We are very excited to announce Liverpool IV 2025 - come along for a day full of high quality debating and a thrilling social in Concert Square!
This will be an in-person British Parliamentary style Debating event with 4 rounds of 7 minute speeches, and a break to multiple finals including a pro-am final.
CA team: Zach Gidney-McAvoy, Laura Pilmark, Ahmed Hussain
Tab team: TBA
Equity team: Liv Misztowt, Chrisie Pullin
UK reg fee: £45.
Irish & international reg fee: £35.
Discounts of £5 per team will be given to any institution sending 3 or more teams.
Judge rule: N-1.
Team reg: see posts
Deadline: 19/04
Drop-out deadline: 19/04
Pre-reg & invoices will be released after the drop-out deadline. If teams fail to drop out by the drop out deadline, they will still be charged.
Once you have reg’d, your team has been accepted, unless we have announced the existence of a waitlist prior to that. We will not be sending out confirmation emails.
IA reg: see posts
Deadline: TBC
For the purposes of this tournament, a novice/am is a debater who is in their first academic year of university debating and has no more than two open breaks as a speaker.
If you have any further questions, you can contact us by email at
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SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Friday:
18:00-22:00 - Mingle at our Student Guild pub & meet your crash hosts.
Saturday:
08:30-09:00 - Registration (with tea, coffee, toast & snacks).
09:00-09:45 - Announcements.
09:45-11:45 - Round 1.
11:45-13:45 - Round 2.
13:45-14:30 - Lunch (not included).
14:30-16:30 - Round 3.
16:30-18:30 - Round 4.
18:30-19:15 - Dinner (pizza & yakka).
19:15-19:30 - Break Announcement.
19:30 - 21:30 - Finals (Open/Gold Final, Pro-Am Final & potential for a Silver or ESL Final).
21:30-22:00 - Closing Ceremony (including prizes!).
22:00-23:00 - Pre-drinks, return to crash, or join us at a shots & cocktail bar.
23:00 onwards - Nightclub Social in Concert Square.
Sunday:
10:45-12:30 - Wetherspoons brunch by the train station.
12:30 onwards - Crosby Beach trip!
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