New Debaters Jostle for Spotlight in Newbies UI 2012

The tournament is billed as Continuum Shift. The 2012 Newbies Competition at Universitas Indonesia begins today, showcasing newly recruited debaters who could dominate the domestic debating scene in a year or two. While there are a few other novice tournaments going on, this one is the most important because it is the stage where most debating powerhouses field their new talents. Besides host UI, debating powerhouses like Binus International, Binus University, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Atma Jaya and Universitas Parahyangan are sending multiple teams to this Asian 3on3 competition. There will be 4 preliminaries today that all of the 24 teams must endure while only the top 4 can advance to the semifinals tomorrow. The co-chief adjudicators are ALSA UI 2012 champions Aulia Anggita and Dennys Kapa, who was also part of the UI team that won Newbies UI in 2010.  

DOTY 2012 Table Leader Beyond Reach of Rivals

Rifan Ibnu Rahman

 

Rifan Ibnu Rahman, the Institut Teknologi Bandung debater who has led the 2012 IndoDebate Debater of the Year table since February, is poised to take the title as the gap with his closest rivals is too far to bridge. It would take two championships and two best speaker awards, or 12 points, for Dennys Kapa from Universitas Indonesia and Cindy Fransisca from Universitas Atma Jaya to just match the leader's tally. Even this is impossible because there is only one tournament left that will affect the standings -- the highly competitive Founders Trophy in late November. Furthermore, Dennys has decided to skip FT while Rifan wants to better his grand final appearance last year.

Another competition that can add points to those on the DOTY table is the World Universities Peace Invitational Debate in December but none of the table leaders plan to go there and Indonesian debaters have never broken in that tournament before. In October, debaters did not gain many DOTY points because one tournament, Pelita Harapan Debate Open, was cancelled and Indonesians came short from breaking in the Asian BP tournament, the only other one last month. Some broke into the EFL finals but point collection from ABP did not dramatically alter the table. On an encouraging note, ABP did propel Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta debaters to the DOTY 2012 list for the first time after they reached the EFL semis.

Click here to go to the complete table. The top 10 speakers on the DOTY list are:

1. Rifan Ibnu Rahman (Institut Teknologi Bandung) - 36 pts
2. Dennys Kapa (Universitas Indonesia) - 24 pts
3. Cindy Fransisca (Universitas Atma Jaya) - 24 pts
4. Invi Atmanegara (Binus International) - 23 pts
5. Jaran Walia (Binus Internationational)  - 20 pts
6. Aryo Febrian (Universitas Bakrie) - 19 pts
7. Sabarudin Adinugroho (Binus University) - 19 pts
8. Rosmiyana (Binus University) - 18 pts
9. Elghafiky Bimardhika (Universitas Indonesia) - 17 pts
10. Jane Revevalin (Institut Teknologi Bandung) - 17 pts
    

ABP 2012: Indonesian Results

The 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship, Jakarta's first major international debate tournament, showed that Indonesian debaters are still behind many countries including South Korea, which had a team in the grand final, or Japan, which won the EFL category after beating three Indonesian teams in the last match. The best Indonesian speakers were Dennys Kapa, Elghafiky Bimardhika and Stevensen, who reached 2nd best on the EFL list. The two first debaters debated as Universitas Indonesia 1, which broke first into the EFL elimination round, while the third is a former Medan high school debater who now represents Japan's Hitotsubashi University. The results for the 13 Indonesian teams in ABP 2012 are as follows.

Team Results
#27 Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dennys Kapa & Elghafiky Bimardhika) - 10 VP, #1EFL, EFL Finalist
#32 Binus University 1 (Rosmiyana & Sabarudin Adinugroho) - 10 VP, #3EFL, EFL Finalist
#38 Universitas Parahyangan 1 (Josefhine Chitra & Tiola Manurung) - 9 VP, #4EFL, EFL Semifinalist
#40 Universitas Indonesia 2 (Aulia Anggita & Egalita Irfan) - 9 VP
#48 Universitas Gadjah Mada 1 (Cinantyan Punjung & Wida Wahyuni) - 8 VP, #6EFL, EFL Finalist
#55 Binus International 2 (Shabrina Nugroho & Wilson Salim) - 7 VP
#56 Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta (Gratsia Kancanamaya & Sydney Samba) - 7 VP, #8EFL, EFL Semifinalist
#58 Binus International 1 (Andrew Sadeli & Andrianto Khiputra) - 7 VP
#61 Binus University 2 (Cassandra Etania Liem & Marchella Febryanti) - 7 VP
#62 Universitas Jenderal Soedirman 1 (Riswanto Yusuf & Algi Rahmat Alfianto) - 7 VP
#64 Universitas Gadjah Mada 2 (Amir Abdul Aziz & Nabila Aghniarizqa) - 6 VP
#66 Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta 1 (Kario Teguh & Sarah Emmanuella) - 6 VP
#75 Binus International 3 (Harris Kristanto & Felicia Novina) - 3 VP

Note: 76 teams competed in ABP 2012

Top 12 Indonesian Speakers
#47/#2EFL Stevensen (Hitotsubashi University 1)
#47/#2EFL Dennys Kapa (Universitas Indonesia 1)
#47/#2EFL Elghafiky Bimardhika (Universitas Indonesia 1)
#67/#7EFL Rosmiyana (Binus University 1)
#67/#7EFL Josefhine Chitra (Universitas Parahyangan 1)
#74/#10EFL Tiola Manurung (Universitas Parahyangan 1)
#77/#11EFL Cinantyan Punjung (Universitas Gadjah Mada 1)
#77 Aulia Anggita (Universitas Indonesia 2)
#77/#11EFL Nabila Aghniarizqa (Universitas Gadjah Mada 2)
#84/#13EFL Wida Wahyuni (Universitas Gadjah Mada 1)
#84/#13EFL Sabarudin Adinugroho (Binus University 1)
#84 Egalita Irfan (Universitas Indonesia 2)

Note: UI debaters Aulia Anggita and Egalita Irfan as well as all speakers from Binus International were not considered as EFL participants

Breaking Indonesian Adjudicators

Invi Atmanegara (Binus International/DCA)
Boby Andika Ruitang (Universitas Indonesia/Invited)
Bryan Gunawan (Ex-Binus University/Invited)

ABP 2012: Full List of Motions

GF. THBT democratic states should hold a referendum before engaging in a military intervention
SF. THBT the state should prosecute alleged criminals even when they are dead
QF. Assuming that sex selection technology is perfected, THW financially incentivize families that choose to have female children in patriarchal societies
PQF. THW make environmental policies of countries a standard in granting financial assistance

EFL GF. THBT Nobel Peace Prize has lost its purpose
EFL SF. THBT a victim's forgiveness can be used to mitigate a wrongdoer's prison sentence

R6. THBT the European Union should become a political and economic federal super-state
R5. THBT the state should compensate convicts who have been wrongfully convicted
R4. THW ban corporations from making political finance contributions
R3. TH supports a quota for homosexuals athletes in sporting teams
R2. THBT the state should not grant autonomy based upon religious lines
R1. THW abandon diversity as a criterion for university admissions

Test. THW allow performance enchancing drugs in sports

ABP 2012: Key Results

Champions: #1 National University of Singapore 1 (Kelvin Chong & Xiao Hongyu)
Finalists: #2 Korea University 1 (Jaesoo Kang & Jaeyong Shin), #5 Universiti Tekonologi Mara 1 (Maizura Mokhsein & Atiqah Zaki), #7 National Law School of India University 1 (Anil Sebastian & Aniruddha Basu)
Best Speaker: Syed Saddiq (International Islamic University 1)

EFL Winner: #5EFL Waseda University 2 (Junko Nakano & Takenori Hayashi)
EFL Finalists: #1EFL Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dennys Kapa & Elghafiky Bimardhika), #3EFL Binus University (Rosmiyana & Sabarudin Adinugroho), #6EFL Universitas Gadjah Mada 1 (Cinantyan Punjung & Wida Wahyuni)

Top 10 Speakers

1. Syed Saddiq (International Islamic University 1)
2. Jaesoo Kang (Korea University 1)
3. Arinah Najwa (International Islamic University 1)
4. Maizura Mokhsein (Universiti Teknologi Mara 1)
5. Atiqah Zaki (Universiti Teknologi Mara 1)
5. Bryan Chan (National University of Singapore 2)
5. Andre Kua (National University of Singapore 2)
8. Xiao Hongyu (National University of Singapore 1)
9. Kelvin Chong (National University of Singapore 2)
10. Jaeyong Shin (Korea University 1)
10. Anil Sebastian (National Law School of India University 1)
10. Png Zhiheng (Peking University 1)

Top 10 EFL Speakers

1. Fumihiko Sano (University of Tokyo 1)
2. Stevensen (Hitotsubashi University 1)
2. Kohei Arakawa (International Christian University 1)
2. Dennys Kapa (Universitas Indonesia 1)
2. Elghafiky Bimardhika (Universitas Indonesia 1)
6. Junko Nakano (Waseda University 1)
7. Josefhine Chitra (Universitas Parahyangan 1)
7. Takenori Hayashi (Waseda University 1)
7. Rosmiyana (Binus University 1)
10. Tiola Manurung (Universitas Parahyangan 1)

ABP 2012: NUS Recovers Trophy, Waseda Beats Indonesians For EFL

The 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship, Jakarta's first major international tournament, ended last night with National University of Singapore winning back the trophy that the school won in 2010 and Japan's Waseda University surpassing three Indonesian teams in the EFL final. Go to website for complete team and individual scores.

#1 NUS1 (Kelvin Chong & Xiao Hongyu) from Opening Opposition defeated #2 Korea University 1 (Jeesoo Kang & Jaeyong Shin), #5 Universiti Teknologi Mara (Maizura Mokhsein & Atiqah Zaki) and #7 National Law School of India University 1 (Anil Sebastian & Aniruddha Basu) in the grand final that debated the motion "THBT democratic states should hold a referendum before engaging in a military intervention". NUS championed ABP 2010 and then broke first in ABP 2011 but failed to win the grand final. The debate also produced an interesting fact. For the third consecutive time, UT Mara's Maizura Mokhsein debated in the final as Opening Government and came short from taking the trophy.

In the EFL category, #5 Waseda2 (Junko Nakano & Takenori Hayashi) spoiled the party for Indonesian debaters after outshining #1 Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dennys Kapa & Elghafiky Bimardhika), #3 Binus University (Rosmiyana & Sabarudin Adinugroho) and #6 Universitas Gadjah Mada (Cinantyan Punjung & Wida Wahyuni) in a final that focused on whether the Nobel Peace Prize has lost its purpose. Like the overall champion, the EFL winner debated from Opening Opposition.

The best overall and EFL speakers did not come from the teams above. Syed Saddiq from #8 International Islamic University 1 topped the tab, a consolation for losing in the quarterfinal. Fumihiko Sano from #14 University of Tokyo 1 was the best EFL speaker but his team's break into the main elimination round made him skip the category's separate debates.       

ABP 2012: 4 Nations in Main Final, 3 RI Teams Vie For EFL Title

The grand finalists of the 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship for the first time come from 4 different countries. In three past competitions, there were always two teams from a similar nation. #1 National University of Singapore 1, #2 Korea University 1, #5 Universiti Teknologi Mara from Malaysia and #7 National Law School of India University 1 will face off tomorrow in Jakarta for the coveted trophy. It will be the third consecutive final for UT Mara's Maizura Mokhsein. It will also be the first time for a Korean team to appear in the final of an Asian-level championship debate.

In the EFL category, #5 Waseda University 2 from Japan prevented an all-Indonesian final, denying #4 Universitas Parahyangan and #8 Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta from joining their compatriots. The Indonesian teams that will try to keep the trophy from flying away are #1 Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dennys Kapa & Elghafiky Bimardhika), #3 Binus University 1 (Rosmiyana & Sabarudin Adinugroho) and #6 Universitas Gadjah Mada 1 (Cinantyan Punjung & Wida Wahyuni). The ESL final will start mid-day tomorrow at Binus International's JWC campus. Visitors should register beforehand and buy the Rp 50.000/person ticket.  

ABP 2012: 5 Indonesian Teams Break Into EFL Semifinals

Universitas Indonesia 1 (Dennys Kapa/Elghafiky Bimardhika) became the first team to break into the EFL semifinals of the 2012 Asian British Parliamentary Debating Championship, leading four other Indonesian teams that also proceeded to the out rounds. UI 1 almost broke into the main elimination round as they collected 10 points from 6 preliminary rounds like the last three advancing teams but missed the cut due to lower speaker scores. Three Japanese teams round up the EFL semifinal line-up. ABP 2012 knockouts take place tomorrow.

EFL Break List
1. Universitas Indonesia 1
2. Hitotsubashi University 1
3. Binus University 1
4. Universitas Parahyangan 1
5. Waseda University 2
6. Universitas Gadjah Mada 1
7. International Christian University 1
8. Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta 1

EFL Semifinal Match Up
#1 UI 1 v #4 Unpar 1 v #5 Waseda 2 v #8 UAJY 1
#2 HitU 1 v #3 Binus 1 v #6 UGM 1 v #7 ICU 1