The 2012 World Schools Debating Championships enters its last day of preliminaries with #29/E Indonesia at 3 wins, 10 judges after a loss to #13/C United Arab Emirates in R6 despite valiant efforts from our debaters. Currently, along with 5 other teams, Indonesia has the most judge votes for teams with 3 VP, giving us a chance to slip into the top 16. The next opponents are #19/D Israel and #25/E Botswana. Teams with 6 VP are assured to break while usually those with 5 and high judge votes still could make the cut.
Previously, Team Indonesia beat #33/F Germany, #38/G Mongolia and #48H Zimbabwe but lost to reigning champion #6/A Singapore and #8/B South Korea. This year Indonesia is represented by twins Revaldi and Revian Wirabuana from SMA 4 Denpasar, Alif Satria from SMA 8 Yogyakarta and Cheryl Cosslett from SMA 1 Bogor.
Upsets and a delay coloured impromptu R5 that debated the motion "This House Believes That the Police Should Use Racial Profiling when Fighting Crime". #1/A England saw their 38 consecutive prelim wins come to a halt after host #9/B South Africa broke that streak on a split decision while UAE bowed to #21/D Sri Lanka. There was a delay in the match between #18/C India and #20/D Mexico due to a disagreement over a decision to define "racial profiling" before the debate. The teams had to use a different topic. In R6, #47/H Swaziland, the second lowest-ranked, defeated #7/B Netherlands that did not lose a prelim last year.
The break list will be out tonight. All teams have dropped at least a judge. Singapore, South Africa and #3/A New Zealand are the only ones unbeaten after 6 rounds but they will face strong teams in R8.
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WSDC 2012: Indonesia at Mid-Table Halfway in Prelims
#29/E Indonesia has 2 wins and 7 judge points at the half-way mark of the preliminaries of the 2012 World Schools Debating Championships. That result puts the team in the second top quarter of the table, where chances to break are still open.
In R3 today, all three judges thought our team convincingly demolished the case of #38/G Mongolia which proposed "This House Would Allow Single Parents in Prison to Raise Children Behind Bars". In R4, Team Indonesia lost but became the first to steal a judge from #8/B South Korea, which previously beat #32/F Argentina, #15/C Scotland and #21/D Sri Lanka 3-0. After 4 rounds, only Singapore and #1/A England have maximum points of 4 wins, 12 judges.
Yesterday, Team Indonesia unanimously defeated #48/H Zimbabwe in R2 after losing to reigning champions #6/A Singapore in the opener. The preliminaries resume on Sunday at the University of Cape Town after a break tomorrow. This year Indonesia is represented by twins Revaldi and Revian Wirabuana from SMA 4 Denpasar, Alif Satria from SMA 8 Yogyakarta and Cheryl Cosslett from SMA 1 Bogor.
In R3 today, all three judges thought our team convincingly demolished the case of #38/G Mongolia which proposed "This House Would Allow Single Parents in Prison to Raise Children Behind Bars". In R4, Team Indonesia lost but became the first to steal a judge from #8/B South Korea, which previously beat #32/F Argentina, #15/C Scotland and #21/D Sri Lanka 3-0. After 4 rounds, only Singapore and #1/A England have maximum points of 4 wins, 12 judges.
Yesterday, Team Indonesia unanimously defeated #48/H Zimbabwe in R2 after losing to reigning champions #6/A Singapore in the opener. The preliminaries resume on Sunday at the University of Cape Town after a break tomorrow. This year Indonesia is represented by twins Revaldi and Revian Wirabuana from SMA 4 Denpasar, Alif Satria from SMA 8 Yogyakarta and Cheryl Cosslett from SMA 1 Bogor.
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