WSDC 2011 Draw Reveals Indonesia vs Australia in Round 1

Caird Hall - Venue for WSDC 2011 Final

Team Indonesia's first opponent in the 2011 World Schools Debating Championships is 8-time champion Australia, the tournament's second seed, and the subsequent debates promise interesting challenges. The WSDC preliminary round draw came out today, six weeks before the most prestigious high school debating competition on earth takes place in Dundee, Scotland. 

Each team is designed to face 8 opponents in the first stage drawn from 8 different groups. The divisions are based on victories and judge votes in the past 3 championships. The WSDC preliminaries are predetermined with 4 rounds using prepared motions while the other 4 are impromptu debates. Only the top 16 can proceed to the knockout rounds. While victory points are the ultimate decider like in any other debating competition, judge votes have more value in WSDC than team scores. 

Indonesia is ranked #27 of 48 contestants, sitting in the E group. This year's team consist of Ruth Gracia Nainggolan (SMA 81 Jakarta), Nudzran Yusya (SMA Modal Bangsa Aceh), Wisnu Aryo Setio (SMA 5 Bandung) and Margreta Kailla Adenta (SMA 2 Tangerang Selatan). Their coaches are Eldhianto Jusuf (Universitas Gadjah Mada) and Ahmad Naufal Dai (Universitas Indonesia). This team will warm up at the Java Overland Varsities English Debate later this month.    

Team Indonesia's draw is as follows (round, motion, role, opponent, oppo's rank)

R1 THW Offer Dictators Immunity in Return for Leaving Power

Opp vs. AUSTRALIA (#2/A)

R2 Impromptu

Prop vs. NAMIBIA (#44/H)

R3 THBT Universal Primary Education is a Misallocation of Resources for the Developing World

Prop vs. NIGERIA (#41/G)

R4 Impromptu

Opp vs. PAKISTAN (#9/B)

R5 THW Legalize the Sale of Human Organs

Prop vs. SWEDEN (#32/F)

R6 Impromptu

Opp vs. ISRAEL (#13/C)

R7 THBT Women Can Only Achieve Equality under a Secular System of Government

Opp vs. INDIA (#21/D)

R8 Impromptu

Prop vs. USA (#28/E)