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🎄 A Debate Christmas!

DebaterVerse is hosting a Christmas Day British Parliamentary debate tournament for speakers and judges looking for serious competition and some fun.

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The DebaterVerse Team
A Debate Christmas

If, like most of us, you have no real plans for Christmas Day, we would normally suggest you get a life. But if that feels a little ambitious right now, there is a very reasonable backup plan: spend Christmas debating with us.

DebaterVerse is running a special Christmas Day last man standing debate tournament for people who would rather argue ideas than sit around pretending to enjoy the day.

So what is this, exactly?

It is a one day British Parliamentary debate tournament with no preliminary rounds and no second chances. There are three elimination rounds, and only the best teams progress until a winner is crowned at the end.

What that actually means

We are starting with 16 teams split across 4 rooms.

In every round:

  • The top 2 teams move on
  • The bottom 2 teams are knocked out

By the final round, there is only one room left. That round decides:

  • The Christmas Champion
  • The Best Speaker, chosen by a vote from the judges in the final

How it plays out

  • Round 1: 16 teams, 4 rooms
    Top 2 teams in each room advance
  • Round 2: 8 teams, 2 rooms
    Top 2 teams in each room advance
  • Round 3: 4 teams, 1 final room
    Winner and Best Speaker announced

All debates will follow British Parliamentary rules. Anything not specific to this tournament will follow the most recent WUDC Debating and Judging Manual.

Who’s running it

  • Organizers: DebaterVerse
  • Chief Adjudicator: Idris Ibrahim
  • Tab master: Nedu Ijioma

Recording and video

Debates will happen on Google Meet or Riverside.

A few important things to note:

  • At least one room per round will be recorded
  • Recorded rounds will take place on Riverside
  • All technical details will be shared ahead of time

This tournament requires video participation from all speakers. Please do not register if you are not comfortable being on camera or recorded.

Registration details

Team and judge registration is free and open now.

Before you sign up:

  • Teams must be fully confirmed before registering
  • Team slots are limited
  • If we get more teams than we can take, we will review registrations and confirm or reject teams accordingly

All teams will be informed of their status on or before Wednesday, 24 December 2025.

Register Here

Got questions? Email us at hi@debaterverse.org

If you have nothing planned this Christmas, now you do.

See you there!