NTU Debate Squad

Rewinding to pre-ABP season, NTU took part in Diliman Pre-ABP 😁

NTU (th)A(nh looks different) (Lit Wen & Wayne) broke 3rd with a total of 12 points over the 5 rounds 🎉 They ended their run in an impressive Finals, where Lit Wen was also awarded Finals Best Speaker 👏 Lit Wen & Wayne were also tied for 5th Best Open Speaker 🙀

NTU (B)ro who is this white dude?? (Way De & Andy) broke 2nd with a total of 12 points as well ❤️‍🔥 They fought hard in a tough Semifinals, and Andy was awarded Best Open Speaker, while Way De was awarded 4th Best Open Speaker 💥💫

Lastly, our composite team, Thanh & Naomi (NUS) broke 7th with a total of 11 points 👀 They ended their run in the Semifinals in what was a great tournament for the NTU contingent overall ⭐🔥

In the middle of the semester, NTU Debate Squad flew to Kuantan, Pahang to participate in Asian British Parliamentary 2025 🇲🇾

NTU B (Way De & Andy) broke 10th with a total of 13 points 🥳 They fought their way to the top and ended as OPEN CHAMPIONS 👀🏆 Andy was also awarded Finals Best Speaker 🎉 Way (haha) to go NTU B! ✨

NTU A (Lit Wen & Thanh) broke 2nd with a whopping 15 points 😮‍💨 They climbed their way to the Semifinals, where they eventually ended their run as Open Semifinalists in what was a heated round against our contingent-mates and NTU B 😱 Thanh and Lit Wen were also awarded Best and 2nd Best Open Speakers respectively ❤️‍🔥👏

NTU C (Cadence & Gillean) missed the breaks, ending on 9 points after many prayers 😰🙏 While NTU D (Ish*ta & Zayd) ended on 6 points, making this a great ABP 2025 run 🙌❤️

We would also like to thank our judges Vaibhav, Vivien and Metys for their efforts in this year’s ABP 🫡 As well as congratulate our senior Kayboon for chairing his first majors 🤯💗

To kick off this year’s BP season, NTU Debate Squad participated in Sunway Debate Open 2025‼️ We are happy to report that we achieved a full contingent break 🥳🎉

In a composite team with Naomi, Lit Wen [imported talent 🛩️] broke 2nd with a total of 12 points 👏 They fought hard and ultimately ended as the Open Finalists of the competition 🤩

In another composite team with Jovan, Way De [2 Clowns 🤡] broke 3rd with a total of 12 points as well 🔥 Way De was also the 7th best speaker of the tournament 😆 The team climbed their way to the Semifinals, where they eventually ended their run as Open Semifinalists 😢

And finally, Cadence and Gillean [Rezen Select Hotel Smoking Corner 🫩] broke 4th in the Novice category with 7 points 🗣️ Additionally, Cadence broke as the 7th best novice speaker of the competition as well 🤯 The team made a great showing in the outround, and ended as Novice Finalists 🙌❤️

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Come find us at our CCA Booth during Welcome Week from Monday to Wednesday 11-13 August from 10am to 5pm (3pm on Wednesday!) @ NTU North Spine 🥳🤩 Hope to see you there‼️🗣️

In July, NTU Debate Squad flew to Guangzhou, China (again) to participate in the Australasian Inter-varsity Debate Championship 2025 🇨🇳🔥✈️

NTU A (Way De, Thanh and Lit Wen) fought well in the inrounds, breaking 12th of the 49 teams on 5 wins out of the 8 rounds‼️🎉 After a tough battle, they ended their run as quarterfinalists 👏😆

NTU B (Cadence, Gillean and Ish*ta) also made a commendable effort during the inrounds, marking their first Australs as freshies 🙏🥳

NTU Debate Squad flew to Guangzhou, China in June to participate in this year’s United Asian Debating Championship 🇨🇳‼️

NTU A (Kayboon, Thanh and Lit Wen) broke 4th this year on 6 wins out of the 8 rounds 👏 They fought valiantly and ultimately ended their run in the semifinals against our contingent-mates in 😢

NTU B (Eunice, Cadence and Ish*ta) and NTU C (Xiye, Gillean and Caleb) ended on 4 and 3 points respectively, making it a commendable first run at a major tournament for our freshies 😄🔥

Before AP season, NTU’s Lit Wen teamed up with ‘s Justin and flew to Malaysia to compete in IIUM Open 2024 this February! 🇲🇾😄

We are proud to announce that after 4 rounds, Lit Wen and Justin [(t)ayy that’s lit] broke 5th out of 56 teams in the Open category, ultimately becoming Champions of the tournament 🎉🥳🏆

Additionally, Lit Wen and Justin both tied for 5th best speaker of the entire tournament 👏

Incoming NTU freshie? Join us for ABP 2025! forms.gle/kD5vY1wVeK1UY5Yk8

Registration for NTUDC is now open! Slots are on a first come first serve basis so fill it up asap! Come join our amazing CAP team for a tournament full of great motions and great fun ⭐️
Deadline for signing up: 10 May

All relevant links are in the bio 🔗

NTUDC IS BACK! Mark your calendars 🗓️✍🏼

Our debaters participated in Shanghai International Debating Championships 2024 where Wayne and Thanh broke 6th out of 89 teams 🫡

The dynamic duo walked away from the tournament as the Grand Champions with Wayne as the Finals Best Speaker 🎊

Wayne also ranked as the 5th Best Speaker while Thanh ranked as the 7th Best Speaker of the tournament 🥳

In early December, NTU Debate Squad hosted a freshman internal debate tournament for our freshmen who have trained hard this past semester, to compete against one another⚡ It was a day filled with lots of fun exchanges, thought-provoking feedback and fiery speeches 🔥 After three gruelling preliminary rounds, we had our top four teams debate against each other in the finals to fight for the spot of Champions. On a 4-1 split, our new freshie internals champions are Gillean and Vivien with the finals best speaker being awarded to Abhijith 🥳 Congratulations to all speakers below for their achievements! 🎉 

Breaks
Top breaking team: Gillean and Vivien 🎊
2nd breaking team: Cadence and Eunice 🥳 
3rd breaking team: Ish*ta and Abhijith 🤩 
4th breaking team: Akil and Azmaeen (who joined us virtually!) 💥

Individual speaker awards
Overall best novice speaker: Gillean 🎉
2nd best novice speaker: Vivien 🎊 
3rd best novice speaker: Abhijith ⚡️ 

Open overall best speaker: Cadence 🥳
Open 2nd best speaker: Ish*ta (who is a novice!) 🤩
Open 3rd best overall speaker: Eunice 💥 

Thank you to the seniors in org comm and judges who came down to Pioneer during the school holidays to provide our freshmen this invaluable opportunity to grow as debaters 🫡