Dear Hong Kong Debating and Public Speaking Community,
We are delighted to announce that registration for Junior SDC 2022 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/EPWTr8sYr5LkCFQi8
Dates: 19 March 2022, 08:00 – 17:30 (preliminary rounds); 20 March 2022, 09:15 – 15:20 (break rounds)
Venue: Online.
Cost: HKD300 per team.
Eligibility: 3-5 members per team; Form 1-3 / Year 7-10 / Grade 6-9
Team cap: 32 teams (one team per school – second teams are not guaranteed; priority for second teams will go to previously underrepresented schools)
Format: WSDC – 6-minute main speech with points of information, 3-minute reply speeches
Adjudicators: Each team must provide at least one adjudicator; a second team must be accompanied by a second adjudicator
Draw: R1 random; R2-4 power-paired; QF-GF folded knockout draw
Awards: Top 10 Speaker Awards (debaters speaking in 3 or more preliminary rounds are eligible); Top 8 teams break to quarter-final
Registration Deadline: 14 February 2022.
Schedule:
Day 1
08:00 – 08:30 Registration and roll-call
08:30 – 09:00 Tournament briefing
09:00 – 10:10 Round 1 prepared debate + feedback
10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00 Prep time for round 2 semi-prepared debate
11:00 – 12:10 Round 2 semi-prepared debate + feedback
12:10 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 13:30 Prep time for round 3 semi-prepared debate
13:30 – 14:40 Round 3 semi-prepared debate + feedback
14:40 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 15:30 Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate
15:30 – 16:40 Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round)
16:40 – 17:00 Tabulation of results
17:00 – 17:30 Break announcement, prizes for top speakers
Day 2
09:15 – 09:45 Registration and roll-call
09:45 – 10:45 Quarter-final prepared debate
10:45 – 11:15 Announcement of QF results and feedback
11:15 – 12:00 Prep time for Semi-final impromptu debate
12:00 – 13:00 Semi-final impromptu debate
13:00 – 13:30 Announcement of SF results and feedback
13:30 – 14:00 Prep time for grand-final semi-prepared debate
14:00 – 14:50 Grand-final semi-prepared debate
14:50 – 15:20 Announcement of GF result and prize presentation