On May 31st the Tilbury House Novice will take place in Cologne, Germany. After the Magdeburg Novice Tournament it is the second English Fresher’s tournament in Germany this season. It aims to encourage all those who want to make their first experiences with English Debating without having to fly to a foreign country and compete with experienced native speakers. Accordingly, speakers should not have debated for more than 1 year and should not have broken at an international tournament.

The tournament will be held in BP and features 4 preliminary rounds and a final. Chief Adjudicator (CA) is Leo Münstermann, Semi-Finalist of the World Universities Debating Championships in the category English as a second language. The second CA is yet to be announced.

Registration is open now. Reg Fee is 15€ per speaker and 10€ per judge and includes food and crash accomodation.

More information can be found on the event page on facebook.