WSDC 1998: Jerusalem, Israel
Top 50 Speakers
The 1998 tournament had a separate Individual Competition as was (then) traditional, won by Mark Thomson of Australia. This top 50 list was calculated after the tournament. Speakers who participated in less than 4 preliminary debates were excluded.
Team Results | Hall of Fame
|
Rank
|
Debater Name
|
Country
|
AVERAGE
|
|
1
|
Thomson, Mark
|
Australia
|
75.0
|
|
2
|
Howard, Richard
|
Australia
|
74.8
|
|
3
|
Gurtler, Yehoshua
|
Israel
|
74.8
|
|
4
|
Morgan, Ben
|
England
|
74.6
|
|
5
|
Demers, Charles
|
Canada
|
74.6
|
|
6
|
Kives, Michael
|
Canada
|
74.6
|
|
7
|
Livesey, Anna
|
NZ
|
74.5
|
|
8
|
Williams, James
|
England
|
74.3
|
|
9
|
Marshall, Melanie
|
Scotland
|
74.2
|
|
10
|
O'Gorman, Kateena
|
Australia
|
74.1
|
|
11
|
Carrell, Rachel
|
NZ
|
74.1
|
|
12
|
Smith, Ewan
|
Scotland
|
74.1
|
|
13
|
Dillon, Roland
|
Australia
|
74.1
|
|
14
|
Barry, Matthew
|
Wales
|
74.0
|
|
15
|
Probert, James
|
England
|
74.0
|
|
16
|
Birshan, Michael
|
England
|
74.0
|
|
17
|
Jaffer, Shaneeda
|
Canada
|
73.9
|
|
18
|
Fitzsimon, Sarah
|
NZ
|
73.7
|
|
19
|
Chan, Cheryl
|
Singapore
|
73.7
|
|
20
|
Cohen, Yoni
|
Israel
|
73.6
|
|
21
|
Woods, Patrick
|
USA
|
73.6
|
|
22
|
Siow, Ida
|
Singapore
|
73.5
|
|
23
|
Fowler, James
|
Wales
|
73.5
|
|
24
|
Leitch, Trevor
|
Bermuda
|
73.4
|
|
25
|
Philpott, Robert
|
Ireland
|
73.4
|
|
26
|
MacLeod, Kirsteen
|
Scotland
|
73.3
|
|
27
|
Thomas, Amy
|
Wales
|
73.3
|
|
28
|
Gilman, Sarah
|
Peru
|
73.2
|
|
29
|
McElvoy, Jim
|
Ireland
|
73.1
|
|
30
|
Roddin, Ewan
|
Scotland
|
72.9
|
|
31
|
Kurlat, Pablo
|
Argentina
|
72.9
|
|
32
|
Grant, Daragh
|
Ireland
|
72.8
|
|
33
|
Longo, Matt
|
USA
|
72.8
|
|
34
|
Correa, Cristina
|
Peru
|
72.8
|
|
35
|
Smith, Ben
|
NZ
|
72.6
|
|
36
|
Rhind, Jennifer
|
Bermuda
|
72.6
|
|
37
|
Littner, Mike
|
USA
|
72.4
|
|
38
|
Zancanella, Jordan
|
Bermuda
|
72.4
|
|
39
|
Tan, Paul
|
Singapore
|
72.3
|
|
40
|
Halsey, Richard
|
SA
|
72.3
|
|
41
|
Nahari, Yaron
|
Israel
|
72.2
|
|
42
|
Shapira, Yael
|
Israel
|
71.8
|
|
43
|
Munshi, Alpna
|
Canada
|
71.7
|
|
44
|
Goldmanis, Maris
|
Latvia
|
71.7
|
|
45
|
Leopold, Nicola
|
Wales
|
71.7
|
|
46
|
Skrebyte, Neringa
|
Lithuania
|
71.6
|
|
47
|
Medrano, Rodrigo
|
Peru
|
71.5
|
|
48
|
Savides, Savvas
|
Cyprus
|
71.5
|
|
49
|
Kutle, Iva
|
Croatia
|
71.2
|
|
50
|
Holm, Richard
|
SA
|
71.1
|
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