Vom 24. bis 26. April fand in Reims in Frankreich das Champagne IV statt. Während das Open Final von einem Team aus Rotterdam gewonnen wurde, konnte sich im ESL Final ein Wiener Team durchsetzen.

Im Finale debattierten EDS A (Marin Marinov, Kaloyan Kotzev) in der Eröffnenden Regierung, Malaya B(Praveendran Jayabala, Vigneshwaran Sundrasagar) in der Eröffnenden Opposition, Les faux allemands (Roberto Cadena Vander Laat, Yiyang Qian; Aachen) in der Schließenden Regierung und Malaya C (Azureen Ridzuan, Mior Arif) in der Schließenden Opposition. In der Debatte zum Thema “This House Prefers A World where karmic currency existed” konnte sich die Eröffnende Regierung durchsetzen. Es jurierte Zoe McFadyen im Chair gemeinsam mit Elizabeth Antonina Sapienza Day, Krish Singh, Raoul Meijer und Roald de Vries.

Die Sieger des ESL Finals des Champagne Opens; v.l.n.r. Dominik Alscher und Luca Conte von DK Wien 

Im ESL Final gewann das Team Vienna Grand Cru (Dominik Alscher, Luca Conte; DK Wien) aus der Schließenden Opposition. In der Debatte zum Thema “This House Believes That it is essential to remain virtuous, even if that may cause suffering” redeten außerdem die Teams Malaya A (Kavisshnu Nadarajah, Tanish Rajah) in der Eröffnenden Regierung, Bocconi They were born to migrate (Ahmet Nadir Akgül, Yigit Odabasoglu) in der Eröffnenden Opposition und cigarettes after debate (Ha My Pham, Vlad Matei) in der Schließenden Regierung. Es jurierten Roald de Vries im Chair, Julia Tuzińska und Ruben Vandor Miller.

Im Novice Final zum Thema “This House, as an heir to a European monarchy, Would abdicate” gewann das Team Cheeseborger (Cate Maynard, Shakhram Rakhmatullaev) aus der Eröffnenden Opposition gegen Vodka over Champagne (Julia Kobic, Sophia Boyanchek) in der Eröffnenden Regierung, SPU Rue Gambetta (Samuel Jurcisin, Alvin Liang) in der Schließenden Regierung und We should be studying (Aba Wuddah, Alannah Gallagher) in der Schließenden Opposition. Es jurierten Elizabeth Antonina Sapienza Day im Chair, Elias Emmerich Gerndt-Eisenhower und Poly.

Aus dem VDCH-Land kam das Team Les faux allemands (Roberto Cadena Vander Laat, Yiyang Qian; Aachen) bis ins Finale, das Team Vienna Grand Cru (Dominik Alscher, Luca Conte; DK Wien) gewann das ESL Final. Roberto war außerdem siebtbester Redner, Yiyang zehntbester Redner.

Das Turnier wurde von der Sciences Po Reims Debate Union ausgerichtet und von Thom Lolkema, Karlina Jansone und Guste Malinauskaitė hauptorganisiert. Die Chefjury bestand aus Krish Singh, Lucy Murphy und Ilija Ivanisevic. Es tabbte Polyxeni Damigou.

Jurierendenbreak:

Elias Emmerich Gerndt-Eisenhower, Elizabeth Antonina Sapienza Day, Ilija Ivanisevic, Julia Tuzińska, Krish Singh, Kseniia Eremchuk, Lucy Murphy, Minh-Tam Pham, Poly, Raoul Meijer, Roald de Vries, Ruben Vandor Miller, Thom Lolkema, Zoe McFadyen

Open Teambreak (Halbfinale, nach 5 Vorrunden):

1. Utrecht A (Niya Balcheva, Max Maes), 13 Teampunkte, 797 Speaks
2. EDS A (Marin Marinov, Kaloyan Kotzev), 12 Teampunkte, 803 Speaks
3. K(a)N(ina) (Kate Gardner, Nuan Ning Teioh), 11 Teampunkte, 799 Speaks
4. SPU Dumplings (Shin Morimoto, Juliana Wang), 11 Teampunkte, 788 Speaks
5. Malaya C (Azureen Ridzuan, Mior Arif), 11 Teampunkte, 783 Speaks
6. Sofia A Stan Itzy (Deo Rusev, Kathy Nankova), 11 Teampunkte, 764 Speaks
7. Les faux allemands (Roberto Cadena Vander Laat, Yiyang Qian), 10 Teampunkte, 789 Speaks
8. Malaya B (Praveendran Jayabala, Vigneshwaran Sundrasagar), 10 Teampunkte, 784 Speaks

ESL Teambreak (Finale, nach 5 Vorrunden):

1. Utrecht A (Niya Balcheva, Max Maes), 13 Teampunkte, 797 Speaks [different break]
2. EDS A (Marin Marinov, Kaloyan Kotzev), 12 Teampunkte, 803 Speaks [different break]
3. Malaya C (Azureen Ridzuan, Mior Arif), 11 Teampunkte, 783 Speaks [different break]
4. Sofia A Stan Itzy (Deo Rusev, Kathy Nankova), 11 Teampunkte, 764 Speaks [different break]
5. Les faux allemands (Roberto Cadena Vander Laat, Yiyang Qian), 10 Teampunkte, 789 Speaks [different break]
6. Malaya B (Praveendran Jayabala, Vigneshwaran Sundrasagar), 10 Teampunkte, 784 Speaks [different break]
7. Bocconi They were born to migrate (Ahmet Nadir Akgül, Yigit Odabasoglu), 10 Teampunkte, 767 Speaks
8. Malaya A (Kavisshnu Nadarajah, Tanish Rajah), 9 Teampunkte, 777 Speaks
9. Vienna Grand Cru (Dominik Alscher, Luca Conte), 9 Teampunkte, 758 Speaks
10. cigarettes after debate (Ha My Pham, Vlad Matei), 7 Teampunkte, 738 Speaks

Novice Teambreak (Finale, nach 5 Vorrunden):

1. SPU Dumplings (Shin Morimoto, Juliana Wang), 11 Teampunkte, 788 Speaks [different break]
2. Cheeseborger (Cate Maynard, Shakhram Rakhmatullaev), 9 Teampunkte, 770 Speaks
3. Vodka over Champagne (Julia Kobic, Sophia Boyanchek), 8 Teampunkte, 770 Speaks
4. We should be studying (Aba Wuddah, Alannah Gallagher), 8 Teampunkte, 744 Speaks
5. SPU Rue Gambetta (Samuel Jurcisin, Alvin Liang), 7 Teampunkte, 753 Speaks

Redner:innen Top 10 (durchschnittliche Punktzahl nach Vorrunden):

1. Marin Marinov, 80,60
2. Nuan Ning Teioh, 80,20

=3. Kaloyan Kotzev, 80,00

=3. Niya Balcheva, 80,00

5. Kate Gardner, 79,60
6. Max Maes, 79,40
7. Roberto Cadena Vander Laat, 79,20

=8. Juliana Wang, 79,00

=8. Andrew Lee, 79,00

=10. Shin Morimoto, 78,60

=10. Yiyang Qian, 78,60

Die Themen des Turniers im Überblick:

Round 1: Infoslide: ‚National Rally‘ (Rassemblement National) is a far-right party in France, previously led by Marine le Pen.

This House Believes That National Rally (RN) will receive the majority of votes in France’s 2027 Presidential Election.

Round 2: This House Would have artistic awards (e.g. Oscars, Grammys, Cannes Film Festival) decided exclusively by the audience.

Round 3: This House Would implement strict anti-tourism measures in tourist hotspots.

Round 4: Infoslide: In the mid 2010s, a series of British citizens left Britain to join ISIS. They had their citizenship revoked, making them functionally stateless. This included 15 year-old Shamima Begum, who fled to Syria to join ISIS with two schoolfriends, and ‚Jihadi Jack‘, who was detained by Kurdish forces for joining IS in Syria.

This House Prefers A World in which the British Government maintained their citizenship and enacted state-led intervention with the goal of bringing them home.

Round 5: This House Regrets the dominance of liberal sexual norms.

Novice Final: This House, as an heir to a European monarchy, Would abdicate.

ESL Final: This House Believes That it is essential to remain virtuous, even if that may cause suffering.

Semifinals: This House Prefers A World where Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

Grand Final: Infoslide: ‚Karmic Currency‘ refers to a medium of exchange for outcomes in a person’s life. The currency is disseminated by ’sages‘ – the most morally upstanding citizens in society (specifically, the top 1%). Sages may grant ‚boons‘ (a benefit/blessing) to those they like, and put ‚curses‘ on those they dislike. At any given time, it is public knowledge who currently holds sage status. In addition to the fluctuating top 1%, individuals who fulfil every promise they make for 25 years of their life are granted permanent sage status.

This House Prefers A World where karmic currency existed.

ip/aeh.