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Hello!

Please join us in Springfield, MO for the Missouri State University College Tournament!

The tournament is in STRONG HALL, which most of you have never entered before. 900 S Holland Ave, Springfield, MO 65897 We recommend parking in LOT 20, which is blue on this map. It is the only blue lot allowed by the pass, which also allows any yellow.https://map.missouristate.edu/printable/ParkingMap.pdf

You should print the uploaded parking pass, fold in half, and have the code visible on the driver's side dash. At 5:30pm on Saturday, we host Marshall in football. We discourage leaving the tournament and returning after 2pm, because parking may get complicated near Strong.

We are not using a tournament hotel. Some hotels near campus have a MSU rate which may be cheaper, so feel free to ask. PKD 2026 used the University Plaza Hotel.

We hope to have all three divisions make (Novice, JV, and Open) and expect to add MoState entries in each division.

Fees are $50 a head. Includes meals. Precisely what meals? Updated below when finalized

Friday Dinner: TBA

Saturday & Sunday Breakfast: TBA

Saturday Lunch: TBA

Saturday Dinner: TBA

Sunday Lunch: TBA

Pay here (website says MSDI but allows you to select an amount of your choice - people x $50 each).https://commerce.cashnet.com/Debate_Pay

2 rounds on Friday, 4 on Saturday, and a commensurate number of elims on Sunday. Schedule times below are for 2025.

We hope to maximize In-Person participation as much as possible, and will nudge toward fully live consistent with power matching and mpj.

Please register TBA's early to give us (and others) a representation of what the pool might look like.

Please complete judge prefs by10am on Friday, Sept 18. We will schedule r1 r2 after that point.

Please communicate with us ASAP if a judge needs a certain round off. We expect to use nearly all judges in the 1st elim Sunday morning.

If you head into town on Thursday evening, the area near Tie & Timber is significantly updated and would be great for a team meal.

Our hope is to have a live tournament experience with most rounds including a live opponent and judge, but we recognize budget concerns and last minute health issues may require some online entries. We will accept up to two online entries per school in each division, and will consider the effects of waitlisted entries on other attendees based on turnout. Zoom links updated close to tournament time.

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Thank you!

Dr. Eric Morris

Dr. Nathan Rothenbaum

Kristen StoutHart

Parking - TBA, here is a map:https://map.missouristate.edu/printable/ParkingMap.pdf

Friday, Sept 18 (all times central)
1pm Registration available (unless you checked in and paid online)
2pm Pairings released for r1 & r2
2:45 Round 1 (5pm decision time)
5:00 Dinner (Strong) TBA
5:45pm Round 2 (8pm decision time)

Saturday, Sept 19
8:30am Breakfast
9am Pairings for r3 BAGELS+FRUIT
9:45am Round 3 (noon decision time)
11:30am Lunch available TBA
12:15pm Pairings for r4
1pm Round 4 (3:15pm decision time)
3:30pm Pairings for r5
4:15pm Round 5 (6:30pm decision time) (beware of football game on campus)
6:00pm Dinner available TBA
6:45pm Pairings for r6
7:30pm Round 6 (9:45pm decision time)

Sunday, Sept 20
8:30am Breakfast
9am Pairings for Elim 1
9:45am Elim 1 (12:15pm decision time)
12:30 Awards & Lunch Subs
Remaining elims