UADC 2014: No Unbeaten Team After 8 Rounds

All of the 24 teams that are eligible to compete in the main elimination stage of the 2014 United Asian Debating Championships have at least lost once in the preliminaries, indicating the tight competition in Asia's most prestigious tournament. #1 Universiti Teknologi Mara 2 (Maizura Mokhsein, Shafiq Bazari, Rafiq Saladin) broke first with a 7-1 win-loss record after 8 rounds. The knockouts start tomorrow.    

1. Universiti Teknologi Mara 2 (MY)
2. Nanyang Technological University 1 (SG)
3. National University of Singapore 1 (SG)
4. International Islamic University 1 (MY)
5. San Beda College 1 (PH)
6. Ateneo de Manila University 1 (PH)
7. University of Tokyo 1 (JP)
8. Universiti Teknologi Mara 1 (MY)
9. National University of Singapore 2 (SG)
10. Ateneo de Manila University 2 (PH)
11. Singapore Management University 2 (SG)
12. University of the Philippines Diliman 1 (PH)
13. National Law Institute University 1 (IN)
14. Universiti Malaya 1 (MY)
15. Multimedia University Melaka 1 (MY)
16. Nanyang Technological University 2 (SG)
17. Lahore School of Economics 1 (PK)
18. National Law School of India University 1 (IN)
19. Far Eastern University 1 (PH)
20. International Islamic University 3 (MY)
21. Korea University 1 (KR)
22. Singapore Management University 1 (SG)
23. National University of Singapore 3 (SG)
24. Nanyang Technological University 2 (SG)

IDO 2013: Key Results & Motions

Champions: #9 iBob 1 (Boby Andika Ruitang/UI & Rifan Ibnu Rahman/Ex ITB)
Finalists: #1 National University of Singapore 2 (Kenneth Kang & Bryan Chan), #2 Universiti Teknologi Mara 1 (Mifzal Mohammed & Rafiq Saladdin), #7 Just For Fun 1 (Aulia Anggita & Elghafiky Bimardhika)
Best Speaker: Kenneth Kang (National University of Singapore 2)
Novice Champions: Institut Teknologi Bandung 5 (Midia Arifandi & Dara Indira)
Best Novice Speaker: Romario Tambunan (Universitas Gadjah Mada 1)

Top 10 Speakers
1. Kenneth Kang (National University of Singapore 2)
2. Bryan Chan (National University of Singapore 2)
3. Rafiq Saladdin (Universiti Teknologi Mara 1)
3. Xiao Hongyu (National University of Singapore 1)
3. Tim Andrew (Pie Jesu 1/Ex Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation)
6. Mifzal Mohammed (Universiti Teknologi Mara 1)
7. Lavania Jeevabala (Pie Jesu 1/Universiti Malaya)
7. Boby Andika Ruitang (iBob 1/Universitas Indonesia)
9. Invi Atmanegara (Binus International 1)
9. Natalie Wang (National University of Singapore 1)

Motions
R1. THBT the state should promote the virtues of Atheism
R2. THW use pornography as a tool for sex education
R3. THBT the Obama administration should immediately cease the collection of data from people's phone and internet usage
R4. In states where abortion is legal, THW compel all pregnant women to test their fetuses for disabilities
R5. THBT female politicians should not rely on their gender in policy debates
R6. THW only grant land rights to indigenous groups who elect their leaders democratically
Novice GF. TH regrets the rise of a distinct gay culture
QF. THBT Palestinians should renounce their claim on East Jerusalem
SF. THW tax individuals' income according to the wealth of their parents
GF. THW abolish prisons

ABP 2012: Malaysia Sweeps Half of Break List

Debaters from Malaysia took half of the spots in the elimination round of the 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship and two Malaysian teams were unlucky not to be part of that lot. Universiti Teknologi Mara 3 and International Islamic University 5, two teams with scores matching the 24th on the tab from preliminaries, missed the break on head-to-head count with the last advancing pair, their fellow countrymen from Universiti Malaya 1. Only the best 24 teams after 6 preliminary rounds can continue their journey with rank #9 to #24 required to battle it out in pre-quarterfinal matches before winners of that stage face the top 8. The main break list has no Indonesian team as the highest ranked from the host country matched the points of the last three breaking pairs but had lower individual scores.

Main Break List
1. National University of Singapore 1 (SG)
2. Korea University 1 (SK)
3. Nanyang Technological University 1 (SG)
4. Multimedia University Melaka 1 (MY)
5. Universiti Teknologi Mara 1 (MY)
6. National University of Singapore 2 (SG)
7. National Law School of India University 1 (IN)
8. International Islamic University 1 (MY)
9. Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering 1 (IN)
10. International Islamic University 3 (MY)
11. Peking University 1 (CN)
12. Universiti Teknologi Mara 2 (MY)
13. Asia Pacific University 1 (MY)
14. University of Tokyo 1 (JP)
15. International Islamic University 2 (MY)
16. Chung Ang University 1 (SK)
17. International Islamic University 4 (MY)
18. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1 (MY)
19. School of Law, Christ University 1 (IN)
20. North South University 1 (BD)
21. Multimedia University Melaka 2 (MY)
22. Wawasan University 1 (MY)
23. Nanyang Technological University 2 (SG)
24. Universiti Malaya 1 (MY)

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

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. 

Binus International, UI Break into Australs 2011 ESL Quarters

Binus International 1 (Astrio Feligent, Christian Leonardo, Invi Atmanegara) and Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dimas Hokka, Riza Aryani, Subarkah Syafruddin) both collected 4 wins in the preliminary stage of the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, enabling them to rank third and seventh, respectively, on the tournament's ESL list and break into that category's quarterfinals.

The top 8 ESL teams in Australs 2011 are eligible to compete for the ESL title. They are:

1. #41 Multimedia University Melaka 1 (5VP - 2097)
2. #44 Universiti Malaya 1 (4VP - 2105.5)
3. #51 Binus International 1 (4VP - 2102)
4. #52 University of Hong Kong 1 (4VP - 2101.3)
5. #59 Kyung Hee University 2 (4VP - 2094.8)
6. #60 International Christian University 1 (4VP - 2094)
7. #61 Universitas Indonesia 1 (4VP -2092.5)
8. #62 Ewha University 3 (4VP - 2091.75)

Another Indonesian team from Institut Teknologi Bandung did not make the ESL cut. No team from Indonesia slipped into the top 24 on the overall team tab that will compete in the main elimination rounds.

The ESL and main knockouts will begin on July 12. The top debating tournament in the Asia-Oceania region, which is taking place in Seoul, attracted 113 teams this year.  No university outside from Australia and New Zealand has won Australs, which is the largest 3-on-3 debating tournament in the world, although Asian teams have reached the grandfinals twice since it began in 1975.

UI student, Ignes Pricilla, etched her own achievement, becoming the only Indonesian among the 36 people selected to judge beyond the preliminaries. Ignes chaired 6 out of 8 preliminary rounds, twice as a single adjudicator. 

All-Indonesian Final in 2011 Southeast Asian English Olympics

Teams from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Indonesia and host Universitas Bina Nusantara will battle it out in the grand final of the 2011 Southeast Asian English Olympics on Feb 19 after beating opponents in tough semifinals, including the last standing non-Indonesian team from Universiti Malaya. Here are the details:

Finalists:
#2 UI A (Ahdiat Permana & Roderick Sibarani)
#3 ITB B (Rifan Ibnu Rahman & Andhika Nugraha)
#8 ITB A (Luthfi Abdurrahman & Karina Soedjatmiko)
#9 BNU (Radite Adjie & Sabaruddin Adinugroho)

Semifinals:
#2 UI A - #3 ITB B - #11 Malaya - #15 Unsoed A
#8 ITB A - #9 BNU - #4 UI B - #12 Padang
Motion: This House Believes That Post-Genocide States Should Punish Genocide Perpetrators Visibly and Publicly for the Long Term