CUDS - WUDC 2008 Selection Policy


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WUDC 2008 Team Selection Policy

WUDC 2008 Team Selection Policy

1. Once classes have begun, the Executive shall set a deadline for members to indicate their interest in attending the 2008 World University Debating Championships, and give notice to the Membership no less 10 days beforehand. At this point, anyone who
has indicated her interest is then committed.

2. Debaters will be required to submit their top 3 results from any university-level, English-language tournaments they have competed at.

3. The Tournament Selection Committee will then assign points based on performance atthese 3 tournaments. Out of a possible 10 points for each category:
    1. 5 points is an average team performance at an average tournament;
    2. 5 points is an average speaker ranking at an average tournament.

4. A series of debates will be held, with adjudicators selected by the Executive. Up to 3
    debates will be held with partners randomly selected. No one shall debate with the
    same partner more than once. Judges will have heard every debater at least once.
    Rounds will be in British Parliamentary Style, except in extenuating circumstances.

5. After the debate-off, the judges will convene and assign speaker scores the debaters.
    Points will be assigned out of 20 points, based on the speaker's average over all rounds.
    0 points will be the equivalent of a 36 on the CUSID scale, a 10 being equivalent to a
    38.5, and a 20 being equivalent to a 42.

6. The points from the past results and the debate-off will be added together, and the
    debaters ranked. The top-ranking debaters will be selected to attend the WUDC, with
    judging spots being allocated in order of ranking to those who do not qualify for
    debater spots. The TSC shall decide partnerships within the debater pool as it sees fit.

    7. In the event of a tie in the debaters' rankings, the following criteria take precedence in
    this order:
        1. Speaker rankings over team rankings.
        2. Debate-off results over tournament results.
        3. BP tournament results over CP tournament results.

8. The President shall break all ties in TSC decisions.