Kentucky District Qualifier

for the 2023 National Tournament

Tournament Logistics

Tournament Format:

Congress: Congressional debate is split into Senate and House. Students in the Senate will compete in two sessions. Students in the House will have one preliminary session and one supersession.

Debate: There will be four preliminary rounds. Entries with a winning record will advance to a single-elimination bracket. Events with small enough numbers will hold a round-robin.

IE: There will be 3 preliminary rounds. At least the top 25% will advance out of prelims. We will advance at least five entries (For example, let’s say oratory has 12 entries. Twenty-five percent of 12 is three, but five entries would advance. If oratory had 30 entries, then 25% would be 7.5. Therefore, eight students would advance.) to outrounds. Events with fewer than eight entries will not hold elimination rounds.

Food:

Friday lunch will be on your own. There are a number of fast food restaurants within a short drive of BCTC. Centre will offer box dinner orders again this year for the cost of $10. These must be preordered on tabroom and will be included on your invoice. This is the most convenient option for your students and judges, as rounds run back to back and no food options will be available on campus. If you do not order box lunches, you will be on your own for Friday night. Pizza will be provided by Centre Admissions for lunch on Saturday.

Friday night options (all come with pasta salad and dessert):

Grilled Vegetable and Hummus Wrap

Turkey and Cheddar on Brioche Bun

Roast Beef and Cheddar on Roll

Lodging: The official hotels of KYNSDA are Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express. Contact Jazmyn Hubbard, Director of Sales, (859-516-4720 or jwhubbard@mkpmanagement.com) to book rooms at either hotel for the KYNSDA rate of $109 + hotel tax.