{"id":27764,"date":"2024-01-22T14:24:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolsdebate.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=27764"},"modified":"2024-01-22T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:48:36","slug":"linkbate-debating-championships-2024","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/schoolsdebate.com\/event\/linkbate-debating-championships-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkbate Debating Championships 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Details for the 9th Linkbate Debating Championships 2023:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Dates: Jan 27 to Jan 28 (Sat-Sun)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Tentative Schedule: 4pm-1130pm (GMT+8, HK); 8am-330pm (GMT+0, UK)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Format: BP, 7-minute speeches<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Eligibility: Novice-ONLY (broke in ANY category for at most 10 English BP\/WSDC debating tournaments excluding Linkbate, with at least 15 rooms. 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