BP Debate
British Parliamentary (BP) debate is a common academic debate and is the official debate style of the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC). Four teams take part in each debate: 2 Government teams and 2 Opposition teams. Each team has 2 speakers.
The motions will cover a wide range of topics. This competition will accommodate a minimum of 20 teams representing various high schools in INDONESIA.
Preliminary
Day, date: Thursday, 31st of October 2019
Time 08.00-14.00
Quarter-final & Semi-final
Day, date: Friday, 1st of November 2019
Time: 09.00 -15.30
Final
Day, date: Saturday, 2nd of November 2019
Time 08.00-10.30
The setup of a British Parliament style debate is slightly different to the Asian Parliament style. In BP, 4 teams of 2 people compete per debate. Each speaker has 7 minutes. In the preliminary round, some (but not all) motions will be prepared motions, meaning that teams can prepare in advance and bring their notes. In the semi-final and final rounds, there will be no prepared motions. If the motion is not a prepared motion, teams will have 15 minutes for case building.
In each debate, points will be awarded as follows:
1st place: 3 points
2nd place: 2 points
3rd place: 1 point
4th place: 0 points
Preliminary round: 32 teams – top 16 break and progress to the semi-final
Semi-final: 16 teams – top 4 progress to the grand final
