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Intertext World Scholar’s

Cup Debate Open 2023

There were a total of 24 teams with three speakers per team. After a
quick briefing on the rules and regulations of the competition, teams were
split to compete in different breakout rooms and went on for a total of four
rounds. Each round lasted for two hours with a lunch break after the first
round. Debate motions were announced on the spot, and the teams were
given 15 minutes to prepare before debating.

Winners were announced for each round and given feedback from
the judges too. For each consecutive round, the teams were matched based on
speaker scores and win rates.

In the end, though none of the three teams from Kuen Cheng Debate
Club got into the semi-finals, they still scored well in speaker scores, and one
of the debaters, Khoo Xin Yi, won the Top 10 Best Speaker Award.

Either way, all participants got a better grasp of competitive debating,
particularly for juniors who were competing for the first time. As for the
seniors, it was a fruitful experience guiding juniors, especially knowing it
would be the last debate competition in high school for some of them.

Photo 2: Motion for Round 2 Photo 3: Group Photo of

Team “KCHS A” and Team
“Team B”

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