Yale IV 2025
Schedule
Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 02 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Yale University | New Haven, CT
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CONTACT: [email protected]The Yale Debate Association invites you to the 2025 Yale IV, North America's premier WUDC prep competition! We are excited to welcome you all to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut for our fully in-person tournament.
Dates: November 1st-2nd, 2025
Org Comm: Kaley Alexandre-Burke, Faith Duncan, Netra Easwaran, Jesse McCormick, Mirabel Raphael
Tab: Étienne Beaulé, Manos Alevras, Caleb Loh, Chi Nguyen
CAs: Xiao-ke Lu, Sarenna McKellar, Jane Mentzinger, Tanay Patri, Naz Soysal
Equity: TBA
Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].
IMPORTANT DATES / TLDR
IA application here (October 10th deadline, subsequently rolling): https://forms.gle/uYemQgGrdT3zrHbc9
Institutional Reg (due Oct. 22nd): https://forms.gle/vmmu9vboQhtFiS7x9
Team Info (due Oct. 22nd): https://forms.gle/Yy61hW1an7kzYASD7
Judge Info (due Oct. 24th): https://forms.gle/hFVxT8C1PapXz84r8
September 29th: Team pre-registration due.
October 4th: Initial team slots allocated.
October 10th: IA applications due (subsequently rolling).
October 22nd: Institutional registration and team information due.
October 24th: Judge information due.
October 26th: Deadline for final registration changes and updates to names of debaters.
October 29th: Deadline for team drops (afterwards, there will be a drop fee).
October 29th: Payments due.
November 1st-2nd: Tournament!
In general, we will be reasonable with deadlines and fees. Communicate with us, and we will work with you.
REGISTRATION
Cap: Goal cap- 132 Teams (subject to change depending on registration numbers)
Fees: $200 USD per Team. Financial assistance is available for teams in need; reach out to [email protected].
Pre-Registration Form: https://forms.gle/9tVue59cNSNFRaHNA
We do allow hybrid / cross teams at the Yale IV (ie, the speakers are from different universities) in keeping with the US, rather than the international, definition of IV.
JUDGING REQUIREMENTS
Requirement: n-1 (e.g. 4 teams = bring 3 judges). Information on Institutional Judges forthcoming.
Missing Judge Fees: the penalty for failing to meet the judge requirement is $50 for the first missing judge, and an additional $100 for each subsequent missing judge.
PAYMENT
Teams will be expected to make payment by Wednesday, October 29th at 11:59pm. We will offer financial aid for teams with demonstrated need. Teams concerned about the cost of attendance should contact us at [email protected]. The deadline to request financial aid is Sunday, October 19th at 11:59PM.
Our tournament is pay-to-play. Your team will NOT be eligible to compete without proof of payment. We offer Zelle/PayPal/check options for payment. Please reach out to [email protected] with questions. For the full list of payment options, please see this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rUr3ITwopWG6zrKBKq-q9nj2KJxznuykTAx4I2UlMNE/edit?usp=sharing
HOUSING AND FOOD
Registration for the Yale IV includes breakfast and lunch on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. Please include any dietary restrictions in the registration forms. For the pre-reg form, provide an ESTIMATE we can use for planning purposes. We will then consider dietary restrictions on the team registration form (to be released later) final.
We will provide crash housing for Friday and Saturday night on a limited basis. There will be priority given to teams who register and pay earlier and who demonstrate greater need for crash housing. More information will be out later.
TENTATIVE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday:
8:30 AM - Check-in Closes
8:40 AM - Announcements + Briefings
9:15 AM - Round 1
11:45 AM - Round 2
1:45 PM - Lunch
2:30 PM - Round 3
5:00 PM - Round 4
Sunday:
8:30 AM - Check-in Closes and Breakfast
9:00 AM - Round 5
11:30 AM - Brunch
12:15 PM - Break Announcement + Speaker Awards
12:30 PM - Open Quarterfinals/Novice Semifinals
2:30 PM - Open Semifinals/Novice Final/ESL Final
4:30 PM - Open Final
6:30 PM - Awards
Tournament staff is working to help provide support to teams that need visas. Please contact tournament staff via email at [email protected] if you need assistance.
Best,
Yale IV Tournament Team
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