{"id":5937,"date":"2010-10-25T12:18:01","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T10:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/achteminute.vdch.de\/?p=5937"},"modified":"2010-10-27T21:09:31","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T19:09:31","slug":"jens-fischer-gewinnt-die-ucu-open-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achteminute.de\/en\/20101025\/jens-fischer-gewinnt-die-ucu-open-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Jens Fischer and Anne Valkering succeed at UCU Open 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.achteminute.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/2010.10.25-UCU-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5941\" title=\"2010.10.25 UCU Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.achteminute.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/2010.10.25-UCU-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a>The team <em>Do not disturb! Seriously!<\/em>, comprising of <strong>Anne Valkering<\/strong> from Amsterdam and <strong>Jens Fischer<\/strong> from Berlin won the UCU Open 2010. The competition was held on October 22 and 23 at the University College Utrecht, 36 teams competed over five prelims. Further teams in the final were <em>PTB I<\/em> (<strong>Sam Block<\/strong> and <strong>Maddie Grieve<\/strong>), <em>Hot like Mexico, Enjoy<\/em> (<strong>Vignesh Ashok<\/strong> and <strong>John Ashbourne<\/strong>) and <em>Erasmus A<\/em> (<strong>Lucien de Bruin<\/strong> and <strong>Dani<\/strong><strong>\u00ebl Springer<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Into the semifinal had also progressed the teams <em>The Real Real Deree<\/em> (<strong>Chris Papadopoulos<\/strong> and <strong>Sophia Simunec<\/strong>), <em>Erasmus C<\/em> (<strong>Setry Rabejaona<\/strong> and <strong>Milen Petkov<\/strong>), <em>Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell<\/em> (<strong>Antoine Sakho<\/strong> and <strong>Atte Oksanen<\/strong>) and <em>Victor &amp; Rooj<\/em> (<strong>Victor Vlam<\/strong> and <strong>Rooj Darweesh<\/strong>). The top five speakers were Sam Block (412 points), Anne Valkering (405), Jens Fischer (402), Vignesh Ashok (401) and John Ashbourne (400).<\/p>\n<p>The CA team with <strong>Adriaan Andringa<\/strong>, <strong>Isabelle Loewe<\/strong>, <strong>Steven Nolan<\/strong>, <strong>Manos Moschopoulos<\/strong> and <strong>Danique van Koppenhagen<\/strong> set the motions which read as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Round 1: This house would always grant citizenship to children born from illegal immigrants.<\/li>\n<li>Round 2: This house believes health insurance should never be obligatory.<\/li>\n<li>Round 3: This house believes homosexual parents should be allowed to adopt children.<\/li>\n<li>Round 4: This house would establish a UN protectorate in Somalia.<\/li>\n<li>Round 5: This house would close down all nuclear power plants.<\/li>\n<li>Semi-Finals: This house would not bail out private entities without nationalizing them.<\/li>\n<li>Final: Even if extension were scientifically possible, human life should end naturally after 100 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucudebate.nl\/University_College_Utrecht_Debating_Union\/documents\/Tab.pdf\">The tab of the UCU Open 2010 can be downloaded from the Utrecht Debating Union\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The University College Utrecht was established 11 years ago on the compound of a former military academy in the fourth biggest city of the Netherlands. For participants, this meant short walking and an excellent bar to enjoy the evening. The team around convenor <strong>Esther Drees<\/strong> impressed with friendliness and professionalism \u2013 coffee and sandwiches were available at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling to the Netherlands is comparatively cheap from many European locations. Despite its relatively small size, the competition was of a high quality with international participants hailing from the Netherlands, Germany, England, Scotland, Greece, Ireland and France. Teams wishing to experience international atmosphere should definitely consider attending next year.<\/p>\n<p>jef \/ apf \/ glx<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team Do not disturb! Seriously!, comprising of Anne Valkering from Amsterdam and Jens Fischer from Berlin won the UCU Open 2010. 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