10/11 Tournament Recap: Westminster & Taipei American Claim This Weekend’s Wins

The Delores Taylor Arthur School Invitational

In finals, USA Dev Red on the proposition debated against Westminster on the opposition. The motion was “This House would prioritize infrastructure investments over social spending in times of economic crisis”. Ultimately, Westminster emerged victorious. Congratulations to Chuka Okwumabua, Tenzin Patel, Sarah Wang, and Mariam Mohammed!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Leetyan Chen – USA Development Gold

2. Chuka Okwumabua – Westminster Green

3. Hamilton Henderson – USA Development Red

4. Taite Kirkpatrick – Mount Vernon KNRR

5. Nathan Dsilva – USA Development Gold

6. Stanley Liew – USA Development Red

7. Bryan Dong – USA Development Red

8. Timothy Namikas – Louisiana

9. Kate VanWormer – USA Development Blue

10. Margo Meaney – USA Development Gold

The full results can be found here.

Taiwan Speech and Debate Invitational

In the finals, Taipei Wego on the proposition debated against Taipei American Blue on the opposition. The motion was “THR the secularization of academia”. On a 5-0 decision, Taipei American Blue won the championship title. Congratulations Karena Christen, Henry Chien, Shelby Tang, Haluka Motozawa, and Lindsay Cho!

The top 10 speakers were as follows:

1. Valerie Huang – Taipei American Gold

2. Shelby Tang – Taipei American Blue

3. Henry Chien – Taipei American Blue

4. Janet Chuang – Taipei American Gold

5. Karena Christen – Taipei American Blue

6. William Samara – San Marino

7. Elsa Tu – Taipei American Gold

8. Winston Chou – San Marino

9. Jim Yang – Taipei Wego

10. Effie Chen – Taipei American Purple

The full results can be found here.

The Big GUMP Classic

We wanted to do a very special shoutout to the Big Gump Classic. While it appears they did a scrimmage/round robin style, it appears that this is the FIRST time WSD was offered in Alabama. We hope to recount more future results from the Alabama circuit. Shout out to all those involved: The Montgomery Academy (hosts and competitors), Bob Jones Academy (competitors), and Vestavia Hills (competitors).