WUDC 2012: Indonesian Results

The 2012 World University Debating Championships had 17 Indonesian teams. Two of them, University Indonesia C and Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara A, broke into the EFL semifinals. Roderick Sibarani (UI A) grabbed 2nd best EFL speaker title immediately followed by Ahmad Naufal Dai at 3rd.

Several Indonesian speakers qualified as ESL, a higher category than EFL, including Adlini Ilma Ghaisany (UI A) who was the best among Indonesians. Had she passed the EFL requirement, she would have been the tournament's top  EFL speaker and UI A could have debated in the EFL semifinals. Only those with less than 3 months of living in an English-speaking country during school age or 6 months of studying in an institution where English is the instruction language can qualify as EFL speakers. The ESL threshold is less than 5 years of living in an English-speaking country during school age or studying in institutions where English is the instruction language.

Almost 400 teams or 800 speakers from over 40 countries joined WUDC 2012. The top team on the Open tab scored 23 points while the last breaking pair had 18. The top scoring Indonesian team of all time got 16 points in WUDC 2008. The highest ranked Indonesian team ended at #85 in WUDC 1999. The best Indonesian speaker reached #186 also in WUDC 1999. Click here to see Indonesia's WUDC history.


Team Standings (UI A, UI D, Binus International A, ITB A, Unpad A were ESL teams; the rest were EFL)
#162 Universitas Indonesia A (Adlini Ilma Ghaisany & Roderick Sibarani) 14
#170 Universitas Indonesia C (Ahmad Naufal Dai & Irene Severina) 14 -- EFL Semifinalists
#176 Institut Teknologi Bandung A (Dito Krista & Rifan Ibnu Rahman) 14
#208 Binus International A (Astrio Feligent Tjong & Christian Leonardo) 13
#236 Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara A (Halim Nuswantoro & Teddy Triatmojo) 13 -- EFL Semifinalists
#251 Binus University A (Bryan Gunawan & Sabarudin Adinugroho) 12
#269 Universitas Indonesia D (Riza Aryani & Dyah Ayunico) 12
#270 Universitas Atma Jaya A (Cindy Francisca & Darwin Tanzil) 12
#279 Universitas Gadjah Mada A (Amir Abdul Aziz & Tanti Kosmiyati) 11
#296 Universitas Padjadjaran A (Mayang Puspita & Dimas Aditya) 11
#299 Universitas Indonesia B (Ahdiat Permana & Dimas Hokka) 11
#315 Binus University B (Rosmi Yana & Radite Adjie) 10
#337 Institut Pertanian Bogor A (Leo Wibisiono & Andini Astuti) 9
#356 STBA Teknokrat (Nurul Djanah & Sheilla Koesin) 9
#365 Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta A (Annisa Laura Meretha & Intan Charina) 8
#371 Universitas Atma Jaya B (Yuliawati Kuncoro & Richard Hanjaya) 8
#379 Universitas Negeri Padang A (Nurul Huda & Ronny Nanda Putra) 7

Top 10 Indonesian Speakers
#248 Adlini Ilma Ghaisany (UI A)
#313 Roderick Sibarani (UI A) -- #2EFL
#332 Rifan Ibnu Rahman (ITB A)
#339 Ahmad Naufal Dai (UI C) -- #3EFL
#354 Bryan Gunawan (Binus A)
#372 Christian Leonardo (Binus International A)
#372 Irene Severina (UI C)
#389 Tanti Kosmiyati (UGM A)
#389 Astrio Feligent Tjong (Binus International A)
#412 Amir Abdul Aziz (UGM A)

WUDC 2012: Indonesia Sends Big Contingent, Gets "A" Status

The 2012 World Universities Debating Championships, the most prestigious debating tournament on the planet, officially kicked off today at Manila's De La Salle University with a record-tying number of Indonesian teams. Universitas Indonesia sent the 2 first Indonesian teams to WUDC 1999, coincidentally also held in the Philippines. In WUDC 2005 in Malaysia, there were 17 Indonesian teams, eclipsing the past record by far. When WUDC 2012 debates start tomorrow, the same number will join the competition.

Besides 4 pairs from UI, there will be 2 squads each from Binus University and Universitas Atma Jaya while Binus International, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara, STBA Teknokrat, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Negeri Padang, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta and Universitas Padjadjaran respectively sent a team. These institutions had reached a decision to have Bryan Gunawan from Binus University as the Indonesian representative for the Worlds Council.

Bryan today tweeted that Indonesia won the right to earn a "A" nation voting status because there had been at least 4 Indonesian institutions in the last 2 WUDCs. More than 6 Indonesian universities sent teams to WUDC 2010 and 2011. That new status means Indonesia now has 4 votes in the council, which will be crucial in deciding the next host. Up until now, there has been no bids for WUDC 2014 although there is a rumour there might be an audacious attempt to bring the competition to Indonesia in the near future.

WUDC Waitlist Situation For Indonesian Teams

The organizers of the 2012 World Universities Debating Championships  have announced the 400 teams that can proceed to the second phase of registration, including 12 teams from Indonesia, but there are other Indonesian teams that may compete if they get bumped up following pullouts. (See complete list here)

The rule of thumb is any institution with a place after #300 on the registration list may only get one slot. This is the reason behind the slot reduction from three to one for Indonesian teams like UI, ITB, Unhas, Unpad, STAN and Binus International that managed to enter the last 100 spots in the main list. These teams are not eligible to get extra slots even if the pullouts are right above them.

The Indonesian schools on the waiting list with the numbers of teams that need to pull out before they can get bumped up are as follows:

Universitas Gadjah Mada (10)
Institut Pertanian Bogor (49)
Universitas Tarumanagara (50)
Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (51)
London School of Public Relations (52)
Universitas Diponegoro (53)
Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya (54)
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (62)
Politeknik Negeri Malang (92)
Universitas Pelita Harapan (95)
Universitas Negeri Padang (103)
Universitas Negeri Semarang (108)

The National Education Ministry has tried to take slots using the name Dikti and Belmawa for the winners of NUEDC but both are quite low in the waiting list (they need 59 and 61 pullouts) and they can only reserve one slot each. It is quite unlikely that 60 teams would resign from the WUDC, triggering questions on how will the winners of NUEDC go to Manila as promised, especially if they do not come from universities on the registration list.