Thank you to all who participated and adjudicated in Junior SDC 2024 on the 16th-17th of March! We hope the tournament was a fulfilling experience for everyone, and are delighted to publicly announce the final results of the tournament!
Firstly, the Top 10 Speakers, with ties at 4th and 7th place, are as follows:
1 Mollie Mei (HKIS)
2 Kai Kai Wu (HKIS)
3 Seungmin Kim (HKIS)
=4 Seung June Yoon (IS)
=4 Arryav Khaderia (HKIS MS)
6 Emi Venn (GSIS 2)
=7 Hayley Yuen (DGS1)
=7 Valmik Dangayach (GSIS 1)
9 Clarisse Poon (SPCC1)
10 Kelly Au (SPCC 2)
In addition, after a heated grand finals debate between HKIS and SPCC, HKIS emerged as Grand Champion, with the best Grand Finals speaker being Mollie Mei from HKIS. Congratulations to all prizewinners and to both the Grand Champion and Runner-Up!
All tabs and the break have been released publicly on our tab page:
https://jsdc2024.calicotab.com/jsdc2024
Finally, we would like to thank everyone who aided in the creation and operation of the tournament, be they debater, adjudicator, motions committee member, or orgcomm member. As cliched as it may be, none of it would have been possible without you. Junior SDC has always been one of the stages for young debating talent in Hong Kong to show themselves and flourish, and this year’s iteration was no different. Whether it be your first or last JSDC, we hope you got something out of it, and will use that to further your debate careers. With that, we hope to see everyone again soon!