Showing posts with label WUDC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WUDC. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

DOTY 2014: UGM Debaters Flood Top 10 After Busy September

Universitas Gadjah Mada debaters did not only keep the pole position in the 2014 Debater of the Year table but also took the majority of spots in the Top 10 after results from six tournaments in September were added. Six UGM debaters now claim the eight highest ranks of DOTY 2014. Indriani Pratiwi is still leading the pack following her victory in the Bawor Cup. Other UGM speakers received bonus points by reaching the semifinals of the Indonesia Debate Open, which had more international participants than local ones due to the high registration fee. The DOTY table appreciates achievements in open international tournaments. IDO 2014, which had no Indonesian debater in the final, had a definite international flavour.

The other September tournaments that the DOTY calculations considered were the agricultural debate in Bogor, where host Institut Pertanian Bogor pulled off an upset against a highly favoured UGM team, the Just for Fun debate at Universitas Indonesia, the National Debate Competition-National Economic Seminar in Bandung and the debate competition at Universitas Soegijapranata in Semarang.

The only debaters who can spoil the rise of the first DOTY from UGM come from UI and all of them just graduated in August. Graduates still can harvest points if they start the year as a student. It is common practice in the international debating world to give a grace period for such debaters. If these debaters are allowed to compete in the World Universities Debating Championship at the end of the year, DOTY will also count them in. Indeed, the two most recent DOTYs secured the title after they graduated. This year the chance is not as large because there are only two national tournaments left that allow graduates to compete, Ganesha Open and Founders Trophy, and the UGM students are leading the table with a comfortable cushion. It is more likely to see a UGM debater snatch the title considering the available opportunities. 

DOTY 2014 Top 10 as of September:
  1. Indriani Pratiwi (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  2. Dennys Kapa (Universitas Indonesia)
  3. Romario Tambunan (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  4. Wida Wahyuni (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  5. Alif Satria (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  6. Noel Hasintongan (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  7. Roderick Sibarani (Universitas Indonesia)
  8. Erwina Salsabila (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  9. Aulia Anggita Larasati (Universitas Indonesia)
  10. Melisa Irene (Binus International)

Sunday, August 24, 2014

NUDC 2014: UI Wins First Title, Breaks Binus Streak

NUDC 2014 Champ - UI (Dennys Kapa & Aulia Anggita)
Universitas Indonesia has the most successful debating society in the country with a room full of trophies from all major nationwide debate tournaments bar one - the National Universities Debating Championship (NUDC), the top school-based British Parliamentary contest. That void finally has been filled. #1 UI (Dennys Kapa & Aulia Anggita) won the 2014 NUDC last night after defending the final motion that proposed Indonesia should invest more in the arms industry.

UI dashed the hope of #2 Binus University (Rivera Kathrin & Marchella Febriyanti) that were bent on grabbing the fourth consecutive title for the Jakarta-based school. The other finalists were #4 Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indriani Pratiwi & Wida Wahyuni) and #7 Universitas Sanata Dharma (Sekartiyasa Kusumastuti & Tethy Pesoa), which both came from Yogyakarta. The UI, Binus and Sanata Dharma, the top three in the final, are eligible for funding to go to the 2015 World Universities Debating Championships in Malaysia.

UI's Dennys Kapa came out as the best speaker of the tournament, a title that last went to an UI debater in 2012. He graduated from a high school in Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara province, one of the most impoverished provinces in Indonesia. Today's victory crowned his years of national success that include two ALSA UI championship titles, the last one won with her NUDC partner Aulia Anggita. He is an example how a debater from a non-Java high school can excel on the national stage when he can find a suitable institution and receive a supporting environment to train and enhance his skills.

In the novice category, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (Novarian Budi & Husna Amirah) from East Java came out triumphant after defeating three non-Java teams Universitas Andalas, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara and Universitas Mulawarman. The best novice speaker award went Ida Ayu Pradnya Paramita from Universitas Udayana Bali, who was a member of Team Indonesia in the 2013 World Schools Debating Championships. The former high school debating star is an example of a talented non-Java debater who decided to stay in her home province after graduation. Udayana reached all the way to the main quarterfinal.

Saturday, August 23, 2014

NUDC 2014: All-Java Semifinal Again. Can Binus Win Four Titles in a Row?

The 8 teams in the semifinals of the 2014 National Universities Debating Championships are all from Java-based institutions, including Binus University Jakarta that has held the title for the last three years. The geographical hegemony has stood although the education ministry this year expanded the number of participation to 112 from 96 that gave 16 more slots to non-Java institutions. 

In the first semifinal, reigning champion #2 Binus University (Rivera Kathrin & Marchella Febriyanti) must overcome challenges from #7 Universitas Sanata Dharma (Sekartiyasa Kusumastuti & Tethy Pesoa), #3 Universitas Pelita Harapan (Saagar Teckchandani & Dharma Dwitama Harja) and #14 Universitas Padjadjaran (Erfan Supradhono & Omar Azfar) if they want to secure their fourth title in as many years. The two last teams eliminated one of the tournament's favourite, NUDC 2009 champion #6 Institut Teknologi Bandung.

In the second semifinal the country's two top powerhouses, #1 Universitas Indonesia (Aulia Anggita & Dennys Kapa) and #4 Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indriani Pratiwi & Wida Wahyuni), will clash along with #12 Universitas Brawijaya (Zelly Sidi Zamzami & Fahri Akbar) and #16 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (Muhammad Iqwan & Karjongko). The semifinal motion reads "This House Believes That People Have the Right to be Forgotten".

UI debaters have secured the right to receive state financing for their participation in the 2015 World Universities Debating Championship after they broke first into the knockouts. More WUDC funding packages will go to three NUDC 2014 finalists. The ongoing national BP tournament is taking place at Universitas Batam in the Riau Islands.    

Non-Java squads Universitas Syiah Kuala from Aceh and Bali's Universitas Udayana gave spirited challenges in the quarterfinals but came short from becoming the first from outside of the main island to reach the top 8. Aceh and Bali, provinces that have won the national high school championship before, have strong squads at the pre-varsity level but their universities need to attract those talented debaters to stay home to extend success into varsity level. Some debaters from those provinces are now debating for UI.

However, it was also refreshing to see there was a team from far eastern Indonesia, Universitas Pattimura from Ambon, in the octofinal although they could not advance into the top 16. That shows serious training, including from organizations like On That Point that try to empower disadvantaged regions, can make a difference. This issue has nothing to do with race, ethnicity or any other personal background. The best Indonesian debaters are hard working individuals who come from all kinds of social groups. The matter is institutional. It is about how institutions and institutionalized training can provide the right exercise, materials and environment for eager debaters to enhance their skills and knowledge. Without them, even the most talented with the gift of the gab would never shine on the debating stage. 

Sunday, July 27, 2014

WUDC 2015: 10 Indonesian Teams Secure Slots, ITB Missing

Ten teams from 7 Indonesian institutions are on the updated attendance list of the 2015 World Universities Debating Championship in Kuala Lumpur. Those who have been part of the original list should pay before July 31 while teams that got updated allocations have until August 29 to meet their payment obligations. The number of Indonesian participants may increase if other teams from Indonesia can get on the main list after the aforementioned deadlines. Institut Teknologi Bandung, which championed the 2014 WUDC's English-as-Foreign-Language category, was missing from the main list after its allocation was dropped. Click here to access the registration list. The 10 teams are as follows:
Malaysia Worlds 2015 
Universitas Indonesia - 3 teams
Universitas Gadjah Mada - 2 teams
Binus International - 1 teamBinus University - 1 team
Institut Pertanian Bogor - 1 team
Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta - 1 team
Universitas Padjadjaran - 1 team

Monday, February 17, 2014

Tarakanita High School Alumni Win Inaugural Binus Pro-Ams 2014

Binus University - Venue of  Binus Pro-Ams
Graduates of SMU Tarakanita 2 high school Patty Regina and Willem Chua today championed the inaugural Binus Pro-Ams tournament under the team name 'Happy Swingers'. It was the first ever British Parliamentary debate tournament in Indonesia that requires each participating two-member team to have one debater with a record of breaking into the out-rounds of at least one major national or international competition and another with none. Patty is a currently an Universitas Indonesia debater while Willem is a fresh high school graduate. Last year, the two along with another Tarakanita alumnus won a debate tournament in Surabaya for those with less than 4 semesters in college.

Melisa Irene from Binus International topped the speaker tab while UI freshman debater Jessica Andriani Liong grabbed the best amateur speaker award. The Binus Pro-Ams is a prelude to the 2014 Asian English Olympics that will take place at the same venue, the Anggrek campus of Binus University in West Jakarta, this week with a number of non-Indonesian teams. The champions of last year's AEO, Vicario Reinaldo and Fauzan Reza Maulana from Institut Teknologi Bandung, went on to snatch the EFL title at the 2014 World Universities Debating Championship.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

DOTY 2014: Gadjah Mada Debaters Take Early Lead This Year

Debaters from Universitas Gadjah Mada filled up the first three spots of the new IndoDebate Debater of the Year table following the restart of the count for 2014. Indriani Pratiwi, Romario Tambunan and Alif Satria did not only give UGM its third national 3-on-3 title from the recent Indonesian Varsities English Debate but they also came first, second, third on the tournament's individual tab. Whether they could keep the lead is still up in the air. UGM debaters had a strong start last year but failed to outlast the formidable Binus International pair of Jaran Walia, who eventually won the third DOTY title, and Invi Atmanegara in crucial competitions in the second half of 2013.

Besides the UGM trio, Fauzan Reza Maulana and Vicario Reinaldo from Institut Teknologi Bandung are also high on the list after their victory in the EFL category of the recent World Universities Debating Championships. In this month's count, DOTY 2013 rankings affected the order for those with the same total points. The table used a list of top 10 Indonesians in WUDC 2014's open speaker tab to feed the columns, disregarding their language statuses. The top 10 individuals on the DOTY 2014 list as of January 2014 is as follows:
  1. Indriani Pratiwi (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  2. Alif Satria (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  3. Romario Tambunan (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
  4. Fauzan Reza Maulana (Institut Teknologi Bandung)
  5. Magreta Kailla Adenta (Universitas Indonesia)
  6. Vicario Reinaldo (Institut Teknologi Bandung)
  7. Revaldi Wirabuana (Universitas Indonesia)
  8. Elvia Sumayastra (Universitas Indonesia)
  9. Jaran Walia (Binus International)
  10. Invi Atmanegara (Binus International)

Friday, January 10, 2014

WUDC 2014: Full List of Motions

The motions at the 2014 World Universities Debating Championships were the highlight of the Chennai tournament amid shortcomings in other organizational aspects. Most of them, especially the mandatory ones, were fair and relevant. The most controversial was the open octofinal motion that led to the demise of several favorite teams that had to defend it. Here is the full list of WUDC 2014 motions:

Preliminaries
R1. THBT the United States of America should fund moderate madrassas throughout the Islamic world
R2. THW allow first-time offenders to, with the consent of the victims, pay compensation to them in place of a prison sentence
R3. TH regreats the rise of a 'hookup culture'
R4. THBT developing countries should ban members of political dynasties from standing for elected office
R5. THBT the Trans-Pacific Partnership is in the interests of the small and medium-sized negotiating countries
R6. THW make the receipt of welfare payments to raise children conditional on the use of long-term, but reversible, contraception
R7. THBT government agencies that regulate drugs should only test whether a drug is safe, not whether it is effective, before approving it for public use
R8. THBT NATO should unconditionally offer membership to the states of the former Soviet Union, excluding Russia
R9. TH regrets the commodification of indigenous cultures

EFL Out-rounds
EFL SF. THBT the gay rights movement should abandon the claim that sexuality is not a choice
EFL GF. THBT multinational companies should be liable for human rights abuses that occur anywhere in their supply chain

ESL Out-rounds
ESL QF. THW remove all copyright protection for material deemed to be morally objectionable
ESL SF. THBT Pope Francis should publicly encourage Catholics to support radically redistributive government policies
ESL GF. THW allow countries to pay other countries to settle asylum seekers who reach their borders

Open Out-rounds
Open PDOF. THW abolish gated communities in the developing world
Open OF. THBT Japan should shame its soldiers who participated in World War II, including those who did not commit war crimes themselves
Open QF. THW auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit
Open SF. THBT women should reject practices that alter the appearance of their genitalia
Open GF. THBT India should adopt aggressive free market policies

Masters
Masters R1. THBT the feminist movement should actively fight to liberate men from their prescribed gender roles
Masters R2. THW redraw the borders of Africa
Masters GF. THW never categorize people by their race

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

WUDC 2014: Indonesian Results

Vicario Reinaldo (ITB A) offers a POI in the WUDC EFL final in Chennai
The 2014 World Universities Debating Championships in Chennai provided a high and a low for Indonesian debating. For the first time, a team from Indonesia grabbed a WUDC trophy after Institut Teknologi Bandung A (Vicario Reinaldo & Fauzan Reza Maulana) beat their opponents in the final of the English-as-Foreign-Language category,  putting our country on the map. They made all Indonesian debaters proud and showed that excellence on the world stage is very possible to attain.

However, WUDC 2014 also had a low point. Musamus University A from Papua became the worst team of the tournament with zero points after getting the 4th rank in all 9 preliminary matches. This was the first time an Indonesian team left WUDC pointless. The debaters also populated the floor of the tab with one of them scoring as low as 54 in a debate. This underlines how lack of preparation and involvement in the domestic circuit can spell disaster in an international competition.

Besides these two contrasting teams, there were nine other Indonesian pairs. Universitas Gadjah Mada A (Amir Abdul Aziz & Nabila Aghniarizqa) like ITB A also broke into the EFL knockouts. National champions Binus International A (Jaran Walia & Invi Atmanegara) along with 2 teams from Universitas Indonesia actually scored higher than UGM A and ITB A but they could not progress after the prelims because they were considered as English-as-Second-Language teams and failed to gather enough points to break into the ESL elimination stage. 

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.

Outside the historic ITB victory in the EFL category, other Indonesian records stay intact. The top scoring Indonesian team of all time gathered 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. The WUDC 2014 Indonesian debaters failed to best these stats. Click here to see Indonesia's WUDC history.

Interestingly, the highest ranked Indonesian speaker comes from a foreign school. It was Stevensen Chen, a former Medan high school debater who now studies at Hitotsubashi University in Japan. The detailed results of the Indonesian teams are as follows. 

Indonesian Team Standings (UI, Binus Intl were ESL teams; the rest EFL)
note: the ESL/EFL ranks can be different than the breaking ranks due to automatic promotions for over-achievers

#148/#22ESL Binus International A (Invi Atmanegara/Jaran Walia) - 14  points
#168/#31ESL Universitas Indonesia B (Aulia Anggita/Elghafiky Bimardhika) - 14 points
#214/#53ESL Universitas Indonesia A (Egalita Irfan/Roderick Sibarani) - 12 points
#220/#8EFL Universitas Gadjah Mada A (Amir Abdul Aziz/Nabila Aghniarizqa) - 12 points / EFL semifinalists
#223/#9EFL Institut Teknologi Bandung A (Vicario Reinaldo/Fauzan Reza Maulana) - 12 points / EFL champion
#282/#20EFL Binus University A (Cassandra Etania Liem/Rivera Kathrin) - 10 points
#288/#22EFL Universitas Brawijaya A (Nur Rizki Oceano/Queentries Regar) - 10 points
#294/#25EFL Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta A (Tika Destiratri/Arif Burhanudin) - 10 points
#325/#39EFL Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta B (Anisa Sukma/Rasman) - 8 points
#334/#44EFL Institut Pertanian Bogor A (Deanty Mulia/M. Iqbal Maulana) - 6 points
#340/#49EFL Universitas Musamus A (Umi Rakhmawati/Feronika Hutabarat) - 0 points

Top 10 Indonesian Speakers
1. #254 Stevensen Chen (Hitotsubashi A) -- 685
2. #295 Jaran Walia (Binus Intl A) -- 680
3. #301 Invi Atmanegara (Binus Intl A) -- 679
4. #349 Egalita Irfan (UI A) -- 674
5. #381 Roderick Sibarani (UI A) -- 670
6. #398 Nabila Aghniarizqa (UGM A) -- 668
6. #398 Fauzan Reza Maulana (ITB A) -- 668
8. #413 Aulia Anggita Larasati (UI B) -- 666
8. #413 Amir Abdul Aziz (UGM A) -- 666
10. #443 Elghafiky Bimardhika (UI B) -- 664

Monday, January 6, 2014

WUDC 2014: Top 10 Speakers of Each Category

Open
1. Elle Jones (University of Sydney B)
2. Gemma Buckley (Monash University A)
3. James Beavis (Monash University A)
4. Chris Bisset (University of Sydney B)
5. Ben Sprung-Keyser (Harvard University A)
6. Ashish Kumar (University of Cambridge A)
7. Josh Zoffer (Harvard University A)
8. Joanna Connolly (University of Sydney A)
9. Thomas Simpson (University of Cambridge A)
10. Sarah Balakrishnan (McGill University A)
10. Alex Don (University of St. Andrews A)

ESL
1. Mubarrat Wassey (International Islamic University A)
2. Dessislava Kirova (Berlin Debating Union A)
3. Emilia Carlqvist (Lund University A)
4. Viktor Prlja (University of Belgrade A)
Top 10 EFL Speakers - Indonesian debater Stevensen (Hitotsubashi A) in grey suit
5. Abel Lam (London School of Economics A)
6. Goran Jankuloski (University of Belgrade A)
6. Radu Cotarcea (Babes-Bolyai University A)
6. Monica Forman (Ben-Gurion University A)
6. Ameera Moore (International Islamic University B)
10. Peer Klussendorf (Lund University A)

EFL
1. Helena Ivanova (University of Belgrade B)
2. Stefan Siridzanski (University of Belgrade B)
3. Kai Dittmann (Berlin Debating Union A)
4. Stefan Torges (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg A)
4. Leonard Munstermann (Tilbury House Cologne A)
6. Stevensen Chen (Hitotsubashi University A)
7. Tomoya Yonaga (Hitotsubashi University A)
8. Felicia Hoer (Otto van Guericke University Magdeburg A)
9. Karolina Partyga (University of Warsaw A)
10. Yasufumi Tozuka (University of Tokyo A)

Picture: WUDC Chennai Org Comm

Sunday, January 5, 2014

WUDC 2014: Key Results

Champion: #4 Harvard University A (Josh Zoffer & Ben Sprung-Keyser)
Finalists: #1 University of Sydney B (Chris Bisset & Elle Jones), #10 University of Cambridge B (Ben Adams & Kitty Parker-Brooks) and #27 University of Glasgow A (Duncan Crowe & John McKee)
Best Speaker: Elle Jones (University of Sydney B)

ESL Champion: #2ESL Berlin Debating Union A (Dessislava Kirova & Kai Dittman)
Finalists: #1ESL Lund University A (Peer Klussendorf & Emilia Carlqvist), #3ESL Babes-Bolyai University A (Radu Cotarcea & Octavian Buta), #4ESL University of Belgrade B (Helena Ivanova &Stefan Siridzanski)
Best ESL Speaker: Mubarrat Wassey (International Islamic University A)

EFL Champion: #8EFL Institut Teknologi Bandung A (Vicario Reinaldo & Fauzan Reza Maulana)
Finalists: #1EFL University of Warsaw A (Konrad Kiljan & Karolina Partyga), #3EFL New Economic School (Ilya Androsov & Mikhail Sonin), #6EFL Eberhard Karls University Tubingen (Konrad Gutschow & Nikos Bosse)
Best EFL Speaker: Helena Ivanova (University of Belgrade B)

Saturday, January 4, 2014

WUDC 2014: Victorious Harvard Debaters End US Drought, Aussie Reign

#4 Harvard University A (Josh Zoffer & Ben Sprung-Keyser) became the first American team for more than a decade or even two, depending on how one sees it, to triumph in the most prestigious debate tournament on the planet. Their victory in the 2014 World Universities Debating Championships in Chennai ended a long drought for the United States since New York University Law School won it in 2002.

Interestingly, both of the NYU Law speakers were students from the United Kingdom. The last true American pair to win WUDC also came from Harvard but they did it in 1993 when the format was 2-on-2, not the 4-team British Parliamentary style that is currently used.   

Harvard A (Ben Sprung-Keyser/Josh Zoffer)
In the recent final, Harvard acted as the Opening Government and proposed the motion "This House Believes That India Should Adopt Aggressive Free Market Policies" in front of an audience that included top government officials of India's Tamil Nadu state. Their stance arguing that India can only rise to become a world economic power if they radically change their protectionist policies stood until the end.

The victory was an upset because many had placed their bets on Closing Opposition #1 University of Sydney B (Chris Bisset & Elle Jones) who set a new record on points collected in the preliminary round with a whopping 26 from 8 wins and a second place finish. The other finalists were  #10 University of Cambridge B (Ben Adams & Kitty Parker-Brooks) and #27 University of Glasgow (John McKee/Duncan Crowe).

Harvard also stopped a four-year Australian reign. A Sydney team won it in 2010 and then their countrymen from Monash University secured the title for three straight years. The Australian strength was apparent on the speaker tab. The top four all come from Australia with Sydney's Elle Jones as the number one debater in WUDC 2014.

WUDC 2014: ITB Puts Indonesia on the Map, Wins EFL Title

Fauzan Reza Maulana (ITB)in red batik offers POI in WUDC 2014 EFL Final
#8EFL Institut Teknologi Bandung A (Fauzan Reza Maulana & Vicario Reinaldo) proved Indonesian debaters can excel on the world stage after winning the English-as-Foreign-Language category of the 2014 World Universities Debating Championships. This is the first time an Indonesian team championed a category in WUDC.

In the final, ITB A successfully knocked down the motion "This House Believes That Multinational Companies Should Be Liable for Human Rights Abuses That Occur Anywhere in Their Supply Chain". They defeated #1EFL University of Warsaw A, Russia's #3EFL New Economic School A and #6EFL Eberhard Karls University Tubingen A from Germany.

Although they came to the final as the lowest ranked team among the four, they put up a brave fight. Their strategy as Opening Opposition to attack the failure of the government bench to characterize the relations between MNCs and their outsourced supply chain in developing countries paid off. Their tenacity from the beginning until the end of the debate also bore fruit. The ITB pair persistently threw damaging points of information at the opponents to strengthen their  arguments. In the end, many of their points, from the impact of capital flight, as the by-product of the proposal, for rural areas in poor countries to the lack of direct control in the hands of the MNCs on their abusive suppliers, were left standing. 

In the other restricted category, Berlin Debating Union A (Dessislava Kirova & Kai Dittman) from Germany became the English-as-Second Language champion of WUDC 2014. In the final, they defeated teams from Lund, Belgrade and Romania's Babes-Bolyai University.

ESL is a higher class than EFL. The latter is only for speakers with none to less than 6 months study in an English speaking country or institution with English as its language of instruction. A requirement that has made some Indonesian teams, including from Universitas Indonesia and Binus International, to compete as ESL participants. 

Nobody from an Indonesian institution got into the top 10 speakers of the three categories (EFL, ESL and Open) but Stevensen Chen, an Indonesian debater representing Japan's Hitotsubashi University, became the 6th best EFL speaker. The best EFL speaker was Belgrade University's Helena Ivanov while Mubarrat Wassey from International Islamic University of Malaysia took the individual ESL title.

Friday, January 3, 2014

WUDC 2014: ITB Boys Become First Indonesians to Reach a Worlds' Final

ITB A (Fauzan Maulana & Vicario Reinaldo)
#8EFL Institut Teknologi Bandung A (Fauzan Maulana & Vicario Reinaldo) defeated their opponents in the English-as-Foreign-Language semifinal of the 2014 World Universities Debating Championships to become the first ever Indonesians to reach a WUDC final. In the penultimate debate, the pair, who won the 2013 Asian English Olympics in Jakarta, will face #1EFL University of Warsaw A from Poland, Russian #3EFL New Economic School A and Germany's #6EFL Eberhard Karls University Tubingen A.

No Indonesian has broken into the main WUDC knockouts. Several Indonesian teams have progressed into the ESL and EFL elimination stages since these categories became available less than a decade ago. ITB A became the first among them to earn the honour to debate in front of more than 1,000 debaters and judges from around the world. 

The EFL final, which will take place at the 5-star Taj Coromandel Hotel in Chennai, will be streamed live via  http://www.rajalakshmi.org/webinars/chennaiworlds.html around 3 pm local time or 16.30 WIB. Results will only emerge around 10.30 pm or 00.00 WIB 

Thursday, January 2, 2014

WUDC 2014: ESL & EFL Knockout Brackets

ESL


 1. Lund A



 16. Belgrade C
1. Lund A


 8. Babes-Bolyai B
8. Babes-Bolyai B


 9. Zagreb B

1. Lund A

 4. Babes-Bolyai A

4. Babes-Bolyai A

13. Tilbury A
4. Babes-Bolyai A


5. Ben-Gurion A
13. Tilbury A


12. Magdeburg A


CHAMPION
2. Berlin A


2. Berlin A
15. Kyung Hee A
2. Berlin A


7.  IBA-Dhaka A
10. IIUM B


10. IIUM B

2. Berlin A

3. Belgrade B 

3. Belgrade B

14. IBA-Dhaka B
3. Belgrade B


6. RRIS A
6. RRIS A


11. Ewha EDIS A




EFL


1. Warsaw A


4. Kyoto B
1. Warsaw A

5. BLCU A
8. ITB A

8. ITB A

CHAMPION
2. Hitotsubashi A

8. ITB A
3. NES A
3. NES A

6. EKU Tubingen A
6. EKU Tubingen A

7. UGM A