Ruairidh Macintosh and Daan Welling from Leiden/St Andrews won the Lustrum Leiden Open 2014. The team with the name “Two Guys” beat 57 other teams from all over the world who attended the Dutch tournament. The decision was very narrow: The judging panel took very long to come to a conclusion, in the end favouring “Two Guys” in a 4-3 split decision. Ruairidh also was the best speaker after the five preliminary rounds, scoring 81.8 points on average and remarkable 89 points in the fifth round. The full team and speaker tab is available online. Martijn Otten, Lisa Schallenberg and Gigi ...

Budapest Open is the perfect tournament for many reasons. It's perfect for a good early Euros prep, for an amazing weekend, or even as Chapter One of the Austro-Hungarian Debate Week, since Vienna IV is precisely the following weekend. Registration fee is 50 EUR for debaters and judges alike.  For this, you get almost everything you can wish for during these few days, including meals, accommodation in a three-star hotel for two nights, debate and socials venues and drinks coupons so you only have to spend a minimum amount on all your self-destruction needs. An additional night's stay is available at ...

Wie Nika Jelaska, Cheforganisator der Europameisterschaft 2014 in Zagreb, bekannt gegeben hat, ist die Bewerbungsphase für einen Posten als Chefjuror eröffnet. Das Bewerbungsformular kann hier heruntergeladen werden. Über das Anforderungsprofil und den Bewerbungsprozess heißt es: Selection Criteria: Zagreb EUDC plans to appoint five Deputy Chief Adjudicators. The Org Comm says, that they have a strong preference for a geographically diverse adjudication team, with DCA’s that come from all over the continent. The team will ideally have members from developed and developing circuits, as well as a mix of those with extensive adjudication experience and those with less experience on adjudication teams. They are ...