The UADC was created after a decision to merge the two separate championships that were held after the Asian Debating community split in 2005 - the Asian Universities Debating Championship (AUDC) and the All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships (AIDC or "All-Asians"). The decision to unite the two competing tournaments, and thus, create a single debate championship for Asia was taken at the last Asian Universities Debating Championships in 2009.
Arising out of a unification of the Asian Universities Debating Championship as well as the All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships, UADC represents the results of efforts to bridge the schism that emerged in Asian debating.
Institutions who were unhappy about aspects of the organisation of the All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships established the Asian Universities Debating Championship in 2005 as an alternative to the All-Asians Championship.[2] Since then, many universities in Asia with strong debating traditions – most notably universities from the Philippines and Singapore, including all except one of the institutions who won the All-Asian championships up to 2004 – had chosen not to participate in the All-Asian Intervarsity Championships and have instead entered teams in the Asian Universities Debating Championship.
While not necessarily intended to be a rival tournament, the last three AUDCs coincided with the schedule of the All-Asian Championship, which made it impractical for teams to attend both tournaments.
After many overtures, including a proposal to have an Asian Unity Tournament in Multimedia University, Malaysia,[3] which was not accepted by the AUDC Council, it was agreed that the All-Asian Universities would attend the AUDC Championships held in 2009 in Dhaka hosted by East West University. It was decided here in Council that the two tournaments would unite in the next edition, and the name of this new tournament would be the United Asian Debating Championships.
The Unionedit
The Union that decided the unification was chaired by Estelle Osorio from De La Salle University. The next chair, Vikram Balasubramanian of Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, was elected in the same union meeting.
The 1st United Asians Debate Championship was hosted by Assumption University, Thailand. Dino de Leon of De La Salle University chaired the Union meetings as acting chair. Sharmila Parmanand of Ateneo de Manila University was elected as the chair for year 2010–2011.
Format of the eventedit
The UADC, like the AUDC and the All-Asians, is held annually in May, but was later transferred in June due to the academic calendar change. The competition involves eight preliminary rounds, which become power-paired as the tournament progresses, matching the strongest-performing teams against each other.
The preliminary rounds are followed by a "break" announcement, at which the teams proceeding to elimination rounds are announced. Separate breaks are announced for English as Foreign language (EFL) team competition. 16 teams proceed to octo-finals. While preliminary rounds are usually judged by up to three judges, break rounds are judged by panels of five or seven, and the finals by a panel of nine.
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The United Asian Debating Championship UADC is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in Asia It is the largest inter varsity Parliamentary Debate tournament in Asia 1 with over 600 participants The UADC holds debates in the Asian 3 on 3 format Parliamentary Debating The 1st UADC was hosted by Assumption University Bangkok in 2010 1 The UADC was created after a decision to merge the two separate championships that were held after the Asian Debating community split in 2005 the Asian Universities Debating Championship AUDC and the All Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships AIDC or All Asians The decision to unite the two competing tournaments and thus create a single debate championship for Asia was taken at the last Asian Universities Debating Championships in 2009 Contents 1 Origin 2 The Union 3 Format of the event 4 Past tournaments 5 Best Speakers of the Tournament 6 Future tournaments 7 References 8 External linksOrigin editArising out of a unification of the Asian Universities Debating Championship as well as the All Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships UADC represents the results of efforts to bridge the schism that emerged in Asian debating Institutions who were unhappy about aspects of the organisation of the All Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships established the Asian Universities Debating Championship in 2005 as an alternative to the All Asians Championship 2 Since then many universities in Asia with strong debating traditions most notably universities from the Philippines and Singapore including all except one of the institutions who won the All Asian championships up to 2004 had chosen not to participate in the All Asian Intervarsity Championships and have instead entered teams in the Asian Universities Debating Championship While not necessarily intended to be a rival tournament the last three AUDCs coincided with the schedule of the All Asian Championship which made it impractical for teams to attend both tournaments After many overtures including a proposal to have an Asian Unity Tournament in Multimedia University Malaysia 3 which was not accepted by the AUDC Council it was agreed that the All Asian Universities would attend the AUDC Championships held in 2009 in Dhaka hosted by East West University It was decided here in Council that the two tournaments would unite in the next edition and the name of this new tournament would be the United Asian Debating Championships The Union editThe Union that decided the unification was chaired by Estelle Osorio from De La Salle University The next chair Vikram Balasubramanian of Nanyang Technological University of Singapore was elected in the same union meeting The 1st United Asians Debate Championship was hosted by Assumption University Thailand Dino de Leon of De La Salle University chaired the Union meetings as acting chair Sharmila Parmanand of Ateneo de Manila University was elected as the chair for year 2010 2011 Format of the event editThe UADC like the AUDC and the All Asians is held annually in May but was later transferred in June due to the academic calendar change The competition involves eight preliminary rounds which become power paired as the tournament progresses matching the strongest performing teams against each other The preliminary rounds are followed by a break announcement at which the teams proceeding to elimination rounds are announced Separate breaks are announced for English as Foreign language EFL team competition 16 teams proceed to octo finals While preliminary rounds are usually judged by up to three judges break rounds are judged by panels of five or seven and the finals by a panel of nine Due to the COVID 19 outbreak the 2020 edition of UADC was the first ever Digital UADC it was hosted by the Bangladesh Debating Council with the support of Independent University Bangladesh amp Institute of Business Administration University of DhakaPast tournaments editYear Champions Runners up EFL Winners Hosts2023 nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Hankuk University of Foreign Studies nbsp Intertext Education2022 nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Tribhuvan University nbsp Peking University nbsp Malaysian Institute for Debate and Public Speaking and Taylor s University2021 nbsp University of Malaya nbsp University of Tokyo nbsp Hankuk University of Foreign Studies nbsp EduDrift2020 nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Taylor s University nbsp Institut Teknologi Bandung nbsp Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka and Independent University Bangladesh2019 nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka nbsp Binus University nbsp Vinschool and Vietnam National University Hanoi International School2018 nbsp Independent University Bangladesh nbsp Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka nbsp Binus University nbsp Institut Teknologi Bandung2017 nbsp National University of Singapore nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Institut Teknologi Bandung nbsp SpringBoard4Cambodia2016 nbsp International Islamic University Malaysia nbsp Universiti Teknologi MARA nbsp Universitas Gadjah Mada nbsp Assumption University 4 2015 nbsp International Islamic University Malaysia nbsp Universiti Teknologi MARA nbsp Universitas Gadjah Mada nbsp Udayana University and Bina Nusantara University 5 2014 nbsp Nanyang Technological University nbsp International Islamic University Malaysia nbsp Universitas Gadjah Mada nbsp Nanyang Technological University2013 nbsp University of the Philippines Diliman nbsp National University of Singapore nbsp Institut Teknologi Bandung nbsp University of the Philippines Diliman and Ateneo de Manila University2012 nbsp Nanyang Technological University nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Bina Nusantara University nbsp Multimedia University 6 2011 nbsp National University of Singapore nbsp University of the Philippines Diliman nbsp Bakrie University nbsp University of Macao 7 2010 nbsp Ateneo de Manila University nbsp Nanyang Technological University nbsp Institut Teknologi Bandung nbsp Assumption University 4 Best Speakers of the Tournament editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Speaker University2022 David Demitri Africa 8 Ateneo de Manila University Philippines 2021 Irene Dela Cruz 9 Ateneo de Manila University Philippines 2020 Kanan Ishizaka Sajid Khandaker 10 University of Tokyo Japan Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka Bangladesh 2019 Mikaela Filoteo Ateneo de Manila University Philippines 2018 Mikaela Filoteo and Katrina Chan Ateneo de Manila University Philippines 2017 Andrei Buendia Sajid Khandaker Ateneo de Manila University Philippines Institute of Business Administration University of Dhaka Bangladesh 2016 Mubarrat Wassey International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia 2015 Syed Saddiq International Islamic University Malaysia Malaysia 5 2014 Mai Mokhsein Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 2013 Imran Rahim National University of Singapore Singapore 2012 Pearl Simbulan University of the Philippines Diliman Philippines 2011 Imran Rahim National University of Singapore Singapore Future tournaments edit2020 Online from BangladeshReferences edit a b About the UADC MMU UADC Retrieved 2 December 2012 Invitation to the First AUDC Archived from the original on July 8 2012 Retrieved 2007 06 05 MMU Unity Bid Document a b Assumption UADC 2010 UADC 2010 Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 Retrieved 2 December 2012 a b Dina Murad 12 June 2015 IIUM debate team is Asia s best The Star Online Retrieved 24 October 2017 Amjad Saad bin UADC 2012 Saad bin Amjad Retrieved 2 December 2012 Amjad Saad bin UADC 2011 Saad bin Amjad Retrieved 2 December 2012 UADC 2022 Speaker Tab UADC 2021 Speaker Tab Archived from the original on 2021 10 24 Retrieved 2021 10 12 BD UADC 2020 Speaker Tab External links editAll UADC motions here Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Asian Debating Championships amp oldid 1192178274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
