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The Los Angeles Metropolitan Debate League invites you to our

2026-2027 Fall Classic Tournament!

Interested in Volunteering? [ Interest & Registration Form ]

Dates: Nov 13-14, 2026
Location: MaCES 5800 King Ave Maywood, CA 90270, [ Google Maps ]
Judge's Room: TBD
Parking: Campus Lot
Bus Drop-off: Front of School
Bus schedule: [ to be uploaded ]

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Judging At This Tournament:
1) You must make a Tabroom.com account to participate, receive tournament notifications, and view/submit your ballot.
2) Your Tabroom page must have a paradigm that's been updated for the current debate season. If you need help writing yours, we will follow up with a template after you've completed our volunteer interest form.
3) Take a look at our modified judge training/resources if you haven't judged recently.

Live Tournament Support:
Need help during the tournament due to missing judge/teams, or technical issues?
Please text the Tournament Helpline: 213-260-1623. Phone Calls to this Helpline will not be answered.

Before making your request, please let us know these details:
1) Your Division, Building and Room Number
2) Your Role in the Debate: Judge, Debater, Coach, Observer. Please include your school affiliation.

This will help us identify you and solutions to your issues much faster. Once you've provided this identifying information, let us know your issue or question. If the issue is about a missing debater or judge, please include their name (and School if applicable).

Schedule of Events:
Friday Afternoon
4:00 PM | Shift A Judge Check-In & Training
4:30 PM | Shift A Pairings Release
5:00 PM | Round 1 (Novice/JV/Varsity)
7:00 PM | Round 2 (N/J/V)
9:30 PM | Buses Depart

Saturday Morning
08:30 AM | Shift B Judge Check-In & Training
09:00 AM | Shift B Pairings Release
09:15 AM | Round 3 (N/J/V) & Round 1A (Rookie)
11:30 AM | Round 4 (N/J/V) & Round 1B (R)

Saturday Afternoon
2:00 PM | Shift C Judge Check-In & Training
2:30 PM | Shift C Pairings Release
2:45 PM | Semis (N/J/V) & Round 2A (R)
5:00 PM | Finals (N/J/V) & Round 2B (R)

Saturday Evening
7:30 PM | Awards Ceremony
8:30 PM | Buses Depart