Tournament Announcement Doc

You are cordially invited to attend The 1st Annual Big Red Classic at Denison University!

EVENTS

IPDA Debate

- There will be 4 prelim rounds with a break to semifinals, as well as a Novice breakout final.

- Entry fee is $20/competitor. Each entry requires 2 rounds of judge commitment; schools incur a $75 fine per uncovered entry. Judges are committed through the first elim round or the round after their school's last debater is eliminated from the tournament, whichever happens last.

- Elim brackets will not be broken.

NPDA Parliamentary Debate

- There will be 5 prelim rounds, with a break to partial octafinals, as well as a Novice breakout semifinal if possible.

- Prep time is 30 minutes.

- Entry fee is $40/team. Each entry requires 3 rounds of judging; schools incur a $150 fine per uncovered entry. Judges are committed through the first elim round or the round after their school's last entry has been eliminated from the tournament, whichever happens last.

- Hybrid teams and maverick entries are allowed.

- All winning records will clear to elims, and elim brackets will be broken.