WSDC Round 1 & 2 Results

Claire at Schoolsdebate blog has published the results for Round 1 & 2 at World Schools

Round 1: TH supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises.

PROP - OPP
Israel 1-2 South Africa
Philippines 0-3 Singapore
Romania 0-3 Hong Kong
Slovenia 1-2 England
Greece 1-2 New Zealand
Bermuda 1-2 Slovakia
Scotland 2-1 South Korea
Czech Republic 0-3 Argentina
Mongolia 0-3 Peru
Pakistan 3-0 Wales
Sri Lanka 3-0 Lithuania
Canada 3-0 USA
Japan 0-3 Montenegro
Qatar 2-1 Botswana
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico
Bangladesh 2-1 Zimbabwe/Swing
Indonesia 0-3 Ireland
Estonia 0-3 Australia
Germany 3-0 Kuwait

Round 2: Impromptu: THW ban strikes by those working in essential state services.

PROP - OPP
South Africa 3-0 USA
Singapore 3-0 Slovenia
Canada 2-1 Greece
New Zealand 3-0 Estonia
Montenegro 0-3 Netherlands
South Korea 2-1 Romania
Argentina 0-3 Pakistan
Peru 2-1 Sri Lanka
India 0-3 Bermuda
Israel 2-1 Scotland
Wales 3-0 Germany
Lithuania 1-2 Bangladesh
Kuwait 1-2 Czech Republic
Zimbabwe/Swing 0-3 Botswana
Mexico 3-0 Mongolia
Japan 0-3 Qatar
Australia 3-0 Indonesia
Ireland 2-1 Philippines
England 2-1 Hong Kong

The break is determined by wins and judges. Bangladesh is top at the moment with 3 wins out of 3 debates (having taken part in the bye round) but only 6 judges. In contrast Australia, Pakistan and Singapore have performed best in their debates so far with maximum wins (2) and maximum judges from those debates (6).

This means the current rankings are:

Country Wins-Judges
Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
Australia 2-6
Pakistan 2-6
Singapore 2-6
Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
Canada 2-5
Ireland 2-5
Netherlands 2-5
New Zealand 2-5
Peru 2-5
South Africa 2-5
England 2-4
Slovakia 2-4
Bermuda 1-4
Hong Kong 1-4
Mexico 1-4
Argentina 1-3
Germany 1-3
Israel 1-3
Montenegro 1-3
Scotland 1-3
South Korea 1-3
Wales 1-3
Czech Republic 1-2
Greece 0-2
India 0-1
Kuwait 0-1
Lithuania 0-1
Philippines 0-1
Romania 0-1
Slovenia 0-1
Zim/Swing Team 0-1
Estonia 0-0
Indonesia 0-0
Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)