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The purpose of this file is to list the variations of debate we know of, and therefore might need to account for.

Styles of debate

Style Format Scoring Judging/Ballots Motions
BP 4 teams of 2 speaks only, integers, strict order consensus, one per debate one per round
Australs 2 teams of 3 + replies speaks only, integers (½ for replies), strict order voting, one per judge, average over majority three per round, teams choose
Australian Easters 2 teams of 3 speaks only, integers (½ for replies), strict order voting, one per judge, average over majority three per round, teams choose
NZ Easters 2 teams of 2 + replies speaks only, integers (½ for replies), strict order voting, one per judge, average over majority two per round, teams choose
NZ Joynt 2 teams of 3 + replies speaks only, integers (½ for replies), strict order voting, one per judge, average over majority one per round
Asians 2 teams of 3 + replies speaks only, integers (½ for replies), strict order voting, one per judge, average over majority three per round, teams choose
APDA (US) 2 teams of 2 + replies speaks and ranks, integers (no reply score), tied-speaks tied-rank wins allowed varies from tournament to tournament no motions at most tournaments (governments run cases), a few per year have motions
CP (Canada) 2 teams of 2 + replies, can merge opp 2nd/reply speaks only, integers (no reply score), strict order consensus, one per debate no motions for English (governments run cases), but may be provided. French have one per debate
OPD (Germany) 2 teams of 3 + 3 unaligned speakers ?? ?? ??
NPDA (US) ?? ?? ?? ??
Paris V 2 teams of 5 none? voting, one per judge one per debate
FFD (Francophone) 2 teams of 4 none? ?? ??

Tournament structures

  • Tournament format:
    • Preliminary rounds and elimination rounds (most tournaments)
    • Round robin (HWS Round Robin)
  • Break categories:
    • Some tournaments run novice, ESL and EFL breaks.
  • Team composition:
    • Swing teams
    • Iron-man teams
    • Teams that change from round to round (e.g., internal competitions)

Other information

  • Full name ("World Universities Debating Championships", "Cambridge Intervarsity", "Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships"), and short name ("WUDC", "Cambridge IV", "Australs")
  • Year (distinct from date, intended to capture "edition" rather than actual date)
  • Start date and end date
  • Location (host organization, university/institution (which may be different from the host), city, country)
  • Style
  • Language spoken