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Debate Championship
Debate Chamber are once
again running a Debate Championship for university debaters in 2006-07.
The rankings are based on performance at UK and Ireland inter-varsity
competitions, including Opens.
The 2006 winner was Derek Lande, from University
College, Cork.
The Rules
Every person who enters a UK or Irish inter-varsity
in 2006-07 is entered into the Debate Championship rankings. Points
are awarded after each tournament based on individual speaker marks.
Bonus points added for reaching the final, winning the tournament
and being the best speaker in the final. Missing a competition results
in points being deducted. Performing consistently well over a number
of competitions will maximise your overall rating.
Ranking
One thousand and thirty-eight speakers were entered
into the rankings last year. So far, after the Durham IV, there
are 234. At this early stage, James Dray of Oxford is top having
won the Durham IV and topped the speaker tab.
Prizes
The Winner of the Debate Championships
in 2007 will receive a cheque for £300.
The Most Improved Speaker and Best New
Speaker will each receive £100.
Debate Championship Rankings November 6th 2006
| James Dray |
835 |
| Will Jones |
833 |
| Sam Block |
823 |
| Siddharth Khajuria |
813 |
| Suzie Riddell |
813 |
| Adam Bott |
810 |
| Bob Nimmo |
799 |
| Alex Wright |
795 |
| Samir Deger-Sen |
791 |
| Alistair Cormack |
787 |
| David Tite |
783 |
| Andrew Marshall |
780 |
| Fred Cowell |
780 |
| Ranald Clouston |
775 |
| Tony Murphy |
773 |
| Ian Chapman |
770 |
| Joe Brown |
767 |
| Jonathan Leader Maynard |
765 |
| Doug Cochran |
764 |
| Jason Vit |
762 |
| Alyson Horne |
762 |
| Alex Blenkinsopp |
757 |
| Kate Hofman |
753 |
| Daniel Warents |
753 |
| Connie Grieve |
753 |
| Jim Bligh |
750 |
| Giles Robertson |
747 |
| Mischa Balen |
747 |
| Meg Dallet |
746 |
| Shane Murray |
745 |
| Travis Crum |
744 |
| Braphus Kaalund |
742 |
| James Prior |
741 |
| Kate Bragg |
740 |
| Chris Hawkins |
738 |
| Adam Gaya |
735 |
| Shengwu Li |
733 |
| Emily Bek |
732 |
| Max Kaufman |
730 |
| Rachel Whitbread |
729 |
| Alex Ward |
728 |
| Sean Casey |
728 |
| Iain Martin |
726 |
| Jessie Lund |
725 |
| Jordan Smith |
725 |
| Lisi Ke |
724 |
| Patrick Ehmann |
723 |
| Rodger Cotes |
723 |
| Adam Bonnifield |
723 |
| Anna Lintner |
723 |
| James Molony |
723 |
| Steve Doran |
720 |
| Richard Anderson |
720 |
| Katrina Shand |
718 |
| Tim Soe |
718 |
| George Kanelos |
717 |
| Nick Hyde |
717 |
| Ben Moore |
716 |
| Beth Conner |
716 |
| Peter Barton |
714 |
| Jesse Lund |
713 |
| Karen Reid |
713 |
| Ross K Allan |
713 |
| Bobby Talalay |
711 |
| Dan Bradley |
711 |
| Jessica Van Der Meer |
711 |
| Sameer Patel |
711 |
| James Gould |
708 |
| Jon Newton |
708 |
| Josh Lo |
706 |
| Nathan Place |
706 |
| Alex Davies |
705 |
| Jenny Wasson |
705 |
| Liz Ford |
705 |
| Richard Moore |
705 |
| Tom Chan |
705 |
| Victor Vlam |
705 |
| Daniel Hinkeldein |
704 |
| Tom Silverton |
703 |
| Greg Murray |
701 |
| Alex Marsh |
701 |
| Vassilis Tsipopoulos |
700 |
| Jess Siegel |
700 |
| Jin Park |
700 |
| Laura Mattina |
700 |
| Phil Mordue |
700 |
| Theodora Clarke |
700 |
| Daxson Yap |
699 |
| Geirge Scratchard |
698 |
| Ben King |
697 |
| Graeme Foggo |
697 |
| Rita Bulusu |
697 |
| Anita Acavalos |
696 |
| Brynn Bird |
695 |
| Michael Smilowitz |
694 |
| Katrina Orme |
693 |
| Andy Gray |
693 |
| Lawrence Hunt |
693 |
| Ed James |
688 |
| Marla Kapila |
688 |
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