TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 2-3 July 2022
Platform: Zoom
Format: British Parliamentary
Registration Fee: RM80/pax
Adjudicator Rule: N=0
Cash Prize
We promise to set aside a cash prize for The Debate Open every year, to draw in the best teams for a competitive tournament.
Winning Team (Open Category) : RM 1000
*subject to participation of 20 or more teams
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Personal Registration
After purchasing your passes from our store, fill in your personal details for the tab here. Each speaker needs to fill this form in individually.
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Adjudicator Registration
All adjudicators, including prospective IA applicants and institutional adjudicators should fill in this form. The CAP will reach out to confirm subsidized IAs closer to the event.
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Scholarship Applications
To apply for a scholarship or financial aid, fill in this form. A portion of our events’ proceeds are committed towards making debating accessible for all.
Purchase your slots here!
Tournament Dates
*Please be cautious when booking slots 1-2 years in advance, and ensure you are purchasing the correct slots for each year. We can, and will help you with any amendments as long as they are 2 weeks prior to the event.EACH
POINT YOU COLLECT.
REPRESENTS
A TEAM YOU DEFEAT.
WHY JOIN?
TOP JUDGES
We’ve roped in some of the world’s best adjudicators to share their best kept secrets, techniques, and knowledge to propel your debate to the next level! To ensure maximum quality, we’ve also selected an adjudication core that will be delivering challenging, yet exciting new motions!
INTERNATIONAL OPEN TOURNAMENT
You'll be going up against like-minded debaters from every corner of the globe! Even if you don’t walk away with the grand prize, forging friendships with people from different countries is probably the next best thing.
LUCRATIVE PRIZES
Stand a chance to be the champion and bring the cash prize home. Prove to the world that you are the one of the best!
Tentative Schedule (GMT+8)
2nd July, Saturday
GMT+8 (Malaysia Time)
9:00 am Check In
9:30 am - 11:30 am Round 1
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Round 2
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Lunch Break
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Round 3
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Round 4*
3rd July, Sunday
GMT+8 (Malaysia Time)
9:00 am Check In
9:30 am-11:30 am Round 5
11:30 am- 12:30 pm Breaks Announcement & Lunch
12:30 pm- 2:30 pm Open Pre Semi Finals and Schools Finals
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Open Semi Finals
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm Grand Finals
6:30 pm Closing Ceremony
*This round is a silent round, and feedback will not be provided until after the break announcement
Core Adjudication Panel 2022
Shudipto Ahmed
BRAC University
Bea Legaspi
University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD)
Jerry Edagbami
University of Wollongong, Australia
Zazuan Daud
MARA University of Technology
Core Adjudication Panel 2020
Lee Chin Wee
University of Oxford
Thailand WUDC 2020 World Champion, Overall Best Speaker and Final’s Best Speaker
HWS Round Robin 2018
Runner-Up and Overall Best Speaker
NTUDC 2018
Chief Adjudicator
Jazmin Tan Jabines
University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD)
Philippine Online Debates 2020
Champion and
2nd Best Speaker
Philippine National Debate Championship 2019
Overall Best Speaker, Finals Best Speaker
Philippine Wxmen's Open
2019
Champion and
Finals Best Speaker
United Asians Debate Championship
Quarterfinalist
Kuberan Hansrajh Kumaresan Taylor’s University
World Universities Debating Championship 2020
Partial Double Octo Finalist
United Asians Debating Championships 2019
Quarterfinalist
World Schools Debating Championships 2018 Top breaking team and
10th Best Speaker
APU Pop Culture Challenge 2019
Champion,
Overall Best Speaker and
Final’s Best Speaker
Nevyn Vinosh
University of Malaya
Australasian Debating Championship 2019
ESL Semifinalist
Royals intervarsity 2019 Grand
Finalist
Monash Debate Open 2019
Semifinalist
South Vietnam Debate Open 2019
Overall Best Adjudicator
2020 Champions
Commemorating the past champions of The Debate Open.
