Australs 2011 ESL Trophy Goes to UI

Universitas Indonesia 1 - ESL Champions (L to R) : Syafruddin Subarkah,
Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani and adjudicator Ignes Pricillia

#7ESL Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani, Subarkah Syafruddin) ended their journey in the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships as the champion of the ESL category after a final debate against #4ESL University of Hong Kong. They managed to match the achievement of another UI team two years ago, showing that Indonesian debating is alive and kicking. Seven out of 9 adjudicators in the final gave them the nod.

There were two other Indonesian teams at Australs 2011 in Seoul. #3ESL Binus International 1 (Astrio Feligent, Christian Leonardo, Invi Atmanegara) ranked higher than UI 1 but failed to pass the ESL quarterfinal while Institut Teknologi Bandung 1 (Gladys Brigitta, Diedra Putri, Aryani) did not break. UI's Ignes Pricillia was a breaking adjudicator after chairing 6 out of 8 preliminary rounds. Subsequently, she chaired an ESL quarterfinal. ITB's Dito Krista chaired a preliminary debate but did not make the cut.