Am Wochenende des 11. und 12. Juli richtete der Debattierklub Wien mit dem Vienna Pre-EUDC Online Open ein Online-Turnier aus. Dabei gelang es einem Team aus Wien, den Sieg zu erringen!

Im Open Final debattieren Oppenheimer (Aryan Khokher, Krishaang Kohli) in der Eröffnenden Regierung, Athens A (Jim Balatos, Panagis Gouvelis) in der Eröffnenden Opposition, tokyosaka mm (minami matsushima, Natsuki Mogi) in der Schließenden Regierung und Vienna A (Adora Sabau, Victor Bervoets; DK Wien) in der Schließenden Opposition. Die Debatte zum Thema “This House Prefers A World where the dominant doctrine of belief is Anatta over Śassata-vāda” wurde von der Schließenden Opposition aus Wien gewonnen. Es jurierten Carlos Manuel Eusoya im Chair, Alex Martin, Eli Yovel, Prashasiti, Shivansh Choukse, Suryansh Dimri und Yorgo Kyriakopoulos.

Im ESL Final konnte sich das Team Sofia A (Kathy Nankova, Deo Rusev) aus der Schließenden Opposition gegen die Eröffnende Regierung Helsinki A (Adian Roman, Genrikh Ekkerman), die Eröffnende Opposition She maggos on my case till i 4th (George Barlas, Agis Zoumpaneas) und die Schließende Regierung Unlikely alliance (Matt W, Kattah Andrew Kwasi) durchsetzen. Die Debatte zum Thema “This House Believes That you have a higher moral duty to stay in the internet than to return to reality” wurde juriert von Felix Baldauf (DK Wien) im Chair, gemeinsam mit Aleksandra Durbazeva (DK Wien), Jyotsna Sharma, Mainak Biswas und Muhyuddin Ahsan.

Das VDCH-Land und vor allem der DK Wien haben auf diesem Turnier einige Erfolge zu verzeichnen. Mit Vienna A (Victor Bervoets, Adora Sabau; DK Wien) gewann ein VDCH-Team das Turnier. Darüber hinaus breakten Aleksandra Durbazeva (DK Wien), Callum Duffy (DK Wien), Felix Baldauf (DK Wien) und Uzair Tajuddin (München) als Jurierende, wobei Uzair außerdem Teil der Chefjury war. Felix chairte das ESL Final, Aleksandra jurierte das ESL Final und chairte ein Halbfinale, Callum jurierte ein Partial Quarterfinal.

Das Turnier wurde ausgerichtet vom Debattierklub Wien und hauptorganisiert von Dominika Kokoszka, Christopher Löwenstein und Callum Duffy. Das CA-Panel bestand aus Pjotr Koster, Shireen Ali, Uzair Tajuddin und Liv Misztowt (DCA), es tabbte Teymour Aldridge.

Jurierendenbreak:

Adya Sharma, Aleksandra Durbazeva, Alex Martin, Angga Djovanka, Callum Duffy, Carlos Manuel Eusoya, Eli Yovel, Felix Baldauf, Himan Nayak, Jahanzaib Naveed, Jyotsna Sharma, Liv Misztowt, Mainak Biswas, Muhyuddin Ahsan, Pjotr Koster, Prashasiti, Shireen Ali, Shivansh Choukse, Shudipto, Suryansh Dimri, Uzair Tajuddin, Wedge Egan, Yorgo Kyriakopoulos

Open Teambreak (Platz 1-4 direkt ins Halbfinale, Platz 5-12 ins Partial Quarterfinal):

1. Vienna A (Adora Sabau, Victor Bervoets), 12 Teampunkte, 806 Speaks
2. Utrecht A (Niya Balcheva, Max Maes), 12 Teampunkte, 794 Speaks
3. Imperial Iron Man (Mustafaa Khan), 12 Teampunkte, 778 Speaks [nicht breakberechtigt]
4. Imperial A (Aarit Bhattacharya, Alex Susic), 11 Teampunkte, 801 Speaks [vom Break zurückgetreten]
5. Athens A (Jim Balatos, Panagis Gouvelis), 11 Teampunkte, 794 Speaks
6. meow (Nare, James Whelan), 11 Teampunkte, 771 Speaks
7. tokyosaka mm (minami matsushima, Natsuki Mogi), 10 Teampunkte, 795 Speaks
8. Oppenheimer (Aryan Khokher, Krishaang Kohli), 10 Teampunkte, 787 Speaks
9. 67 (Salleh, Shaanaav Daniel), 10 Teampunkte, 780 Speaks
10. Tsukuba A (Hinano Haraguchi, Sachie Kin), 10 Teampunkte, 772 Speaks
11. Stockholm A (Andrew Mabon, Daryna Ivanitska), 10 Teampunkte, 772 Speaks
12. USP A (Guilherme Pereira, Fernando Meylan), 9 Teampunkte, 782 Speaks
13. Maybe the real house was the house inside of us all along (Iain McGrigor, Ryan MacPherson), 9 Teampunkte, 780 Speaks
14. Devansh & Khushi (Devansh, Khushi), 9 Teampunkte, 768 Speaks

ESL Teambreak (Finale):

1. Vienna A (Adora Sabau, Victor Bervoets), 12 Teampunkte, 806 Speaks [anderer Break]
2. Utrecht A (Niya Balcheva, Max Maes), 12 Teampunkte, 794 Speaks [anderer Break]
3. Athens A (Jim Balatos, Panagis Gouvelis), 11 Teampunkte, 794 Speaks [anderer Break]
4. Oppenheimer (Aryan Khokher, Krishaang Kohli), 10 Teampunkte, 787 Speaks [anderer Break]
5. Tsukuba A (Hinano Haraguchi, Sachie Kin), 10 Teampunkte, 772 Speaks [anderer Break]
6. USP A (Guilherme Pereira, Fernando Meylan), 9 Teampunkte, 782 Speaks [anderer Break]
7. Devansh & Khushi (Devansh, Khushi), 9 Teampunkte, 768 Speaks [anderer Break]
8. She maggos on my case till i 4th (George Barlas, Agis Zoumpaneas), 9 Teampunkte, 756 Speaks
9. Sofia A (Kathy Nankova, Deo Rusev), 8 Teampunkte, 769 Speaks
10. Helsinki A (Adian Roman, Genrikh Ekkerman), 8 Teampunkte, 764 Speaks
11. Unlikely alliance (Matt W, Kattah Andrew Kwasi), 8 Teampunkte, 760 Speaks

Redner:innen Top 10:

1. Victor Bervoets, 80,80
2. Adora Sabau, 80,40
3. Alex Susic, 80,20
4. Aarit Bhattacharya, 80,00
=5. minami matsushima, 79,80
=5. Max Maes, 79,80
=5. Panagis Gouvelis, 79,80
8. Natsuki Mogi, 79,20
=9. Niya Balcheva, 79,00
=9. Jim Balatos, 79,00

Die Themen des Turniers im Überblick:

Round 1: This House Would grant labour unions the right to veto the deployment or use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Round 2: Infoslide: The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) is an American company that produces scripted professional wrestling events. The outcomes of the match are pre-determined (but not known to audiences). Wrestlers are treated as independent contractors and not allowed to unionise, and are given strict character work on how they should work their matches and any scripted storylines. WWE also is the largest viewed wrestling media promotion globally, and thus does not allow its workers to operate with other promotions (unless WWE acquires them) or allow their workers to have any extra ventures unless those ventures are commercially signed to WWE. AEW (All Elite Wrestling) is also an American wrestling promotion that produces scripted professional wrestling events on TV and streaming. While also scripted, AEW allows wrestlers to be more independent in the way they approach their characters and their wrestling. Wrestlers are allowed to be more creative and athletic, while also having opportunities to work with other wrestling companies, promotions and even other business ventures such as Twitch streaming.

This House, as an up and coming wrestler, Would join the AEW over the WWE.

Round 3: Infoslide: Pim Fortuyn was a gay populist anti-immigration right wing politician that was the leader and founder of the party LPF (Lijst Pim Fortuyn) in 2002. Pim Fortuyn saw Islam as an extraordinary threat and as a hostile religion. He was assassinated during the 2002 National Dutch election by Volkert van der Graaf, a left-wing environmentalist and animal rights activist.

This House Believes That the assassination of Pim Fortuyn has done more harm than good to the Dutch right.

Round 4: Infoslide: The United Nations (UN) formally classifies the world’s most structurally disadvantaged nations as Least Developed Countries (LDCs). LDCs receive support measures in the form of developmental aid, lenient international trade rules, and non-reciprocal market access. Nepal is due to graduate from LDC status in November 2026, where it will be classified as a part of the Developing Countries (DCs). In an attempt to prepare for its graduation, Nepal’s Commerce Policy 2025 hopes to establish reciprocal international trade agreements, diversify the domestic economy, and improve market compliance. A decision to delay a country’s graduation from LDC status must be approved by the UN.

Assuming UN approval, This House Supports a significant delay (>3 years) to the graduation of Nepal’s LDC status.

Round 5: Infoslide: The Dutch, Belgian, and Luxembourg football leagues are domestic football leagues featuring clubs in the respective countries, such as PSV, Royal Antwerp, Club Brugge, and Ajax. These leagues are completely independent from the countries‘ national teams or the European Champions League.

This House Would merge the Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg football leagues over remaining independent.

ESL Final: Infoslide: You and your very close friends of have uploaded your consciousness to the internet. You have been enjoying your lives on the internet for the last 8 years. Your father has uploaded his consciousness to the internet and has found you. He tells you your mother has passed, and asks you to return back to reality. He immediately vanishes by returning back to reality himself. You must make a choice at that present moment. If you choose to stay in the internet, you will forget about your life in reality and never be able to go back. If you choose to go back, you will remember you life in the internet, but will not be able to upload yourself onto it again. Your friends are not aware of your predicament.

This House Believes That you have a higher moral duty to stay in the internet than to return to reality.

Partial Quarterfinals: Infoslide: The EU Migration and Asylum Pact is a package of reforms that aims to create a more uniform European system for handling migration and asylum applications. There are two main areas of reform: (1) more robust border management, such as the collection of migrants‘ biometric data and a pipeline for returns on applicants deemed unlikely to qualify for asylum; (2) a flexible responsibility-sharing framework where each EU member country chooses how to contribute  to border management according to its own capacity. Contributions may be in the form of (a) accepting and housing asylum seekers, or (b) offering financial or logistical support to frontline member countries.

This House Believes That the EU Migration and Asylum Pact will do more harm than good to asylum seekers and refugees.

Semifinals: Infoslide: Human-like consciousness is the capacity for a subject to (a) intentionally select, deliberate, and introspect goals, (b) justify, initiate, and reject actions, and (c) assume responsibility for those actions.

This House Believes That artificial intelligence will never attain human-like consciousness.

Grand Final: Infoslide: Anatta is a Buddhist doctrine stating there is no permanent self. Under Anatta, the self consists of a constantly changing body, soul, and consciousness. Followers of Anatta believe attachment to a permanent self is seen as the root of suffering, and liberation (Nirvana) comes through realising the constantly changing nature of life and the self. In practice, it looks like avoiding attachment to relationships, being materially minimalist, and believing one’s self is never truly „fixed“. Śassata-vāda (eternalism) is a doctrine stating the self is everlasting, unchanging, and absolute. Followers of Śassata-vāda believe the only way to achieve true liberation is through self-realisation by seeking out the meaning of one’s internal identity. In practice, it looks like the pursuit of desire and active experimentation to discover what speaks most truly to one’s „fixed“ self.

This House Prefers A World where the dominant doctrine of belief is Anatta over Śassata-vāda.

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