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

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.

Binus International Beat UT Sydney in Australs 2011

Chung Ang University Library Venue for Australs 2011 Preliminaries Binus International (Astrio Feligent, Christian Leonardo, Invi Atmanegara) today defeated University of Technology Sydney 1 from Australia in the third preliminary round of the 2011 Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, showing Indonesians can compete at the regional level. The top tournament in the Asia-Oceania region, which is better known as Australs, kicked off its preliminaries today in Seoul with 113 teams. More than a quarter of them from Australia, the top country in 3-on-3 debating.  Two other Indonesian teams from Institut Teknologi Bandung and Universitas Indonesia, are also taking part in this competition. No team outside from Australia and New Zealand have 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. This year, 24 teams will be eligible to break into the double-octofinals, which will take place on July 12, due to the large participation. Unfortunately, the number of qualified adjudicators did not match the enthusiasm to debate. On day 1 of the debates, 46 out of 57 rooms had lone judges. The first 3 rounds had motions on sports, development and arms of government. The preliminaries will go on until July 10. There is a separate ESL break in Australs and UI championed that category in 2009. After 3 rounds, the results of the Indonesian teams are as follows: Binus International 2 VP -- 1. UI (W), 2. Melbourne 5 (L), 3. UT Sydney 1 (W)  Universitas Indonesia 1 VP -- 1. Binus Int'l (L), 2. Underwood 3 (W), 3. Auckland 2 (L) Institut Teknologi Bandung 0 VP -- 1. Korea 2 (L), 2. Sydney 6 (L), 3. HELP 1 (L) However, the best performing Indonesian today was an adjudicator. Ignes Pricillia, an UI sophomore, chaired panels in the first 2 rounds and was trusted to become a single adjudicator in round 3. In round 1, she adjudicated Melbourne 1, one of the tournament's favourites.