Schedule

2020 Knight Invitational Competition Schedule

Asynchronous Speech Events (Informative, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Programmed Oral Interpretation, Prose, Poetry, Duo Interpretation, and Duet Acting)

Please submit links to published performance videos by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4th.

Asynchronous rounds will be judged during the tournament week with final results being posted on Saturday, December 12th.  TFA qualifying events will be paneled with 3 judges as long as they meet the threshold for TFA qualifying points.  If entries are below 10, but within a reasonable number of reaching 10, Clear Falls students may be entered to ensure we reach qualifying levels, but they will not be advanced to Final rounds.  If entries are far below 10, we may combine events (like Duo and Duet) and award points in the category with the most initial entries.  If there is not reasonable combination available, we will allow those schools with entries in that event to drop them free of charge.

Judging of Asynchronous IEs will be done as follows:

Rd. 1/Prelims on Tuesday, December 8th (ballots will be pushed out around 9 a.m. and will be due back by 9 p.m.)

Rd. 2/Semis on Wednesday, December 9th (ballots will be pushed out around 9 a.m. and will be due back by 9 p.m.)

Finals on Thursday, December 10th (ballots will be pushed out around 9 a.m. and will be due back by 9 p.m.)

Congressional Debate

Friday

Synchronous Preliminary Session A: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Dinner Break: 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Synchronous Preliminary Session B: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Postings of Advancing Finalists will be made as soon as results are tabulated.

Saturday

Synchronous Final Session: 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Extemporaneous Speaking

Saturday

Preliminary Round: Competitor Draw Room Check-In at 7:45 a.m., Draw at 8:00 a.m., Speak at 8:30 a.m.

Semifinal Round: Competitor Draw Room Check-In at 12:45 p.m., Draw at 1:00 p.m., Speak at 1:30 p.m.

Final Round: Competitor Draw Room Check-In at 3:15 p.m., Draw at 3:30 p.m., Speak at 4:00 p.m.

Public Forum Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Friday

Round 1 (flighted): Pairings released at 3:00 p.m., Competitor Check-In at 3:15 p.m., Round starts by 3:30.

Round 2 (flighted): Pairings released at 5:30 p.m., Competitor Check-In at 5:45 p.m., Round starts by 6:00 p.m.

Round 3 (flighted): Pairings released at 8:00 p.m. (lag powered off Round 1), Competitor Check-In at 8:15 p.m., Round starts by 8:30 p.m.

Saturday

Round 4 (flighted): Pairings released at 10:00 a.m., Competitor Check-In at 10:15 a.m., Round starts by 10:30 a.m.

We will break to whatever elimination round awards points in TFA qualifying events.  Elimination rounds will proceed as quickly as tabulation allows and will be single-flighted for expediency.

Policy Debate

Friday

Round 1: Pairings released at 3:30 p.m., Competitor Check-In at 3:45 p.m.  Round starts by 4:00 p.m.

Round 2: Pairings released at 6:30 p.m., Competitor Check-In at 6:45 p.m.  Round starts by 7:00 p.m.

Saturday

Round 3: Pairings released at 10:15 a.m., Competitor Check-In at 10:30 a.m.  Round starts by 10:45 a.m.

We will break to whatever elimination round awards points in TFA qualifying events.  Elimination rounds will proceed as quickly as tabulation allows.