Xerxes 2026 High School Debate
Schedule
Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Southam Hall | Ottawa, ON
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TDs: Bilguun Tserenbadral
Hayden Strachan
Felix Zhang
Dear Coaches and students,
The Carleton University Debating Society is pleased to host our annual in person Xerxes Cup this year.
Date: February 20-21st, 2026
Location: In-Person Carleton University Campus (Southam Hall)
Registration Fee: 100$
Registration Deadline: Monday, February 9th 2026 11:59pm (After which we will be imposing a late registration fee of $20)
Format:
Debates will be held in British Parliamentary (BP) format.
This tournament is only for high schoolers grades 9-12, with Junior status being Grades 9-10.
Registration/Deadlines:
The cap for this tournament is 80 teams (160 participants).
Steps to register:
The steps to register are in the invite document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIleYRjx5skV17eUJS1Q4QRLWlQOwcKI9L_is7IWneI/edit?usp=sharing
Schedule
Friday, February 20th
4:00 - 4:30 PM: Check-ins
4:45 PM: Hard drop
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Briefings
5:00 - 6:30 PM: Round 1
6:30 - 7:00 PM: Food
7:00 - 8:30 PM: Round 2
Saturday, February 21st
8:30 - 9:00 AM: Check-ins
9:15 AM Hard Drop
9:15 - 10:45 AM: Round 3
10:45 - 12:15 PM: Round 4
12:15 - 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM: Round 5
2:30 - 2:45 PM: Break Announcement
2:45 - 4:15 PM: Open Semi Finals + Junior Finals
4:15 - 5:45 PM: Open Finals
5:45-6:15 PM: Speaker Awards
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Where is it happening?
Southam Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive,Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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