Welcome to the 2025 MSDL State Debate Championship website!

The LIVE DOC is here.

The invitation ishere.

(1) Competitions will take place over three days:

Friday evening (3/28) - ONLINE - Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum only

Saturday all day (3/29) - in person at the Boston Latin School (78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115) - All events

Sunday evening (3/30) - ONLINE - final rounds for Public Forum and possibly Lincoln Douglas

(2) Information on qualifying for this tournament is here.

(3) Judges who have not debated in high school must judge at at least one tournament prior to judging at States.

The LIVE DOC will come out by Tuesday evening (and maybe sooner). We will post the link here.

Some preliminary scheduling information (subject to minor changes - so please check the LIVE DOC later):

FRIDAY (LD and PF only) - Round 1 will post around 5:45 PM. Round 2 will post around 7:15 PM. ALL judges come to virtual judge lounge before Round 1.

SATURDAY (all events) - Required judge briefing at 8:15 AM. We recommend arriving at Boston Latin (78 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston) no later than 8:00 AM.