World Schools Debating Championships
 

WSDC 2004: Stuttgart, Germany
Round-by-Round Results

Round Zero
Impromptu
Topic: "This House would do away with the Olympic Games"

Proposition

  Opposition
Romania
0 - 3
Greece
Germany
0 - 3
Philippines
England
1 - 2
South Africa
Kuwait
2 - 1
Slovenia

 

Round One
Prepared
Topic: "This House believes that Turkey should join the European Union"

Proposition

  Opposition
Canada
1 - 2
South Africa
USA
0 - 3
Israel
Singapore
0 - 3
England
Pakistan
2 - 1
Kuwait
Australia
2 - 1
New Zealand
Hong Kong
1 - 2
Philippines
Ireland
0 - 3
Scotland
Greece
3 - 0
Argentina
Netherlands
0 - 3
South Korea
Slovakia
2 - 1
Lithuania
Peru
2 - 1
Indonesia
Czech Republic
2 - 1
Estonia
Wales
3 - 0
Slovenia
Germany
2 - 1
Bermuda

Round Two
Impromptu
Topic: "This House believes that fast food companies should pay people compensation for damaging their health"

Proposition

  Opposition
South Africa
2 - 1
USA
Israel
1 - 2
Canada
England
3 - 0
Pakistan
Kuwait
1 - 2
Singapore
New Zealand
3 - 0
Hong Kong
Philippines
1 - 2
Australia
Argentina
2 - 1
Ireland
Scotland
0 - 3
Greece
Lithuania
3 - 0
Netherlands
Romania
0 - 3
Slovakia
Indonesia
2 - 1
Czech Republic
Estonia
0 - 3
Peru
South Korea
0 - 3
Germany
Bermuda
0 - 3
Wales

Round Three:
Prepared
Topic: "This House believes that we should make use of genetically modified crops to feed the world"

Proposition

  Opposition
Indonesia
0 - 3
Canada
Lithuania
2 - 1
Singapore
Scotland
0 - 3
Australia
Bermuda
0 - 3
Ireland
New Zealand
0 - 3
Greece
Estonia
0 - 3
Hong Kong
South Korea
0 - 3
USA
Philippines
0 - 3
Pakistan
South Africa
3 - 0
Slovakia
Romania
0 - 3
Peru
Slovenia
1 - 2
Germany
England
2 - 1
Wales
Israel
3 - 0
Netherlands
Argentina
3 - 0
Czech Republic

Round Four:
Impromptu
Topic: "This House would prosecute teenagers as adults for criminal offences"

Proposition

  Opposition
Canada
3 - 0
South Korea
Singapore
3 - 0
Estonia
Australia
3 - 0
Romania
Ireland
0 - 3
South Africa
Greece
1 - 2
Indonesia
Hong Kong
0 - 3
Scotland
USA
2 - 1
Lithuania
Pakistan
3 - 0
Bermuda
Slovakia
0 - 3
Israel
Peru
0 - 3
Argentina
Germany
0 - 3
Kuwait
Wales
1 - 2
Philippines
Netherlands
0 - 3
New Zealand
Czech Republic
1 - 2
Slovenia

Round Five:
Prepared
Topic: "This House believes that trade unions impede progress"

Proposition

  Opposition
Czech Republic
0 - 3
Hong Kong
Netherlands
0 - 3
Pakistan
South Korea
0 - 3
Argentina
Estonia
0 - 3
Philippines
Romania
0 - 3
USA
Slovakia
0 - 3
Kuwait
England
3 - 0
Germany
Scotland
3 - 0
Lithuania
New Zealand
3 - 0
Slovenia
South Africa
3 - 0
Indonesia
Ireland
2 - 1
Peru
Canada
3 - 0
Wales
Australia
3 - 0
Bermuda
Singapore
2 - 1
Israel

Round Six:
Impromptu
Topic: "This House believes that governments should protect their native languages"

Proposition

  Opposition
Pakistan
0 - 3
Slovakia
Argentina
3 - 0
Netherlands
USA
3 - 0
Czech Republic
Greece
3 - 0
South Korea
Hong Kong
3 - 0
Romania
Kuwait
1 - 2
Estonia
Germany
0 - 3
South Africa
Lithuania
0 - 3
New Zealand
Indonesia
2 - 1
Scotland
Slovenia
0 - 3
England
Peru
1 - 2
Singapore
Israel
1 - 2
Ireland
Bermuda
0 - 3
Canada
Wales
1 - 2
Australia

Round Seven:
Prepared
Topic: Religion in Schools

Proposition

  Opposition
Singapore
0 - 3
Scotland
Slovakia
1 - 2
South Korea
Canada
1 - 2
England
New Zealand
0 - 3
South Africa
Peru
3 - 0
Netherlands
Estonia
3 - 0
Romania
Pakistan
3 - 0
USA
Argentina
1 - 2
Hong Kong
Wales
2 - 1
Czech Republic
Lithuania
0 - 3
Bermuda
Slovenia
1 - 2
Indonesia
Kuwait
1 - 2
Greece
Philippines
0 - 3
Israel
Australia
3 - 0
Ireland

Round Eight:
Impromptu
Topic: "This House condemns the influence of the music industry on youth"

Proposition

  Opposition
South Korea
0 - 3
Singapore
Scotland
3 - 0
Slovakia
England
3 - 0
Estonia
Netherlands
0 - 3
Canada
Romania
0 - 3
New Zealand
Germany
1 - 2
Peru
Indonesia
3 - 0
Kuwait
Ireland
3 - 0
Slovenia
Israel
2 - 1
Argentina
Greece
0 - 3
Lithuania
USA
1 - 2
Wales
Hong Kong
0 - 3
Pakistan
Czech Republic
0 - 3
Australia
Bermuda
3 - 0
Philippines

Octo-Finals
Impromptu
Topic: "This House believes that the welfare state should be scrapped."

Australia beat Hong Kong 2-1
South Africa beat USA 2-1
Greece beat Wales 3-0
England beat Indonesia 3-0
Singapore beat Canada 3-0
Peru beat Pakistan 2-1
Israel beat Argentina 2-1
Scotland beat New Zealand 3-0

Quarter-Finals
Impromptu
Topic: "This House believes that political parties have too much influence on democratic elections."

Australia beat Scotland 5-0
South Africa beat Israel 4-1
Greece beat Peru 3-2
England beat Singapore 5-0

Semi-Finals
Impromptu
Topic: "This House believes that globalisation perpetuates social iniquity."

Australia beat England 6-1
South Africa beat Greece 5-2

Final
Prepared
Topic: "This House believes that the world is facing a clash of civilizations."

Australia beat South Africa 6-3

 

 

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