Dear Hong Kong Debating and Public Speaking Community,
We are delighted to announce that registration for Junior SDC 2023 is now open. Here are the key details of the tournament and registration:
Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/SgJ7dUKLgoKQeYgw9
Registration Deadline: 21st February, 2023
Dates: 18 March 2023, 08:00 – 17:45 (preliminary rounds); 19 March 2023, 09:15 – 15:20 (break rounds)
Mode: Online (Zoom)
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
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 no
15:00 – 15:45 Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate
15:45 – 16:55 Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round)
16:55 – 17:15 Tabulation of results
17:15 – 17:45 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
For more information and any enquiries, please contact us at info@hkdsc.org. We look forward to seeing your teams and adjudicators at JSDC 2023!
Kind regards,
HKDSC