NUDC 2014: Seeded Java Regions Conclude Their Selections

All Java regions have finished selecting teams that will compete in the National Universities Debating Championship, which may be held later in August. Non-Java teams never managed to reach the final of NUDC, let alone win it. NUDC is the state-sponsored debating tournament that gives opportunity for varsity debaters from all corners of the country to participate. Although the geographical cover is truly nationwide, NUDC has a lower overall quality of participants than other major tournaments because it only allows each university to send one team, preventing powerhouses to fill the competition with their members, who prepare better than those who lack access to proper training methods. Nonetheless, NUDC winners are the official national champions for the British Parliamentary style of debating.  

There were a couple of surprises in the Java selections. Powerhouse Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta failed to qualify from the Greater Jakarta regionals while dark horse Universitas Jember repeated last year's upset by advancing first in East Java above universitties from Malang and Surabaya that have better track records. One of the pioneers of Indonesian debating, Universitas Parahyangan, will have no representation for the second time in a row due to a clash with the school's academic calender, the same reason behind last year's absence. Here are the teams from Java that will debate in the main round of NUDC 2014.

Region 3 (Greater Jakarta & Banten)
Regional Champion: Universitas Indonesia (Aulia Anggita & Dennys Kapa)
Qualified Teams: Universitas Pelita Harapan, Universitas Bina Nusantara, Universitas Bakrie, Universitas Paramadina, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Sekolah Tinggi Parawisata Trisakti

Region 4 (West Java)
Regional Champion: Institut Teknologi Bandung (Aulia Widyaputra & Muhammad Lutfi)
Qualified Teams: Universitas Padjadjaran, Universitas Wilarodra, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Universitas Telkom, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Politeknik Negeri Bandung, STKIP Siliwangi

Region 5 (Yogyakarta)
Regional Champion: Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indriani Pratiwi & Wida Wahyuni)
Qualified Teams: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Sanata Dharma, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing LIA Yogyakarta

Region 6 (Central Java)
Regional Champion: Universitas Diponegoro (Haekal Muhammad & Fandi Achmad)
Qualified Teams: Universitas Negeri Semarang, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Universitas Negeri Sebelas Maret, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Universitas PGRI Semarang, Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata, Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

Region 7 (East Java)
Regional Champion: Universitas Negeri Jember (Meilia Shofi & Tri Indah)
Qualified Teams: Universitas Brawijaya, Universitas Negeri Malang, Universitas Airlangga, Universitas Surabaya, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Universitas Widya Mandala, Politeknik Negeri Malang

JOVED 2014: Key Results

Champions: #2 Binus International A (Melisa Irene, Wilson Salim, Gierdino Julian)
Finalists: #1 Universitas Brawijaya A (Zelly Sidi Zamzami, Nadya Ayuning, M. Fahri Akbar)
Co-Best Speakers: Melisa Irene and Wilson Salim (Binus International A)
Novice Winners: #1Novice Universitas Diponegoro A (Angitya Pangestika, Rizqy Darulzain, Yehezkiel Agatha)
Novice Finalists: #2 Institut Pertanian Bogor B (M. Haris Zamaludin, Dwi Rizki Julistia, Kirana Khansa)
Best Novice Speaker: Rafinata Fasihani (Universitas Diponegoro B)

Top 10 Speakers
1. Melisa Irene (Binus International A)
1. Wilson Salim (Binus International A)
3.  Kristi Ardiana (Universitas Indonesia B)
4. Sufi Adenda (Universitas Gadjah Mada A)
5. Aulia Widyaputra (Institut Teknologi Bandung A)
6. Gabriel Charlotte (Universitas Indonesia A)
6. Ibrahim Panji Indra (Universitas Indonesia B)
6. Noel Hasintongan (Universitas Gadjah Mada A)
9. Arsh Starfy Firdausi (Universitas Gadjah Mada B)
10. Boy al Idrus (Universitas Indonesia A)

JOVED 2014: Binus Int'l Debaters Win 1st JOVED Title, Sweep the Awards

JOVED 2014 Champions - Binus International A

#2 Binus International A (Wilson Salim, Melisa Irene, Gierdino Julian) championed the 18th Java Overland Varsities English Debate, giving their club its first trophy from the mother of debating tournaments in Indonesia. JOVED was the first competition in Indonesia that used an internationally accepted debating format.

Binus International Pool of English Debaters (Bipeds) is now truly a national powerhouse after winning the three most prestigious tournaments in Indonesia within 6 years of its establishment. Bipeds won the Indonesian Varsities English Debate in 2013 and the National Universities Debating Championships in 2011 and 2013. Siblings Wilson Salim and Melisa Irene also took home the best speaker awards after they were tied on the top of the tab.

In the final, the winners defeated #1 Universitas Brawijaya (Zelly Sidi Zamzami, Nadya Ayuning, M. Fahri Akbar) and dashed the hope of debaters from East Java to see the trophy go to their province for the first time. Champions of major national debating tournaments in Indonesia have all  come from schools located in the western and central parts of Java island. Bipeds knocked down the motion 'This House Would Oblige Media Companies to Allocate Proportionate Airtime for All Political Advertisements", an apt topic considering how television stations in Indonesia are taking sides and following the political choices of their owners.   

JOVED 2014: Brawijaya, Binus Intl Face Off in Their First JOVED Final

The final of the 2014 Java Overland Varsities English Debate will be between clubs that have never reached this stage before. #1 Universitas Brawijaya (Zelly Sidi Zamzami, M. Fahri Akbar, Nadya Ayuning) will be the first ever team from their school to debate in the final of a classic national tournament. They are members of UB's Formasi club. Their opponent will be #2 Binus International (Melisa Irene, Wilson Salim, Gierdino Julian), who come from BIPEDS, an organization that last year won the country's no.1 tournament -- the Indonesia Varsities English Debate. The club had never produced a JOVED finalist. Binus students have won JOVED before but they came from a different club.

The history of JOVED is full of milestones. It is the first tournament in Indonesia that uses an internationally accepted format. It is the competition with the most diverse set of champions. No school has been able to win three JOVEDs in a row. It is the first debate contest that had a winner from outside the western Java debate epicenter. The 18th edition of JOVED will also become a milestone as it will have a champion from a club with no history of winning it.  

JOVED 2014: Knockout Bracket

1. Brawijaya A
	1. Brawijaya A
16. Atma Jaya A
		1. Brawijaya A
8. Sanata Dharma B
	9. Paramadina A
9. Paramadina A
			1. Brawijaya A
4. ITB A
	4. ITB A
13. Malang A
		5. UGM A
5. UGM A
	5. UGM A
12. Unpar A
				2. Binus Intl A
2. Binus Intl A
	2. Binus Intl A
15. Hasanudin A
		2. Binus Intl A
7. UGM B
	7. UGM B
10. ITB B
			2. Binus Intl A
3. UI B
	3. UI B
14. Sanata Dharma A
		11. Unpad A
6. UI A
	11. Unpad A
11. Unpad A

JOVED 2014: Brawijaya Tops Break List, Creates History

Record-setting Universitas Brawijaya (Zelly Sidi Zamzami, M. Fahri Akbar, Nadiya Ayuning) broke first into the knockouts of the 2014 Java Overland Varsities English Debate after winning all six preliminary rounds. None from the Malang school had achieved that feat before. But their main aim is marking another milestone - winning JOVED, the first tournament in Indonesia using an internationally accepted format. None from East Java province, where Brawijaya is located, has won JOVED or any other classic national tournament since competitive debating spread in Indonesia.

In R6, the underdogs defeated favorites Binus International A (Melisa Irene, Wilson Salim, Gierdino Julian). Prior to that, the dark horse had beaten teams from powerhouses Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada and Institut Teknologi Bandung. Here is the list of the 16 teams that advanced into the elimination stage, which will take place tomorrow at Universitas PGRI Semarang.

1. Universitas Brawijaya A
2. Binus International A
3. Universitas Indonesia B
4. Institut Teknologi Bandung A
5. Universitas Gadjah Mada A
6. Universitas Indonesia A
7. Universitas Gadjah Mada B
8. Universitas Sanata Dharma B
9. Universitas Paramadina A
10. Institut Teknologi Bandung B
11. Universitas Padjadjaran A
12. Universitas Parahyangan A
13. Universitas Negeri Malang A
14. Universitas Sanata Dharma A
15. Universitas Hasanudin A
16. Universitas Atma Jaya Jakarta A

JOVED 2014: Teams from UI, Binus Intl, Brawijaya Still Unbeaten After R4

Two teams from reigning champion Universitas Indonesia came to the 18th Java Overland Varsities English Debate with a mission to keep the trophy for the third consecutive year. Since the first time JOVED ran in 1997, UI has won 7 out of 17 editions but never three in a row. After 4 rounds of JOVED 2014 yesterday, one team from UI are still unbeaten. A team each from Binus International and Universitas Brawijaya, which have never championed JOVED, also boast clean sheets. There will be 2 more preliminary rounds today before the octofinals. There are 46 teams competing in this year's JOVED, the first debating tournament in Indonesia that used an internationally accepted format. JOVED 2014 is taking place at Universitas PGRI Semarang.

UADC 2014: Indonesian Results

A record of 17 teams from 12 Indonesian institutions went to the 2014 United Asian Debating Championships in Singapore but none could break into the main elimination stage. Universitas Gadjah Mada 2 (Romario Tambunan, Erwina Salsabila, Nabila Aghniarizqa) and Universitas Atma Jaya 1 (Cindy Fransisca, Kario Teguh, Silvya Suwandy) created the 5th all-Indonesian final streak  in the English-as-Foreign-Language category in as many years. UGM brought home the trophy. Here are the details of Indonesia's performance at Asia's most prestigious debating competition.

#30/#1EFL Universitas Gadjah Mada 2 5W-3L -- EFL champion
#48 Universitas Indonesia 1 4W-4L -- Non-EFL
#50 Universitas Gadjah Mada 1 4W-4L -- Non-EFL
#51/#2EFL Binus International 1 4W-4L -- EFL quarterfinalist
#65/#4EFL Binus University 1 4W-4L -- EFL semifinalist
#69/#5EFL Institut Teknologi Bandung 1 4W-4L -- EFL quarterfinalist
#76/#6EFL Institut Teknologi Bandung 2 4W-4L -- EFL quarterfinalist
#78/#7EFL Universitas Atma Jaya 1 3W-5L -- EFL finalist
#83 Universitas Parahyangan 1 3W-5L
#87 Universitas Parahyangan 2 3W-5L
#91 Universitas Padjadjaran 1 3W-5L
#92 Universitas Padjadjaran 2 3W-5L
#95 Universitas Pelita Harapan 1 3W-5L
#98 Institut Pertanian Bogor 1 3W-5L
#111 Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar 1 2W-6L
#113 Universitas Jenderal Soedirman 1 2W-6L
#118 Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar 2 1W-7L
  
Top 10 Indonesian Speakers
1. #30 Dennys Kapa (Universitas Indonesia 1)
2. #71 Nabila Aghniarizqa (Universitas Gadjah Mada 2)
3. #87 Erwina Salsabila (Universitas Gadjah Mada 2)
4. #90 Alif Satria (Universitas Gadjah Mada 1)
5. #94 Melisa Irene (Binus International 1)
6. #98 Indriani Pratiwi (Universitas Gadjah Mada 1)
7. #99 Romario Tambunan (Universitas Gadjah Mada 2)
8. #112 Thoriq Murtadho (Universitas Gadjah Mada 1)
9. #134 Kristi Ardiana (Universitas Indonesia 1)
10. #143 Cindy Fransisca (Universitas Atma Jaya 1)

Best Indonesian Adjudicator:
Boby Andika Ruitang (Universitas Indonesia)