please contact us at info@hkdsc.org. We look forward to seeing your teams and judges at SDC 2021!