Big Valley District Qualifier

for the 2025 National Tournament

TOURNAMENT DETAILS (DEBATE BRACKETS, ELIM METHODS, ECT.)

DEBATE:

DEBATE COMPETITORS ARE GUARANTEED 4 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE FOLLOWING A SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET:

PF, LD, POLICY, BQ

COMPETITORS MUST HAVE A 4-0 OR 3-1 RECORD TO ADVANCE INTO ELIMINATION ROUNDS.

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE:

STUDENTS ENTERED IN USX, IX, PF, LD, CX, BQ, HOUSE, AND SENATE HAVE A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE BIG VALLEY DISTRICT AT NATIONALS THIS SUMMER! STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT FILLED OUT THE APPLICATION IN ADVANCE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A PART OF THE WSD TEAM.

SPEECH:

STUDENTS ARE GUARANTEED 3 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS FOR SPEECH

EVENTS WITH LESS THAN 8 ENTRIES WILL NOT HAVE AN ELIMINATION ROUND

SPEECH EVENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BREAK AT LEAST 25% OF ENTRIES TO ELIMINATION ROUNDS WITH NO LESS THAN 4 ENTRIES IN THE FINAL ROUND.

(EX: IF POI HAS 11 ENTRIES, A MINIMUM OF 4 MUST ADVANCE TO ELIMINATION)

ANY EVENT WITH MORE THAN 28 ENTRIES WILL HAVE A SEMIFINAL ROUND