From December 27th to January 4th the WUDC, the world’s largest debating tournament, takes place in The Hague in the Netherlands. As with most international tournaments, debates will be held in British Parliamentary Style and in English. The CA team consists of Syed Saddiq, Karin Merckens, Hyewon Rho, Michael Dunn Goekjian, Omer Nevo, Jodie O’Neill, Veenu Goswami, Yashodhan Nair and Ingrid Rodríguez. Bionda Merckens is the equity officer; Andrea Bos is in charge of language-related topics. Any questions can be directed to info [at] dutchwudc [dot] nl.

Overview:

• Date: December 27th – January 4th
• Conveners: Bionda Merckens, Andrea Bos
• Accommodation: Holiday houses
• Registration: Closed
• Registration fee: 470 € per person
• Adjudicator rule: n-1
• Format: BPS
• Preliminary rounds: 9
• KO rounds (EPL): Starting from partial double octo finals
• KO rounds (ESL): Starting from quarter finals
• KO rounds (EFL): Starting from semi finals
• Chief Adjudicators: Syed Saddiq, Karin Merckens, Hyewon Rho, Michael Dunn Goekjian, Omer Nevo, Jodie O’Neill, Veenu Goswami, Yashodhan Nair, Ingrid Rodríguez

jgg./lok.