Calendar & Registration
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The 2026 regional season is underway. If your city hasn't had a round yet, and you'd like to host one, please submit this form and contact us by email.
Returning participants: please note the new "no devices" policy in Team Debate.
Upcoming Regional Events
Day 1 will take place at Hsinchu County American School. Day 2 will take place at CKS Hall at National Chiao Tung University.
Due to capacity constraints at this round, only students attending school in Taiwan are permitted to register.
Please note the schedule below and the minimum age of 12 for junior scholars.
The schedule is as follows:
March 24 - Junior Division Day 1
March 25 - Senior Division Day 1
March 26 - Junior Division Day 2
March 27 - Senior Division Day 2
The Doha Round has been postponed in light of the current situation. We will share new dates as soon as possible; for now, please keep safe, and we can't wait to see you when circumstances permit.
The Istanbul Round has reached capacity.
The Nairobi Brookhouse Round has reached capacity. We will soon be adding another Nairobi Round to our calendar, on April 5th-7th, to accomodate additional delegations. Please contact us for details.
This is a special round that was scheduled to help accommodate delegations who were unable to join the Nairobi Brookhouse Round. Space is limited to 400 scholars in each division for an overall total of 800 scholars. The tentative schedule is:
Sunday April 5th - Day 1 for Junior Division Scholars at Braeside Lavington
Monday April 6th - Day 1 for Senior Division Scholars at Braeside Lavington
Tuesday April 7th - Combined final day for all scholars at venue TBD
Due to capacity constraints at this round, only students attending school in Malaysia are permitted to register.
Delegations can register for the Shanghai Round either by using the linked registration form or through our partners at ASEEDER. Please only register once.
The dates for the junior division will be 11 and 13 April and for the senior division the date will be 12 and 14 April. Registrations for the junior division are closed since the capacity of the venue has been reached. Please email us at [email protected] to join the waiting list for the junior division or register in the senior division.
Day 1 will be held at Mulgrave School
Day 2 will be held at Centennial Theater
Each division will have a separate 'Day 1.' For the Junior Division this will be April 14th, and for the Senior Division it is April 15th. Both divisions will join together for a combined final day on April 16th.
The Cairo Round is approaching capacity. Please note that we may not be able to accept further registrations.
Delegations can register for the Beijing Round either by using the linked registration form or through our partners at ASEEDER. Please only register once.
April 18 - Junior Division Day 1 at Sunmarke School
April 19 - Senior Division Day 1 at Sunmarke School
April 20 - Combined Day 3, held at Arcadia Apollo Theatre
Formerly known as the Dubai I Round
Please note that there will not be a Cebu Round in 2026. Any schools wishing to join us from Cebu are encouraged to join the Manila Round or to contact us about hosting a round.
The Manila Round has a capacity of 400 participants. Delegations should register early.
Teams can choose to participate in either this round or the Surabaya (May) Round. Teams may only participate in one regional round per season.
The Surabaya (April) Round is limited to 600 scholars.
Day 1 will be held at Esperanza College Prep.
Day 2 will be held at Sierra Madre Elementary School.
The 2026 Penang Round has been rescheduled to April 26-27.
Due to capacity constraints at this round, only students attending school in Australia are permitted to register.
Exclusively for students born in 2015 or later. Any team with at least one student born in 2014 or earlier should participate in the mainline Jakarta Round instead.
Day 1 will take place at Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School
Day 2 will take place at Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre
Juniors:
May 2nd at GMIS
May 3rd at Ciputra Artpreneur
Seniors:
May 3rd at GMIS
May 4th at Ciputra Artpreneur
Delegations may register for the Kansai Round either by using the registration form attached below, or with the WSC Japan Committee using this link. Please only register once.
Delegations may register for the Tokyo May Round either by using the registration form attached below, or with the WSC Japan Committee using this link. Please only register once.
Due to capacity constraints at this round, only students attending school in Japan are permitted to register.
Exclusively for students born in 2015 or later. Any team with at least one student born in 2014 or earlier should participate in the mainline Hanoi Round instead.
Due to capacity constraints at this round, only students attending school in New Zealand are permitted to register.
Teams can choose to participate in either this round or the Surabaya (April) Round. Teams may only participate in one regional round per season.
The Surabaya (May) Round is nearing maximum capacity. We encourage large delegations to consider registering for the Surabaya (April) Round instead.
May 16 - Junior Division Day 1 at Sunmarke School
May 17 - Senior Division Day 1 at Sunmarke School
May 18 - Combined Day 3, held at Arcadia Apollo Theatre
Formerly known as the Dubai II Round
Delegations can register for the Shenzhen Round either by using the linked registration form or through our partners at ASEEDER. Please only register once.
The Da Nang Global Round will have a special division for "Super Juniors" from September 11-15, 2026. This division is exclusively for scholars who were not yet 12 years old as of January 1, 2026. Any team with at least one member who was born in 2013 or earlier should register for the Junior/Senior round with the dates September 12-16, 2026.
The Beijing Intro Round is open to scholars who have not yet participated in a Regional or Global event in 2026.
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