2/16 Weekend: Coppell Wins The Cal Invitational @ UC Berkeley

We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! Pardon the delay - the long weekend held us up a bit. This past week there was only one major tournament we could find on Tabroom for World Schools: the California Invitational @ UC Berkeley! Students from all over the country flocked to the Sunshine State for a rainy weekend of great competition. Let’s break down the results!

The Cal Invitational

In the final round, Harvard Westlake MVLTW on the proposition debated against Coppell Jasmine on the opposition. The final round motion was: “THW create and enforce filial laws for adult children to their parents”. On a 2-1 decision, Coppell Jasmine secured their victory! Congratulations to Anjana Boppana, Krish Gandhi, Emma Zhao, Arjun Krishnan, and Sahil Patel. Fun fact - all 5 debaters are WOWI Alum!

The top 10 speakers are as follows:

1. Nilufer Mistry-Sheasby - Harvard-Westlake MVLTW

2. Effie Shen - Coppell Rose

3. Diego Gonzalez - Burbank Big Doggies

4. Eshan Velidandla - Leland Blue

5. Poorvi Kumar - Flower Mound Fire

6. Aditi Singh - Flower Mound Fire

7. Aali Shah - Coppell Rose

8. Om Patel - Coppell Rose

9. Vishwam Goel - Leland Blue

10. Edna Yeghnanyan - Burbank Big Doggies

Full results can be found here.

WOWI Shoutouts

We’re so proud of our alumni and future staffers. First, shout out to the following alum:

1. Anjana Boppana (Champs)

2. Arjun Krishnan (Champs)

3. Emma Zhao (Champs)

4. Krish Ghandi (Champs)

5. Sahil Patel (Champs)

6. Poorvi Kumar (5th speaker & quarters)

7. Aali Shah (7th speaker & quarters)

8. Justin Murdock (Octas)

9. Anya Gupta (Octas)

10. Safiya Azam (Octas)

11. Sivaank Pothukoochi (Octas)

And, last but not least, shout out to our future staffers!

1. Arjun Krishnan (Champs)

2. Sahil Patel (Champs)

3. Effie Shen (2nd speaker & quarters)

4. Aditi Singh (6th speaker & quarters)

5. Aali Shah (7th speaker & quarters)

6. Rishi Shori (Octas)

Congratulations to all!