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Monday, July 18, 2011

Indonesian Results in Australs 2011

Universitas Indonesia 1 - ESL CHAMPIONS
Prelims : 4-4/#7ESL/#61; Elims : 3 wins
Wins: University of Hong Kong 1 (ESL Final), International Christian University 1 (ESL Semi), Universiti Malaya 1 (ESL Quarters), University of Peking 1 (R8), Chung Ang University 1 (R5), Macquarie University 4 (R4), Underwood International College 1 (R2)
Losses: Monash University 3 (R7), Victoria University of Wellington 3 (R6), University of Auckland 2 (R3), Binus International 1 (R1)
Speaker Ranks: #179 Riza Aryani, #208 M. Subarkah Syafruddin, #209 Dimas Hokka

Binus International 1 - ESL QUARTERFINALIST
Prelims : 4-4/#3ESL/#51; Elims : 1 loss
Wins: Chung Ang University (R7), Nanyang Technological University 1 (R4), University of Technology Sydney 1 (R3), Universitas Indonesia 1 (R1)
Losses: International Christian University 1 (ESL Quarters), International Islamic University 1 (R8), Singapore Management University 1 (R6), University of Sydney 4 (R5), University of Melbourne (R2)
Speaker Ranks: #122 Christian Leonardo, #135 Astrio Feligent, #180 Invi Atmanegara

Institut Teknologi Bandung 1 
Prelims: 2-6/#105
Wins: Thammasat University 1 (R4), Taiwan Wenzao Ursuline College 1 (R6)
Losses: Universiti Putra 1 (R8), University of Macao 1 (R7), Chinese University of Hong Kong 1 (R5), HELP University 1 (R3), University of Sydney 6 (R2), University of Korea 3 (R1)
Speaker Ranks: #274 Aryani Atmosudirjo, #294 Diedra Putri, #295 Gladys Brigita

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

UI Debaters Reach Australs 2011 ESL Final

#7ESL Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani, Subarkah Syafruddin) made it into the final ESL debate of the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships and will meet #4ESL University of Hong Kong 1 in a fight for the title. In the semifinals, UI eliminated #6ESL International Christian University from Japan while Hong Kong knocked out the last standing team from host South Korea, #8ESL Ewha University's EDiS.

UI's journey in Australs 2011 started with sleeping like hobos at Seoul's airport and losing to fellow countrymen Binus International in the first debate but Hokka, Riza and Sume bounced back and showed their mettle. Their road to the ESL final was as follows:

Preliminaries (4-4, #7ESL/#61)
R1 v. Binus International 1 (L)
R2 v. Underwood International College 1 (W)
R3 v. Auckland University 2 (L) -- opponent reached main octofinals
R4 v. Macquarie University 4 (W)
R5 v. Chung Ang University 1 (W)
R6 v. Victoria University of Wellington 3 (L)
R7 v. Monash University 3 (L) -- opponent reached main pre-octofinals
R8 v. Peking University 1 (W)
QF v. #2ESL Universiti Malaya 1 (W)
SF v. #6ESL International Christian University 1 (W)

In 2009, UI also met a team from Hong Kong --The Chinese University of Hong Kong-- in the ESL final of the Australs. Tirza Reinata, Intan Hadijah and Frieda Siregar outdebated them and brought home the trophy. Indonesia hopes history will repeat itself tomorrow at the Australs 2011 ESL Final.

UI Team Sail into Australs 2011 ESL Semis

#7 Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani, Subarkah Syafruddin) today defeated #2 Universiti Malaya 1 from Malaysia, ensuring a place in the ESL semifinals of the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships. They will face a team from  Japan's #6 International Christian University that eliminated #3 Binus International, the other Indonesian institution which made it to the ESL quarters. 

The UI debaters had a 4-4 record from the preliminary rounds after beating Macquarie University 4 from Australia, Koreans Underwood College and Chung Ang University, and Peking University from China. They are fighting to repeat the achievement of another UI team (Tirza Reinata, Intan Hadijah, Freida Siregar), which won the Australs ESL crown in 2009. The other ESL semi will be between #4 University of Hong Kong 1 and  Ewha University's #8 EDiS 3, which knocked down #1 Multimedia University of Malaysia in a debate that was chaired by UI's Ignes Pricillia. 

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Indonesia's Australs Fate Depends on Silent Rounds

Three Indonesian teams need substantial wins in the last 2 rounds of the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships to advance into the double-octofinals or the ESL knockouts. However, R7 and R8 are silent rounds, forcing debaters to wait until the break announcement this evening for the results.

After 6 rounds, Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani, Subarkah Syafruddin) and Binus International 1 (Astrio Feligent, Christian Leonardo, Invi Atmanegara) both are at 3-3 after competing against the best in the tournament. Only teams with 5VP have clear chances to sail through into the main elimination rounds. The best 8 ESL teams are eligible to compete in a separate contest. A 4-4 record may be enough but the threshold may be higher due to large participation from Northeast Asia this year.

UI and Bipeds teams had colorful runs. They met in R1 with the latter coming out triumphant. In subsequent rounds, Bipeds knocked down Asian giant Nanyang Technological University and University of Technology Sydney but lost to Australian powerhouses Melbourne and Sydney. UI's two other defeats were in the hands of last year's champion Victoria University and runner-up Auckland University, both from New Zealand. UI defeated Australia's Macquarie University and Korean colleges, Underwood and Chung Ang.

Another Indonesian team from Institut Teknologi Bandung (Gladys Brigita, Diedra Putri, Aryani) entered R7 with 2 wins. UI adjudicator Ignes Pricillia has chaired 5 out of 6 rounds while ITB judge Dito Krista was chair in R6.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

UI Team Win All Debates on Day 2 of Australs 2011

Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani, Subarkah Syafruddin) gained maximum points on the second day of preliminaries of the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships today after beating Macquarie University 4 from Australia in R4 and host Chung Ang University in R5. With 3VP after 5 rounds, their chances to break into the double-octofinals or the ESL knockouts are still very much alive.

Two other Indonesian teams are also competing in Australs 2011. A Binus International team are still in contention like UI but the squad from Institut Teknologi Bandung may have dim chances as they have only won once in 5 rounds. Day 2 had motions on international relations and the economy. The preliminary stage will continue tomorrow with a scheduled break announcement at the end of the day.