👋 Welcome to Columbia World Schools Debating Championships 2025

The Columbia Debate Society is pleased to invite you to the inaugural edition of Columbia WSDC, to be held online from the 3rd of May to the 4th of May 2025.

SCHEDULE - (All times in GMT-1)

3 May 2025

0700 Check-in

0730 Round 1 (Prepared)

0915 Round 2

1200 Break

1300 Round 3

1545 Round 4

1830 End of Day 1

4 May 2025

0700 Check-in

0730 Round 5

1015 Break Announcement

1030 Open Octofinals (Prepared)

1200 Lunch

1300 Open Quarterfinals + Novice Semifinals

1515 Open Semifinals + Novice Finals

1730 Open Grand Finals

2000 Closing Ceremony

Tournament Staff
Tabulation: Gin Nguyen
Equity: Raina Batra and Smiti Modhurima
Organisation: Ale Avilla, Mukudzeiishe Madzivire and Zoran Jeffrey Curgus
Adjudication: Alice Bertoni, Klaudia Maciejewska, Reja Debevc, Ruth Selorme Acolatse, Clement Tsao (DCA) and Edgar Cheng (DCA)