This is the Tournament Portal for our Fall East Tournament which will be held online on November 21st and November 22nd.

Registration

Registration period for this tournament is now over.

Press Releases

Press releases are coming soon.

Tournament Schedule

Friday, November 20th

18:00 - 18:45 - Student Leader Meeting

19:00 - Opening Ceremony 

19:30 - Guest Speaker

19:40 - Students Social Meeting ( Zoom )

 Judge Briefing Session 1 - Speech Events

20:45 - Judge Briefing Session 2 - Debate Events

Saturday, November 21st

12:00 -  Round 1 Flight B: Oratory, Prose, and Duo

13:45 -  Round 1 Flight A: Debate (Prepared) and Poetry

15:00 -  Round 2 Flight B: Oratory, Prose, and Duo

16:45 -  Round 2 Flight A: Debate (Impromptu) and Poetry

18:45 -  Semifinals: Varsity Prose, Varsity Oratory

20:15 -  Semifinals: Varsity Poetry

             Round 3: Debate (Prepared)

Sunday, November 22nd

11:00 - Round 4: Debate (Impromptu)

13:00 - Finals: Prose, Oratory, and Duo

14:30 - Finals: Poetry and Debate (Prepared)

17:00 - Closing Ceremony

Judging

We welcome all high school graduates or above with C1 or higher English to judge at our tournaments. If you are new to BEST and our tournaments, visit our Judging Basics page!

Coaches, you must register if you are judging, too, and don’t forget to include your judges when you fill out your team roster spreadsheet (see below).

Judge Sign-Up form on this link.

Coaching

BEST Coaches should download our Coaches’ Checklist and make sure their teams are up to date.

Debate Motions

Novice Prepared
This house believes that the tourism industry does more harm than good for the citizens of developing countries. 
This house regrets the trend of making villains sympathetic characters in film and media (e.g. The Joker, Maleficent, Breaking Bad, La Casa de Papel etc.)
This house believes that economic sanctions are effective in compelling foreign states to abide by international human rights standards.

Novice Impromptu Hints
Education
Religion

Varsity Prepared
This house believes that Bulgarian state universities should bind the “state quotas” (bulg. "Държавна поръчка") to 5 years of work in Bulgaria. 
This house believes that Bulgaria should pay reparations to those subjected to persecution during the Revival Process. 
This house believes it is in the interest of the Еuropean Union to not accept countries from the Western Balkans. *Western Balkans are defined as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Serbia. 

Varsity Impromptu Hints
Social policy
Feminism