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REGISTRATION OPEN: Senior SDC 2021

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 – 08:15Registration and roll-call
08:15 – 08:45Tournament briefing
08:45 – 10:25Round 1 prepared debate + feedback
10:25 – 10:40Break
10:40 – 10:55Prep time for round 2 semi-prepared debate
10:55 – 12:35Round 2 semi-prepared debate + feedback
12:35 – 13:15Lunch break
13:15 – 13:30Prep time for round 3 semi-prepared debate
13:30 – 15:10Round 3 semi-prepared debate + feedback
15:10 – 15:25Break
15:25 – 16:10Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate
16:10 – 17:40Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round)
17:40 – 18:00Tabulation of results
18:00 – 18:30Break announcement, prizes for top speakers
Day 1 Schedule

Day 2

09:15 – 09:30Registration and roll-call
09:30 – 11:00Quarter-final prepared debate
11:00 – 11:30Announcement of QF results and feedback
11:30 – 12:15Prep time for Semi-final impromptu debate
12:15 – 13:45Semi-final impromptu debate
13:45 – 14:15Announcement of SF results and feedback
14:15 – 14:30Prep time for grand-final semi-prepared debate
14:30 – 16:00Grand-final semi-prepared debate
16:00 – 16:30Announcement of GF result and prize presentation
Day 2 Schedule

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! 

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