Huge congratulations to our debaters for their outstanding performance at the Novice WSDC 2025 on February 22-23! We are incredibly proud of their achievements. A special shout-out to our Open Semifinalist team: Annabel C. (ISF), Adrian W. (HKIS), Audrey L. (HKIS), and Ryan Q. (HKIS)! We also celebrate our U-16 Semifinalists: Hanna Z. (HKIS), Hisham K. (HKIS), and Kevin H. (ISF). Fantastic job also to our U-16 Quarterfinalists: Maddie P. (CIS), Torres L. (FIS), Giselle Y. (MSS), Jacky X. (GSIS), and Ethan C. (HKIS).
Individual speaker awards also went to Audrey L. (HKIS) for 4th Best Speaker in the Open category, Annabel C. (ISF) for 9th Best Speaker in the Open category, and Adrian W. (HKIS) for 10th Best Speaker in the U-16 category. Amazing work everyone! Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off. We can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!
Tournament record
- Tournament
- Novice WSDC 2025
- Format
- World Schools / WSDC
- Dates
- 22-23 February, 2025
Team and elimination results
| Result | Division | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinalist | Open | Annabel C. (ISF) |
| Semifinalist | Open | Adrian W. (HKIS) |
| Semifinalist | Open | Audrey L. (HKIS) |
| Semifinalist | Open | Ryan Q. (HKIS) |
| Semifinalist | U-16 | Hanna Z. (HKIS) |
| Semifinalist | U-16 | Hisham K. (HKIS) |
| Semifinalist | U-16 | Kevin H. (ISF) |
| Quarterfinalists | Gwyneth C. (DGS) | |
| Quarterfinalist | U-16 | Maddie P. (CIS) |
| Quarterfinalist | U-16 | Torres L. (FIS) |
| Quarterfinalist | U-16 | Giselle Y. (MSS) |
| Quarterfinalist | U-16 | Jacky X. (GSIS) |
| Quarterfinalist | U-16 | Ethan C. (HKIS) |
Speaker awards
| Award | Category | Student |
|---|---|---|
| 4th Best | Overall | Audrey L. (HKIS) |
| 9th Best | Overall | Annabel C. (ISF) |
| 3rd Best | Under-16 | Audrey L. (HKIS) |
| 8th Best | Under-16 | Annabel C. (ISF) |
| 10th Best | Under-16 | Adrian W. (HKIS) |