Yale IV 2026

The Yale Debate Association is pleased to invite you to the Yale IV 2026, North America's premier WUDC prep competition! We are excited to welcome you all to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut for our in-person tournament.
Dates: 31st October to 1st November
Org Comm: Kylie Berg, Luca Ririnui, Avni Chadha, Hiya Ray, Maria Pelaez
Tab: Etienne Beaulé, Kylie Berg, Luca Ririnui, Hiya Ray
CAs: Ayal Mor, Eve Pigat, Jaleelah Ammar, Manuel Machorro, Rhys Nickerson
Equity: Rose Zhou, Hiya Ray, Silin Wei
Institutional Registration Form: https://forms.gle/kZrupetJCmFvKwfD7
Team Information Form: https://forms.gle/8s4onLog7uAJRy469
Judge Information Form: https://forms.gle/Uw8w7gkkRVQWC2kM6
Relevant Deadlines:
October 16: Institutional registration, team information due.
October 23: Judge information due.
October 25: Deadline for final registration changes and updates to names of debaters.
October 28: Deadline for team drops. After this, there is a drop fee of $90 per team.
October 28, 11:59 PM: Payment deadline.
October 29, 12:00 AM: Fees freeze. Drops after this point will not be refunded except in case of emergencies.
IA Application Form (September 30 deadline, subsequently rolling): https://forms.gle/HUs2DHjjtxuz4qvT6
Schedule
31st October 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
1st November 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