ZOOM: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86019740986?pwd=773SJvFyODsnCWv8M123bbMwf1DaM2.1

Go to your assigned breakout rooms.

Current prize pool: $3,000

There will be prizes in semifinals and beyond ranging from large-sum scholarships to Libertas Debate Academy, free merchandise, and cash awards.

Tournament is free. Hosted online.

All entries are waitlisted to prevent spam -- use real, appropriate names and be good people. We will clear waitlists regularly.

We will use the February 2025 PF Topic.

Entry requirements:

• Independent, unaffiliated, and hybrid entries are allowed to enter the tournament.
• Mavericks are allowed to enter the tournament.

Entry fees:

• Open PF: $0

There is no judging obligation for any division. All judges are provided by the tournament. Adding judges is appreciated but not required.

Schedule: ALL ROUNDS IN EST.

Listed are start times of each round. Pairings will be posted 30 mins before. Up to 16 4-2s will clear into full octofinals.

Saturday

11:00 AM- R1

12:45 PM - R2

(Lunch break)

3:15 PM - R3

5:00PM - R4

6:45 PM - R5

Sunday

10:00 AM - R6

12:00 PM - Elim 1

2:00 PM - Elim 2

4:00 PM - Elim 3

6:00 PM - Elim 4

Judge Eligibility:

Any debater with at least 1 bid to the TOC in any debate event can judge the Open PF division.

Judges who have a high school diploma are eligible to judge in any division.

Judges are required to disclose after every round. This means orally announcing the winner and a brief oral reason for this decision. Ballots must be submitted first before the decisions are announced.

Judge sign-ups are open for those who are willingly to volunteer for the tournament. Judge sign-ups will not be paid.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy

As an educational community grounded in the values of the Religious Society of Friends, the Germantown Friends Invitational Tournament aims to provide a forum that encourages and welcomes a range of experiences and perspectives. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament. Any individual or group of individuals who believes they have witnessed a breach of this policy should contact Tournament Director Ethan Roytman immediately.

Sincerely yours,

Ethan Roytman

Head of Debate at Germantown Friends School | American Heritage Broward '23