The Pro-Ams Debate
The Pro-Ams debate is a unique developmental opportunity for younger, less experienced speakers to partner up with a more experienced debater while competing against other similar Pro-Am teams.
An Am is a speaker who has never participated in a major (UADC, ABP, Australs, WUDC, EUDC, USUDC etc) as a speaker. To be eligible to break, each team must have at least one Am speaker, i.e. Am-Am teams are eligible to break as well.
Tournament Details:
Dates: 16-17 January 2021
Registration fee: RM40 (10 USD)/speaker, FREE for adjudicators
Platform: Zoom
Adjudication Core
Kanan Ishizaka
Octo Finalist, Overall Best Speaker, 2nd open break, Bangladesh UADC 2020
EFL Runner Up, 3rd Overall Best EFL Speaker, Malaysia ABP 2020
ESL Semi-Finalist, Overall Best EFL Speaker, Bali Australs 2019
Champion, 4th Best Speaker, Final’s Best Speaker, NEADC 2020
Champion, 2nd Best Speaker, Japan Universities Debating Championship 2020
Grand Finalist, Overall Best Speaker, Final’s Best Speaker, Japan Nationals 2020
CAP, Hong Kong Pro-Ams 2020
IA, Semi Finals, China BP 2019
IA, Grand Finals, South China BP 2019
Jaymal Lodha
DCA elect, UADC 2021
Quarter Finalist, 10th Best Speaker, Bangladesh UADC 2020
Open Semi Finalist, 6th Overall Best Speaker, Malaysia ABP 2020
Open Octo Finalist, Monash Australs 2020
Champion, 3rd Overall Best Speaker, CDPT 2020
Runner Up, LUMS Pre-ABP 2020
Grand Finalist, Overall Best Speaker, ILS Parliamentary Debate 2020
Grand Finalist, India Debate Open 2020
CAP, Safar Fundraiser Parliamentary Debate 2020
Grand Finals, 3rd Best Adjudicator, Borneo Debate Open 2020
Revan Lim TJ
Open Octo Finalists, Malaysia Asian BP 2020
Open Break, Monash Australs 2020
ESL Champion, Final’s Best Speaker, Melbourne Mini 2020
ESL Grand Finalist, Overall Best ESL speaker, Macquarie Open 2020
Quarter Finalist, World Debate Open 2020
Grand Finalist, Malaysian Nationals IV 2019
Co-Chief Adjudicator, 3rd Linkbate Debating Championship 2020
CAP, Swinburne Sarawak Interschool (SSIDC) 2019 and 2020
IA, Grand Finals, 4th Best Adjudicator, Restricted MARA Open 2020
IA, Semi Finals, Amsterdam Open 2020
Tentative Schedule (GMT+8)
Saturday (16 January)
10.00 am - 11.00 am - Check in and Briefings
11.00 am - 1.00 pm - Round 1
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm - Lunch Break
2.00 pm - 4.00 pm - Round 2
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm - Round 3
Sunday (17 January)
10.00 am - 10.15 am - Check in
10.15 am - 12.15 pm - Round 4
12.15 pm - 1.00 pm - Lunch Break + Break Announcements
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm - Semi Finals
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm - Grand Finals
5.00 pm - Closing Ceremony