Cheltenham Schools Debate Championship 2026

Name: Cheltenham Schools Debate Championship 2026
Start: 2026-05-23T08:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-05-24T19:00:00+08:00
Location: Cheltenham Kuala Lumpur

Schedule

Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 08:00 am to Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

Cheltenham Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur, KL

DATE: 23-24 May 2026
TIME: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
FORMAT: Asian Parliamentary (3-5 members in a team)
TEAM CAPACITY: 50 Teams
CORE ADJUDICATION PANEL: Raymond Kimura, Ern See, Sanjivan Rajah
GRAND PRIZE: Total Prizes worth up to RM5,000.
Team Awards:
- Open Category Champion
- Open Category Runner-up
- Under-15 Category Champion
- Under-15 Category Runner-up
Speaker Awards:
- Top 10 Open Speakers
- Top 10 Under-15 Speakers
- Top Novice Speakers (Top 5)
REGISTRATION RULES:
a. A team can register 3- 5 members.
b. N rule: N =0 (Teams do not need to register a judge).
c. All participants must be attending a school or is currently attending a pre-university programme.
For U-15 break, participants must be aged 15 by 31st December, 2026
Competition Categories:
- Open Category: All teams will be qualified for Open Categories.
- U-15 Category: A U15 speaker must be aged 15 by 31st December, 2026.
All speakers in a team must qualify as U15 for the team to qualify as a U15 team, and be eligible to break into the U15 finals series.
FEES:
- Early Bird Rate: RM420 for early bird payment, +RM80 per additional team member.
Early bird payment must be made by 9 April.
- Normal Rate: RM450 per team of 3, +RM100 per additional team member.
Tentative Schedule:
Day 1:
8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration
8:30 am- 9:00 am - Briefings
9:00 am - 11:00 am - Round 1
11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Round 2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Round 3
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Round 4
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Breaks + Top Speaker Awards
Day 2:
8:00 am - 9:00 am - Registration
9:00 am - 11:00 am - Open Quarts
11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Open Semis + Jr. Semis
1:45 pm - 3:45 pm - Jr. Finals
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Open Finals
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Awards Presentation
FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT:
Azim: +6010 781 3245
Speakaso Academy: +6017 788 7105