#27 Indonesia had an unfortunate start at the 2011 World Schools Debating Championships in Dundee today. The first debate against #2 Australia saw all 3 judges favouring the 8-time champion and the second one against #44 Namibia ended with a 2-1 split decision for the opposition.
Indonesia opposed the motion "This House Would Offer Dictators Immunity in Return for Leaving Power" in the opener and proposed to allow free distribution of music on the Internet in the impromptu Round 2. 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).
Indonesia is considered as an E class participant. Each team in WSDC is designed to face 8 opponents in the first stage drawn from 8 different classes. Australia is an A team while Namibia comes from the H class. The WSDC preliminaries are pre-determined with 4 rounds using prepared motions while the other 4 are impromptu debates. Only the top 16 can proceed into the knockouts.
Indonesia has only broken twice, in 2003 and 2004, since its first WSDC participation in 2001, each with a 5-3 record. Click the WSDC button on the navigation bar for history.
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