WUDC 2013: Open Knockout Bracket

PD Octofinals		Octofinals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
17.Yale B		1. ULU A
32.Queensland C		16. Wellington A	1. ULU A
33.Stanford A		17. Yale B	48. Monash B
48.Monash B		48. Monash B		48. Monash B
24.Otago A		8. Monash A		24. Otago A
25.Otago B		9. Oxford A	8. Monash A
40.UNSW C		24. Otago A	24. Otago A
41.Princeton A		41. Princeton A			48. Monash B
20.Durham A		4. Cambridge A			24. Otago A
29.McGill A		13. Wits A	4. Cambridge A
36.Griffith A		20. Durham A	36. Griffith A
45.Bates A		36. Griffith A		5. Sydney A
21.Harvard C		5. Sydney A		12. St Andrews A
28.Yale A		12.St Andrews A	5. Sydney A
37.UCC Phil A		28. Yale A	12. St Andrews A
44.Glasgow B		37. UCC Phil A
18.Harvard A		2. Sydney B
31.UCD L&H B		15. IIUM A	2. Sydney B
34.Queensland B		18. Harvard A	15. IIUM A
47.Galatasaray A		31. UCD L&H B		2. Sydney B
23.Cambridge B		7. Queensland A		10. Melbourne A
26.UNSW B		10. Melbourne A	7. Queensland A
39.Bristol A		23. Cambridge B	10. Melbourne A
42.UBC A		26. UNSW B			2. Sydney B
19.Oxford B		3. UCD L&H A			6. Auckland A
30.TCD Phil A		14. NUS A	3. UCD L&H A
35.Queen's A		19. Oxford B	19. Oxford B
46.Otago C		35. Queen's A		19. Oxford B
22.Yale C		6. Auckland A		6. Auckland A
27.Harvard B		11.Aberystwyth	6. Auckland A
38.Monash C		27. Harvard B	11. Aberystwyth
43.LSE A		43. LSE A

WUDC 2013: ESL & EFL Knockout Brackets

ESL

1. Leiden A
8. DLSU A	1. Leiden A
9. BBU A	9. BBU A
16. Zagreb A		1. Leiden A
4. RRIS A		4. RRIS A
5. Tel Aviv A	4. RRIS A
12. Erasmus B	12. Erasmus A
13. BBU B			Champions
2. Leiden C			14. BRAC A
7. Belgrade B	2. Leiden C
10. Tel Aviv B	15. Moscow IPT A
15. Moscow IPT A		2. Leiden C
3. Yonsei U'wood A		14. BRAC A
6. Maastricht A	3. Yonsei U'wood A
11. Roosevelt A	14. BRAC A
14. BRAC A

EFL

1. Singidunum A
8. Belgrade C	1. Singidunum A
9. EKU Tubingen A	8. Belgrade C
16. Lund A		5. Porto A
4. Arts Belgrade A		12. ALU Freiburg A
5. Porto A	5. Porto A
12. ALU Freiburg A	12. ALU Freiburg A
13. Pristina A			Champions
2. Gadjah Mada A			5. Porto A
7. Bauman A	10. Megatrend A
10. Megatrend A	15. Bucharest A
15. Bucharest A		15. Bucharest A
3. Atma A		14. Tokyo A
6. Belgrade A	6. Belgrade A
11.Cyril Metodius	14. Tokyo A
14. Tokyo A

WUDC 2013: Open Break List; University of London #1

University of London Union A (Catherine Murphy & Pam Cohn) advanced into the elimination stage of the 2013 World Universities Debating Championship as the top-ranked team. This all-female, all-postgraduate pair harvested 24 points from nine rounds of preliminary debates. Both speakers broke last year as well but competed for their separate undergraduate institutions. Murphy debated for Trinity College Dublin while Cohn represented University of Durham. ULU is the umbrella organisation for students from around 20 schools in the University of London system. It has reached a number of WUDC finals but never won the title.

For the first time in WUDC history, 48 teams are eligible to break. The top 16 will wait when the 32 teams under them jostle for the remaining 16 octofinal slots. Two Southeast Asian teams --International Islamic University and National University of Singapore-- made the cut. A Turkish squad from Galatasaray University is also in. Powerhouses Monash University, Harvard University, Yale University, University of Queensland and New Zealand darkhorse University of Otago have 3 teams standing. Here is the full list.

1. University of London Union A (ENG) Catherine Murphy & Pam Cohn -- 24
2. University of Sydney B (AUS) Paul Karp & Dominic Bowes -- 22
3. University College Dublin L&H A (IRE) Christine Simpson & Mark Haughton -- 22
4. University of Cambridge A (ENG) Ashish Kumar & Rebecca Meredith -- 22
5. University of Sydney A (AUS) Elle Jones & Daniel Swain -- 21
6. University of Auckland A (NZL) Stephanie Thompson & Ben Milsom -- 21
7. University of Queensland A (AUS) Kirsten Price & Anthony Smith -- 21
8. Monash University A (AUS) Chris Bisset & Madeline Schultz -- 20
9. University of Oxford A (ENG) Clive Eley & Nathaniel Ware -- 20
10. University of Melbourne A (AUS) Daniel Golder & Tim Blair -- 20
11. University of Aberystwyth A (WAL) Ollie Newlan & Roberto Sarrionandia -- 20
12. St. Andrews University A (SCO) Ben Adams & Alex Don -- 20
13. University of the Witwatersrand A (SAF) Michael Maklin & Chris Wood -- 20
14. National University of Singapore A (SIN) Imran Rahim & Robin Teo -- 20
15. International Islamic University A (MAL) Syed Saddiq & Arinah Najwa -- 20
16. Victoria University of Wellington A (NZL) Richard D'Ath & Sebastian Templeton -- 19
17. Yale University B (USA) Michael Barton & Andrew Connery -- 19
18. Harvard University A (USA) Josh Zoffer & Coulter King -- 19
19. University of Oxford B (ENG) Matthew Handley & Natasha Rachman -- 19
20. University of Durham A (ENG) Ben Dory & Simon Tunnicliffe -- 19
21. Harvard University C (USA) Martin Kiik & Ben Sprung-Keyser -- 19
22. Yale University C (USA) Sesenu Woldermariam & Zach Bakal -- 19
23. University of Cambridge B (ENG) Freddy Powell & Jei Wei -- 19
24. University of Otago A (NZL) Alec Dawson & Kieran Bunn -- 19
25. University of Otago B (NZL) John Brinsley-Pirie & Kurt Purdon -- 19
26. University of New South Wales B (AUS) Angela Kintominas & Ben Williams -- 19
27. Harvard University B (USA) Julia Clark & William Ryan -- 19
28. Yale University A (USA) Max Dovala & Ben Kornfeld -- 18
29. McGill University A (CAN) Emma O'Rourke Friel & Sarah Balakrishnan -- 18
30. Trinity College Dublin Phil A (IRE) John Engle & Adam Noonan -- 18
31. University College Dublin L&H B (IRE) Michael O'Dwyer & Hannah Lucey -- 18
32. University of Queensland C (AUS) Helena Obermair & Thomas Ashby -- 18
33. Stanford University A (USA) Andrew Suciu & Emma Pierson -- 18
34. University of Queensland B (AUS) Emily Chalk & Alex O'Hara -- 18
35. Queen's University A (CAN) William Gibson & Kaya Ellis -- 18
36. Griffith University A (AUS) Jessica Musulin & Josh Taylor -- 18
37. University College Cork Phil A (IRE) Barry O'Gorman & Gearoid Wrixon -- 18
38. Monash University C (AUS) Stephen Moore & Nicole Franklin -- 18
39. University of Bristol A (ENG) Alice Coombes-Huntley & Imogen Parkes -- 18
40. University of New South Wales C (AUS) Pramudie Gunaratne & Justin Chan -- 18
41. Princeton University A (USA) Matthew Arons & Daniel Lewis -- 18
42. University of British Columbia A (CAN) Kaja Marinic & Vivian Dong -- 18
43. London School of Economics A (ENG) Yuan Yang & Jonathan Kay -- 18
44. University of Glasgow B (SCO) Graeme Cowie & Duncan Crowe -- 18
45. Bates University A (USA) Ben Smith & Catherine Djang -- 18
46. University of Otago C (NZL) Paul Hunt & Alice Sowry -- 18
47. Galatasaray University A (TUR) Engin Arikan & Akin Egemen -- 18
48. Monash University B (AUS) Nita Rao & James Beavis -- 17  

WUDC 2013: Full ESL & EFL Break List

There are two lower categories in the 2013 World Universities Debating Championships -- English as Second Language (ESL) and English as Foreign Language (EFL). They are designed to appreciate those who debate in a language other than their mother tongue. The criterion are defined in the WUDC constitution and language review officers have discretion to weed out sandbaggers. Sandbagging, the practice of competing in a skill bracket lower than one is deemed capable of, sadly, still exists in international and domestic debating tournaments. Consistency in WUDC is also considered. A speaker who fits the EFL status must take the higher ESL tag if s/he has broken in the ESL category before. The number of breaking teams vary from year to year depending on the level of participation and demand. This time there are 16 spots for each of these two categories. Here are the teams that make the cut. Watch the announcement on YouTube here.

The ESL break
(<5 years speaking English as primary language, <5 years educated in English, <5 years of school age living in a country where English is a primary medium, <5 years employed in a country where English is a primary medium)

1. University of Leiden A (HOL) -- 17
2. University of Leiden C (HOL) -- 16
3. Underwood College, Yonsei University A (KOR) -- 16
4. Raphael Recanati International School A (ISR) -- 16
5. Tel Aviv University A (ISR) -- 16
6. University of Maastricht A (HOL) -- 16
7. University of Belgrade B (SER) -- 15
8. De La Salle University A (PHI) -- 15
9. Babes Bolyai University A (ROM) -- 15
10. Tel Aviv University A (ISR) -- 15
11. Roosevelt Academy A (HOL) -- 15
12. Erasmus University B (HOL) -- 15
13. Babes Bolyai University B (ROM) -- 15
14. BRAC University A (BLD) -- 15
15. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (RUS) -- 15
16. University of Zagreb A (CRO) -- 15

The EFL break

(<3 months of school age living in a country where English is a primary medium, <18 months living in a country where English is an official language, <6 months educated in English)

1. Singidunum University A (SER) -- 14
2. Universitas Gadjah Mada A (INA) -- 14
3. Universitas Atma Jaya A (INA) -- 14
4. University of Arts in Belgrade A (SER) -- 14
5. University of Porto A (POR) -- 13
6. University of Belgrade A (SER) -- 13
7. Bauman University (RUS) -- 13
8. University of Belgrade C (SER) -- 13
9. Eberhard Karls University Tubingen A (GER) -- 13
10. Megatrend University A (SER) -- 13
11. Ss Cyril And Methodius University A (MAC) -- 13
12. Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg A (GER) -- 13
13. University of Pristina (KOS) -- 13
14. University of Tokyo A (JPN) -- 13
15. University of Bucharest A (ROM) -- 12
16. Lund University A (SWE) -- 12

WUDC 2013: UGM, Atma Break into EFL Knockouts

Universitas Gadjah Mada A (Erwina Salsabila & Novelisa Wirid) broke second into the EFL quarterfinals of the 2013 World Universites Debating Championships and Universitas Atma Jaya A (Cindy Fransisca & Davin Susanto) followed them at third. Both collected 6 points on the last day of debates and ended with 14 points after nine preliminary rounds. The achievement was especially amazing for Atma A because the they only had 2 points from the first three matches. Their quarterfinal match-ups are as follows:

#2 Gadjah Mada A vs #7 Bauman A (RUS) vs #10 Megatrend A (SER) vs #15 Bucharest A (ROM)
#3 Atma A vs #6 Belgrade A vs #11 Cyril and Methodius A (MAC) vs #14 Tokyo A (JPN)

No other from Indonesia's 10 teams broke in any of the WUDC categories. Three teams --Universitas Indonesia A, Institut Teknologi Bandung A, Binus International A-- could not break into the EFL knockouts even if their points might suffice because they were considered to be part of the higher-skilled ESL bracket. Only those with less than 3 months of school age living in a country where English is the primary language or less than 6 months of studying in an institution with English as the language of instruction can fit the EFL bill. Only 3 Asian teams made the EFL cut this year. The rest came from continental Europe.

Indonesian teams have reached the EFL semifinals twice but a title is still elusive. UGM and Atma teams surely want to set a record.  

WUDC 2013: Indonesian Teams Still in Contention After R6

Results after R6 of the 2013 World Universities Debating Championships, released by the organisers, show several Indonesian teams still have the hope to break into elimination stage, including in the open competition. With the new 48-team break system, teams with 17 points after 9 rounds may have a chance to advance into the main knockouts. Last year, teams with 15 points could make the cut for the ESL quarterfinals while a squad had to possess 13 points to safely break in the EFL category. The expansion from 8 to 16 teams that can break in the EFL group this year may give teams with 11 points a shot while the ESL bar stays the same.

Auditorium at TU Berlin - Venue of WUDC 2013

No Indonesian has broken into the main WUDC out rounds or reached the top 48 team list. The only time Indonesians got an under-100 rank was in 1999 when the UI pair of Ria Nuri Dharmawan and Puguh "Pupung" Priambodo ended at #85 during the country's first foray in Worlds. Ria now is a World Bank lawyer while Pupung is a diplomat. Last year, another UI duo (Ahmad Naufal Dai & Irene Severina) broke 1st in the EFL category with 14 points while a team from Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara (Teddy Triatmojo & Halim Nuswantoro) came 8th with 13 points but both fell in the semifinals.

Here are the standings of the 10 Indonesian teams with their ESL/EFL language status. The best possible score after R6 is 18 points.

Binus International (Invi Atmanegara/Jaran Walia) - 9 (ESL)
Institut Teknologi Bandung (Jane Revevalin/Kirana Kania) - 9 (ESL)
Universitas Indonesia (Dimas Hokka/Riza Aryani) - 8 (ESL)Universitas Gadjah Mada (Erwina Salsabila/Novelisa Wirid) - 8 (EFL)
Universitas Atma Jaya (Cindy Fransisca/Davin Susanto) - 8 (EFL)
Universitas Padjadjaran (Dimas Aditya/Erfan Supradhono) - 7 (EFL)
Binus University (Rosmiyana/Sabarudin Adinugroho) - 6 (EFL)
Institut Pertanian Bogor (Gideon Satria/Devi Fitri Yani) - 5 (EFL)
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (Niki Septi/Retno Rahma Safitri) - 5 (EFL)
Universitas Musamus (Desy Eva Laila/Hastuti Dwi Virgita) - 3 (EFL)


Note: Universitas Mulawarman failed to fly to Berlin but it was listed on the R1 draw due to proof of payment.

 

WUDC 2013: Condoms, Alphorns Welcome Debaters in Berlin

Debaters from all around the globe who have descended in Berlin for the 2013 World Universities Debating Championships found a strip of condoms in their official kits and listened to the music from long alphorns as planet Earth's most prestigious debating event commenced. Eleven teams from Indonesia are among the 800 debaters who will vie for a handful of titles up for grabs.

For the first time in history, WUDC will have 48 teams advancing into the open knockout stage. The top 16 teams will take a breather while 32 teams under them fight for the remaining 16 octofinal spots. In the ESL and EFL categories, there will be 16 teams each that can break into the quarterfinals, which can mean plenty of Indonesians making the cut. The new arrangements will make January 2, the time for knockout rounds, a very long day. According to schedule, January 3 is reserved for the finals of the three categories.

Preliminary debates will kick off today at 9 am Berlin time (1500 WIB). R2 is expected to start at 1 pm (1900 WIB) and the last round of the day is scheduled at 4.15 pm (2215 WIB). Selected debates will be streamed live at this channel http://wudcberlin.com/live/ and there will be some direct showings on YouTube. All prelim debates will take place at Technische Universitat Berlin.

Change of Guards at Top Indonesian Debate Clubs

A handful of English debating clubs in Indonesia went through leadership changes in the last few weeks of 2012, including powerhouses English Debating Society Universitas Indonesia, English Debating Society Universitas Gadjah Mada.Binus International Pool of English Debaters  The new president of EDS UI, the leading club in Indonesia, is second-year communications student Anastasia Sijabat. Under her predecessor Aulia Anggita, UI grabbed 5 trophies in 2012, making it the best performer this year and maintaining the bar high for torchbearers and rivals. 

EDS UGM, which has the second largest trophy cabinet after UI, this week voted to make Dianty Widyowati, an EFL finalist of the 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championships, its new leader. Coincidentally, the new presidents of the two leading clubs graduated from the same high school -- SMA 14 Jakarta. BIPEDS, the EFL champion of the 2012 United Asian Debating Championships, also changed guards. Right after it smoothly hosted the 2012 ABP, Andrew Wisnu Sadeli and Andrianto Khiputra rose as its co-captains. Soon after, previous captains Jaran Walia and Invi Atmanegara broke at the 2012 World Universities Peace Invitational Debate, giving a great boost to their successors.  

The three outfits will compete in the World Universities Debating Championships with preliminaries starting tomorrow. A good showing in Berlin will clearly fire up them for the year ahead.