ZOOM URL: https://wayne-edu.zoom.us/j/98216853199?pwd=vTrKTufXkE55py7AXgCUpZ26i6CuX8.1

Password: debate

Please identify yourself with "[Team Code] - [Last Name]" or "J - [Judge Name]" or "O - [Observer Name]"

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LIVE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - CLICK HERE

Schedule is estimated and could be augmented due to unforeseen circumstances. I will email coaches with any significant changes.

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9th Annual George Ziegelmueller Invitational

“The Ziggy” 2024

Wayne State University’s Intercollegiate Policy Debate Tournament

Dear Colleagues:

We cordially invite you to join us Friday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, for the Ninth Annual Dr. George W. Ziegelmueller Invitational Tournament, hosted by Wayne State University.

We will offer three divisions of intercollegiate policy debate with six rounds of preliminary debates in each division. We will break half the teams that complete in each division, up to a maximum of 16 teams in each division.Our tournament is sanctioned by ADA and NDT/CEDA. Our novice division will be restricted to the ADA novice evidence packet.

Please manage tournament entry through Tabroom.com, until October 15th at 11:59 PM EST. We may have to apply fees to dropped entries after that.

Fees are $75 per online debate entry and $150 per in-person entry (an entry is any partnership of two debaters registered to compete in a division). In-person fees will cover meals at the tournament. Fees will also help cover the cost of tabroom assistance and trophies.

We look forward to hosting you all virtually, from the Motor City, this October!

Sincerely,

Dr. Sydney Pasquinelli

Director of Debate

sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com

Dr. Ron Stevenson

Director of Forensics

Format

Topic: The Ziggy will employ the 2024-2025 CEDA national debate topic.

Sanctioning: Our tournament is sanctioned for ADA, CEDA and NDT, and teams competing here will earn sweepstakes points as per the standard league rules. We will offer policy debate competition in three divisions: varsity, junior varsity, and novice. We will adhere to the latest ADA rules regarding competition, student eligibility for divisions, and tournament administration. In compliance with ADA rules, results of the tournament will be submitted to the ADA Vice President within two weeks of the conclusion of the tournament. Current ADA rules may be found here.

Preliminary Rounds: Six preliminary rounds will be offered in all divisions: Three rounds on Friday and Three rounds on Saturday. The first two rounds will be pre-set and the last 4 rounds will be power-matched.

Elimination Rounds: In divisions with 32 teams or fewer, half of teams competing in each division will break, or in divisions with 33 teams or more, we will break 16 teams to an octofinals round. The cap at 4 elimination rounds is necessary to meet the time constraints of a 3-day digital tournament. Tab will not break brackets in elimination rounds; In a case where two teams from the same school face each other in an elimination round, the program director (or their delegate) will decide who advances to the next elimination round.

Novice Evidence: The novice division will use only the ADA-restricted evidence set. The evidence set can be found here.

Harassment: The Wayne State Debate Team has a no-tolerance policy for harassment (sexual or other) and discrimination based on any marker of identity. The tournament agrees to comply with the underlying principles of CEDA’s Statement on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination and the Statement of Ethical Principles.