Welcome to the 1st Summer Debate League Cash Cup. We hope to help high school students from any state get feedback and grow as speakers as we near the beginning of the 2025-2026 season. Schools, academies, and independent entries are welcome to attend.

We offer PF and LD and hope to accommodate lay and prog debaters.

The entry fee is 20$ to cover labor and to add to the prize pool. As we approach the competition we will update the prize pool amounts.

Topics:
LD: JAN/FEB: Resolved: The United States ought to become party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and/or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
PF: APR: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment in domestic nuclear energy.

Schedule EST:

9:00–10:15 AM —Round 1

• Pairings released at 8:45

• Tabroom ballots open at 8:50

10:30–11:45 AM —Round 2

• Pairings posted at 10:15

12:00–1:15 PM —Round 3

• Pairings posted at 11:45

1:15–2:00 PM —Lunch / Tab Break

• Tab preps Round 4

• Judge pool check-in

2:00–3:15 PM —Round 4

• Final prelim

• Pairings released 15 mins before

Possible elimination rounds. There will be at least a final.

3:30–3:45 PM —Break Announcements

• Tabroom posts breaks + matchups

• Judges assigned

4:00–5:15 PM —Elim Round 1 (Quarters/Semis) 5:30–6:45 PM —Elim Round 2 7:00–8:15 PM —Elim Round 3 / Finals

Hope to see you there!