World Universities Debating Championship in Spanish
Encyclopedia
The World Universities Debating Championship in Spanish or Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE) is the world's largest debating
tournament in Spanish.
It is a parliamentary debating
event, held using the British Parliamentary Debate
format. The tournament the winners of the open competition are acknowledged as the "World Champions" of debating in Spanish. The current World Champions are Jesús Gorrín and Alain Herrera of Universidad Simón Bolívar
.
The competition involves nine preliminary rounds, which become power-paired as the tournament progresses, matching the strongest-performing teams against each other. Two teams form the government (proposition in the UK and North America) and two the opposition in each debate room. The process of scoring and pairing these teams is known as tabbing. The scoring of teams is done by judges, most of whom are students or former students from the competing institutions, who return ballots with their scores to the adjudication team, led by a Chief Adjudicator who is assisted by one or more deputies.
The nine preliminary rounds are followed by a break at which the teams proceeding to elimination rounds are announced. In the current tournament format, 16 teams proceed to the quarter-finals, with the best to from each debate going to semi-finals and the best 2 of each semi-final proceed to the Grand Final.
In addition, a public speaking competition is also open to all participants in CMUDE.
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
tournament in Spanish.
It is a parliamentary debating
Parliamentary Debate
Parliamentary Debate is an academic debate event. Many university level institutions in English speaking nations sponsor parliamentary debate teams, but the format is currently spreading to the high school level as well...
event, held using the British Parliamentary Debate
British Parliamentary Style
British Parliamentary style debate is a common form of academic debate. It has gained support in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Europe, Africa, Philippines and United States, and has also been adopted as the official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and European...
format. The tournament the winners of the open competition are acknowledged as the "World Champions" of debating in Spanish. The current World Champions are Jesús Gorrín and Alain Herrera of Universidad Simón Bolívar
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar University or USB, is a public institution located in Miranda State, Venezuela with scientific and technological orientation....
.
Format
The Championship is held in the Northern Hemisphere summer.The competition involves nine preliminary rounds, which become power-paired as the tournament progresses, matching the strongest-performing teams against each other. Two teams form the government (proposition in the UK and North America) and two the opposition in each debate room. The process of scoring and pairing these teams is known as tabbing. The scoring of teams is done by judges, most of whom are students or former students from the competing institutions, who return ballots with their scores to the adjudication team, led by a Chief Adjudicator who is assisted by one or more deputies.
The nine preliminary rounds are followed by a break at which the teams proceeding to elimination rounds are announced. In the current tournament format, 16 teams proceed to the quarter-finals, with the best to from each debate going to semi-finals and the best 2 of each semi-final proceed to the Grand Final.
In addition, a public speaking competition is also open to all participants in CMUDE.
Past Champions and Hosts
| Year | Hosts | Winners | Finalists | Semifinalists | Quarter Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Universidad Central de Venezuela Caracas | Universidad Simón Bolívar Universidad Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar University or USB, is a public institution located in Miranda State, Venezuela with scientific and technological orientation.... Jesús Gorrín & Alain Herrera |
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Universidad Católica Andrés Bello is a private university in Venezuela. One of the biggest universities in Venezuela, UCAB has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas , Los Teques, Guayana and Coro.... Nicole Hansen & Marcelo Rivera Universidad Central de Venezuela Howard Ávarez & Rafael Bullones Universidad del Rosario Ingrid Rodríguez & Luisa Salazar |
Universidad San Sebastián Universidad San Sebastián Saint Sebastian University is a private Chilean university with its headquarters located in Concepción. The university also has faculties in Santiago, Valdivia, Osorno and Puerto Montt. It was founded in 1989, and received formal state recognition as a university in 2001.-External links:*... Universidad de Chile Universidad del Rosario Universidad Central de Venezuela |
Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad Central de Venezuela (x4) ITESM Campus Estado de México Universidad del Rosario Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
Best Speakers
| Year | Hosts | Best Speaker | Runner-Up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Universidad Central de Venezuela Caracas | Universidad Complutense de Madrid Camila Salazar-Simpson |
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Universidad Católica Andrés Bello is a private university in Venezuela. One of the biggest universities in Venezuela, UCAB has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas , Los Teques, Guayana and Coro.... Nicole Hansen ITESM Campus Estado de México David Alatorre López |
None |
Performance by country
| Country | Wins | Finalists | Semifinalists | Quarter Finalists | Best Ranked Team | Best Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela |
1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
 Chile |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Colombia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
 Mexico |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
 Perú |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 |
See also
- World Universities Debating ChampionshipWorld Universities Debating ChampionshipThe World Universities Debating Championship is the world's largest debating tournament, and one of the largest annual international student events in the world. It is a parliamentary debating event, held using the British Parliamentary Debate format. Each year, the event is hosted by a university...
- European Universities Debating ChampionshipEuropean Universities Debating ChampionshipThe European Universities Debating Championship is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in Europe. The competition uses the British Parliamentary Debate format .The championships as they are known today were first held in Rotterdam, Netherlands at Erasmus University from 8–11...
- North American Debating ChampionshipNorth American Debating ChampionshipThe North American Debating Championship is the official university debating championship of North America, sanctioned by the national university debating associations in the United States and Canada, the American Parliamentary Debate Association and the Canadian University Society for...
- Australasian Intervarsity Debating ChampionshipsAustralasian Intervarsity Debating ChampionshipsThe Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in the Australasian region. It is one of the world's largest debating tournaments, second only in size to the World Universities Debating Championship , and one of the largest annual...
External links
- World Debate Website – General World Universities Debating Championship information page
- World Debating Website – General World Universities Debating Championship information page
- CMUDE 2011 Stats - 2011 CMUDE statistics page
- [www.ucv.ve/cmude 2011 CMUDE website - 2011 CMUDE website]