The Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League invites you to our 2024-2025 SPRING OPENER!

Dates: Saturday January 25 & Sunday January 26, 2025
Location: South Gate High School
Address: 3351 Firestone Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280
Judge's Room:151
Parking:Campus Lot
Bus Drop-off: Front of School

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Need help during the tournament due to missing judge/teams, or technical issues?
Please text the Tournament Helpline: (213) 537-6714.Phone Calls to this Helpline will not be answered.

Before making your request, please let us know these details:
1) Your Division, Building and Room Number
2) Your Role in the Debate: Judge, Debater, Coach, Observer. Please include your school affiliation.

This will help us identify you and solutions to your issues much faster. Once you've provided this identifying information, let us know your issue or question. If the issue is about a missing debater or judge, please include their name (and School if applicable).

This tournament will follow a new Saturday/Sunday Schedule - please review schedule below:

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NEW SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday Morning
08:30 AM | Buses Arrive
08:30 AM | Judge Shift A: Check-In & Training
08:45 AM | Judge Shift A: Pairings Release
09:00 AM | Round 1 (N/J/V) & Round 1A (R)
11:30 AM | Round 2 (N/J/V) & Round 1B (R)

Saturday Afternoon
1:30 PM | Lunch Break - Provided by Tournament
2:00 PM | Judge Shift B: Check-In & Training
2:15 PM | Judge Shift B: Pairings Release
2:30 PM | Round 3 (N/J/V) & Round 2A (R)
5:00 PM | Round 4 (N/J/V) & Round 2B (R)

Saturday Evening
7:30 PM |Awards Ceremony & Elim Announcements
8:30 PM | Buses Depart

Sunday Morning
08:30 AM | Buses Arrive
08:30 AM | Shift C Judge Check-In
08:45 AM | Shift C Panels Release
09:00 AM | Semi-Final Rounds (N/J/V)
11:30 AM | Final Rounds (N/J/V)
01:30 PM | Buses Depart

Based on feedback for this tournament we will either continue the Sat/Sun schedule, revert to Fri/Sat, or a combination of these schedule versions in the future. Be sure to see upcoming emails and social posts for updates for remaining spring tournaments.