Cape Town 2012 will be a truly memorable experience for all involved. The Cape Town championships should act as a benchmark for future competitions, increasing the number and diversity of... Read more »

WSDC 2013 – SPEAKER TAB  Top 50 Individual Speakers based on the scores for the 8 preliminary rounds Position. Name (Country) Debates – Average 1. Bo Seo (Australia) 6 –... Read more »

WSDC 2014 Results Champion: Team England Champion: England (Ellie Shearer, Will Cook, Sam Feinburg, Louis Collie) Runners-up:  South Africa Semi-Finalist: Ireland Canada Top Speakers: Will Cook England EPL, Nishanth Malaysia,... Read more »

WSDC 2015 – ROUND 2 Lithuania 0-3 Israel India 2-1 Bangladesh Pakistan 3-0 Nigeria Singapore 2-1 Sweden USA 3-0 Wales Germany 2-1 Thailand Australia 2-1 Denmark Mexico 3-0 Spain Ireland... Read more »

The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is a truly global competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place each year in a different country, hosted by a national debating body, in the case of 2016 the Debating Society Germany e.V. Recent venues include Lima, Doha, Dundee, Antalya, Seoul, Bangkok and in 2015 Singapore. All debates take... Read more »

Motions 2017 Released on 22nd MAY 2017 The prepared motions for the 2017 World Schools Debating Championships in Bali are as follows: Preliminary Round Prepared Motions:       –  This House would make labour union membership compulsory in large industries      –  This House would deny tax-exempt status to religious institutions that refuse to... Read more »

The World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) is a global competition for national high school debate teams. Teams from all over the world gather in a battle of minds, discussing 13 different topics set by an international panel of debate experts. With over 50 different countries regularly participating in the tournament, WSDC is a truly global... Read more »

The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is a truly global competition for high school debaters. The Championships take place each year in a different country, hosted by a national debating body. Past venues include Peru, Qatar, Seoul, Athens, Cape Town, Bangkok, Singapore, Stuttgart, and in 2017 Denpasar, Indonesia. All debates take place in English. Each country can submit... Read more »

Debate details WSDC format (3 vs 3) 8 prelim rounds OF, QF, SF, GF Novice SF, GF (<one year debate experience) Schedule Arrival day: 14th NOV 2018 Departure Day: 19th NOV 2018 First item is the Judges briefing in the morning of 15th NOV at ca. 09.00 Last item is the Grand Final in the morning... Read more »