Dear Hong Kong Debating and Public Speaking Community,
Senior SDC is returning in October! Here are the key details:
Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/QSESwnq3DzLZG9rt7
Registration deadline: 18 September 23:59 (All times in UTC +8)
Date: 8 October 08:00-18:30 (preliminary rounds); 9 October 09:00-17:00 (break rounds).
Venue: Online.
Cost: HKD 400 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 Quarterfinals. 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 – 15:00: Prep time for grand-final impromptu debate
15:00 – 16:30: Grand-final impromptu debate
16:30 – 17:00: Announcement of GF result and prize presentation
*Note that GF is now impromptu instead of semi-prepared, preparation time will be amended to 45 minutes
For more information and any enquiries, please contact us at info@hkdsc.org. We look forward to seeing your teams and judges at SDC 2022!