Dato' C Q Teo Debate Challenge 2012!
The first high school tournament of the year ended with a blast last week and the coveted trophy going to SMK Damansara Utama on a 8-3 split who were against Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak in the finals . The theme for the finals was Futurama and the motion chosen to be debated was THBT We Should Stop Wasting Time on Space Exploration and Just Concentrate on Maximizing Our Time on Earth Instead. Aaron Luke from SMK Damansara Utama was named best speaker of the finals on a 9-1-1 split.
The title of Overall Best Speaker of the tournament went to Tharmendra Wemel Beagle from SMK Sri Permata.
Attached is a link to the tabs. See you guys in June for the 3rd KIDS BP!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvgVBxYfDj9BdDZaNmd0VDdjOUVTbkNGY3lhRDNFcnc
Coming Soon : A Mind-Blowing Project
Ranking 3rd in Malaysia, 13th in Asia and 72nd in the World, we're more than ready to make you better speakers. Keep your eyes and ears open guys because KDUDA's bringing you a Project that will change your life. :)
Till then, feel free to join our debate training sessions every Thursdays, 5pm at room 104/105 in the Damansara Jaya campus.
National Malaysian Schools Debate Ranking 2011 - 2012!
Greetings!
The KDU Debate Association has been working hard in compiling data to rank high schools in Malaysia for their performance in debates!
For more info, click on THIS LINK!
Bon Voyage 2011!
In the past year, we have done numerous things, organized many events and carved a little of history in KDU.
It is only fitting that this post be used to list some of the highlights of 2011!
Internationally, KDU has left some important footprints too!
With the new year, the KDU Debate Association would like to thank everyone at KDU University College for helping us become better debaters, better adjudicators and better PEOPLE. Also a great thank you to the Malaysian Debating Scene for the help and inspiration provided to KDU Debaters.
KDUDA will create more changes and improve better in the Malaysian Debating Scene this year!
It is only fitting that this post be used to list some of the highlights of 2011!
- MMU IV - KDU A (Ranjani & Don Siron) broke first with a perfect score to make it to the Semifinals.
- Serdang National Open - KDU A (Sharanya & Don Siron) broke first to make the Semifinals.
- UiTM IV - All KDU teams broke KDU B (Sharanya & Don Siron) broke first and made it to the Finals! KDU A (Ranjani & Adrian) and KDU C (Keana Reinu & Qamilla) broke and made it to the Quarterfinals!
- KDU Pro-Ams - KDU A (Alloysious Chin & Adrian Cheong) made it to the Finals and Adrian was named Finals Best Speaker!
- Damansara Open Debate - Witty Team Name (Don Siron & Tariq Maketab of UTMARA) broke and made it to the Finals! Adrian and Ahmed from UTMARA made it to the Semifinals! Qamilla and Ameera from CFS were also Semifinalist!, along with Alloysious and Hasif from Monash Sunway. Sharanya together with Hazim from CFS and Michelle with Avinash from UM were quarterfinalists!
- Taylors Inter Varsity Debates - Qureysh Yunus and Mahherrajan Narayanan were named Champions of the tournament! Adrian Cheong and Tee Michelle were Semifinalists! Sharanya and Alloysious were Quarterfinalist!
- KDU A (Ranjani & Don Siron) broke 3rd at IIUM Open and made the Semifinals! KDU B (Mahherrajan & Adrian) also broke and made it to the Quarters!
Internationally, KDU has left some important footprints too!
- KDU B (Sharanya & Don Siron) together with KDU C (Qamilla Aida & Keana Reinu) broke at the 3rd Asians British Parliamentary in Dhaka, Bangladesh to become Pre-Quarterfinalists!
- KDU A (Ranjani & Adrian Cheong) broke at the Worlds Universities Debating Championships Manila! They were eventual ESL Quarterfinalists of the World Cup of Debating!
- The New Worlds Debating Rankings are out, and KDU was formerly ranked 269th out of a possible 490 institutions, in 2012, KDU's new rank is 71st in the WORLD, 13th in Asia and 3rd in Malaysia!
With the new year, the KDU Debate Association would like to thank everyone at KDU University College for helping us become better debaters, better adjudicators and better PEOPLE. Also a great thank you to the Malaysian Debating Scene for the help and inspiration provided to KDU Debaters.
KDUDA will create more changes and improve better in the Malaysian Debating Scene this year!
Congratulations KDU!!!
Last weekend, KDU University College fielded 6 teams to the Annual Taylor's Inter College Debating Championships. This tournament say at least 40 teams from various debating institutions in Malaysia.
Three KDU teams were able to break after the preliminary rounds alongside 2 adjudicators. The Team of KDU Ching Chong - Max and Qureysh made the finals on the motion "THBT Colonization of Other Planets is a Possible Justification for Space Exploration". Alongside them were UTMARA 3, CFS 1 and CFS 4.
KDU WON THE FINALS Unanimously! This will forever go down in history as KDU's FIRST win and will definitely not be the last. Let's all take a lesson from Max & Qureysh and use it in future tournaments!
KDU Ching Chong - Max & Qureysh (Champions)
KDU Ling Long - Adrian & Michelle (Semifinalist)
KDU Ting Tong - Sharanya & Alloysious (Quarterfinalist)
KDU Ping Pong - Qamilla Aida & Rahman
KDU King Kong - John Chai & Jen Zen
KDU Ding Dongs - Vanessa & Aisyah
Adjudicators
Don Siron Pereira - Semifinals
Valerie Chin - Quarterfinals
King Queen
Alicia
Husna
Min Wen
Three KDU teams were able to break after the preliminary rounds alongside 2 adjudicators. The Team of KDU Ching Chong - Max and Qureysh made the finals on the motion "THBT Colonization of Other Planets is a Possible Justification for Space Exploration". Alongside them were UTMARA 3, CFS 1 and CFS 4.
KDU WON THE FINALS Unanimously! This will forever go down in history as KDU's FIRST win and will definitely not be the last. Let's all take a lesson from Max & Qureysh and use it in future tournaments!
KDU Ching Chong - Max & Qureysh (Champions)
KDU Ling Long - Adrian & Michelle (Semifinalist)
KDU Ting Tong - Sharanya & Alloysious (Quarterfinalist)
KDU Ping Pong - Qamilla Aida & Rahman
KDU King Kong - John Chai & Jen Zen
KDU Ding Dongs - Vanessa & Aisyah
Adjudicators
Don Siron Pereira - Semifinals
Valerie Chin - Quarterfinals
King Queen
Alicia
Husna
Min Wen
KDU Interschool Debate BP 2011!
After 7 Preliminary Rounds and a Break into the octos,
the school taking the spots as champions are the same as Dato' C Q Teo, Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak! Runners up for the tournament were SMK SS17 and finalists were Methodist Boys' School and Chong Hwa Independant High School!
Dato' C Q Teo Debate Challenge 2011!
After a tough but exciting 5 preliminary rounds and a break into the Octofinals, this prestigious event ended yesterday at 7.00pm with Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak emerging as Champions with a 5-4 split in the Finals against SMK Sri Permata.
The best speaker of the Finals was unanimously awarded to Abdurrazaq of SDAR! The motion tabled was "THBT Former Places of Torture and Genocide Should Not Be Made A Tourist Attraction".
The Overall Best Speaker of the tournament was awarded to Debra Tang of Convent Bukit Nenas.
Attached are the Tabs of the tournament! Hope to see you guys next year!
The best speaker of the Finals was unanimously awarded to Abdurrazaq of SDAR! The motion tabled was "THBT Former Places of Torture and Genocide Should Not Be Made A Tourist Attraction".
The Overall Best Speaker of the tournament was awarded to Debra Tang of Convent Bukit Nenas.
Attached are the Tabs of the tournament! Hope to see you guys next year!
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KDU UC at the UiTM IV 2010!!!
The UiTM Inter Varsity Debate Championships were held on the 26th till the 28th of November and saw 60 teams vying for the title of Champions. Teams from Malaysia included institutions from UiTM, KDU, UKM, CFS, HELP, UCTI and many more. The National University of Singapore also sent two teams to compete in this IV.
The tournament was run very well by the organization committee and saw participants complimenting their efficiency as well as the amazing food that was provided. The adjudication core led by Sherrie (UTMARA), Tharishni Arumugam (UM) and Hasif Murad (Monash) provided us with excellent motions as well excellent adjudication.
KDU sent two teams. KDU A consisted of Adrian Kelvin Cheong and Don Siron Pereira. KDU B saw Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan and Lily Foong. Both teams broke into the Quarterfinals 8th and 5th respectively. The motion tabled was “THBT Aung San Suu Kyi Is No Longer Relevant” and KDU A had to beat MCMS (A team from UiTM Shah Alam) and UTMARA 2 (also from UiTM Shah Alam) to progress to the Semifinals of the tournament. The motion in the Semifinals was “THBT Wikileaks Should be Held Accoutable for Their Actions” and KDU A managed to outshine UTMARA 1 (Uitm Shah Alam) and NUS 2 (National University of Singapore) to earn a spot in the Finals.
The finals saw KDU A, UCTI 2, UTMARA 3 and MC Stiff’s Homeboyz (a composite team) debate the motion “THBT Population Growth and Not Economic Decisions Are What Drives Resource Depletion”. KDU A unfortunately had to settle for Fourth Place in the Finals after a valiant fight. MC Stiff’s Homeboyz, consisting of Tariq Maketab from UTMARA and Ashok Rai of NUS, took the title of Champions.
Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan was named one of the top Ten Best Speakers of the tournament after she ranked 8th out of 120 Debaters.
KDU has definitely planted a lasting impression in the minds of everyone present at that tournament, materializing the idea of “People Inspire People”.
The tournament was run very well by the organization committee and saw participants complimenting their efficiency as well as the amazing food that was provided. The adjudication core led by Sherrie (UTMARA), Tharishni Arumugam (UM) and Hasif Murad (Monash) provided us with excellent motions as well excellent adjudication.
KDU sent two teams. KDU A consisted of Adrian Kelvin Cheong and Don Siron Pereira. KDU B saw Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan and Lily Foong. Both teams broke into the Quarterfinals 8th and 5th respectively. The motion tabled was “THBT Aung San Suu Kyi Is No Longer Relevant” and KDU A had to beat MCMS (A team from UiTM Shah Alam) and UTMARA 2 (also from UiTM Shah Alam) to progress to the Semifinals of the tournament. The motion in the Semifinals was “THBT Wikileaks Should be Held Accoutable for Their Actions” and KDU A managed to outshine UTMARA 1 (Uitm Shah Alam) and NUS 2 (National University of Singapore) to earn a spot in the Finals.
The finals saw KDU A, UCTI 2, UTMARA 3 and MC Stiff’s Homeboyz (a composite team) debate the motion “THBT Population Growth and Not Economic Decisions Are What Drives Resource Depletion”. KDU A unfortunately had to settle for Fourth Place in the Finals after a valiant fight. MC Stiff’s Homeboyz, consisting of Tariq Maketab from UTMARA and Ashok Rai of NUS, took the title of Champions.
Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan was named one of the top Ten Best Speakers of the tournament after she ranked 8th out of 120 Debaters.
KDU has definitely planted a lasting impression in the minds of everyone present at that tournament, materializing the idea of “People Inspire People”.
Congratulations Are In Order!!!
Firstly, congratulations to our University for attaining the University College Status!
From now on, It will be referred to as KDU University College!
*should the abbreviation then be, K.U.C? =)
We would also like to congratulate ALL the KDU TEAMS FOR BREAKING IN THE TOP TEN OF THE KDUDA IV last weekend!
The top ten Speakers of the tournament were ALSO dominated by KDU debaters! Congratulations!
From now on, It will be referred to as KDU University College!
*should the abbreviation then be, K.U.C? =)
We would also like to congratulate ALL the KDU TEAMS FOR BREAKING IN THE TOP TEN OF THE KDUDA IV last weekend!
The top ten Speakers of the tournament were ALSO dominated by KDU debaters! Congratulations!
2nd KDUDA Pro-Am IV Debate Update!
Overall Best Speakers!
KDU University College organized a three-day tournament on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October 2010.
It also required all teams to comply with a Pro-Am requirement.
The tournament ended with UTMARA Teenage Moms (Rafiq & Shafiq) winning on the motion : THBT The 21st Century Calls for a Homosexual Disney Hero/Heroine.
Other teams in the finals were , UCTI Timon & Pumba (Timothy & JY), UTMARA Thoughtful Midgets (Sheila & Obama) and MOSAD- Monash University Malaysia (Hasif, Syamir).
Hasif also emerged as the Final's Best Speaker.
The overall Best Speakers of the Tournament were:
1. Maizura Mokhsein - UTMARA Topless Misfits
2. Shafiq - UTMARA Teenage Moms
3. Qureyh Yunus - KDU Taliban
3. Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan - KDU MIC-Africa
3. Rafiq Saladin - UTMARA Teenage Moms
6. Razzaq - Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak
7. Neville Mchina - KDU Pinky & The Brain
8. Adrian Cheong - KDU Pinky & The Brain
8. Julius Yee - KDU MCA
8. Taysher Nair - KDU S.T.G
8. Tsubasa Nair - SMK Sri Permata
8. Atiq Zaki - UTMARA Islamic MILFS
Maizura bagged RM 100 for being the overall best 'Pro' speaker and Qureysh, Ranjani and Rafiq bagged RM 50 each for becoming the overall best ' AM' speaker of the tournament.
Motions for the tournament were:
Round 1
Theme: Ra Ra U La La, Ga Ga
Motion: THW Protect Our Children From Lady Gaga
Round 2
Theme: I Am Your Father
Motion: THB In The Force
Round 3
Theme: Feminazi! I'm A Woman, Hear Me Roar!
Motion:THBT If Chivalry Is Not Dead, It Should Be
Round 4 :
Scenario: You are shipwrecked on an uncharted mystical island with a 90 year old healthy man and a 5 year old boy with 3rd Stage Cancer of the lung. You have enough supplies for only two people.
Motion : THW Kill The Boy
Round 5
Theme : In The Name Of Our Father
Motion : THW Make It Compulsory For Students To Learn At Least One Other Religion in School.
Quarters
Theme: The Fareez Round
Motion: THBT It Is A Political Imperative For Sovereign Democracies to Assasinate Dictators.
Semis
Theme: "Ada Puasa, Ada Raya, Takde Alza Pun Takpe" - Fareez
Motion: THB In 2 Votes Each For the Poor
Finals
Theme: Pretty, Pretty, Prince
Motion: THBT The 21st Century Calls For a Homosexual Disney Hero/Heroine.
The Adj Core (Fareez Zahir - IIU, Don Siron - KDU, Aina Syazwani Salleh - UTMARA) would like to thank every participant that joined the tournament and hope that we will see you again next year!
Till next year!
KDU University College Debate Association (KDUDA)
More pictures of the tournament can be viewed here!
The Tabs are attached.
It also required all teams to comply with a Pro-Am requirement.
The tournament ended with UTMARA Teenage Moms (Rafiq & Shafiq) winning on the motion : THBT The 21st Century Calls for a Homosexual Disney Hero/Heroine.
Other teams in the finals were , UCTI Timon & Pumba (Timothy & JY), UTMARA Thoughtful Midgets (Sheila & Obama) and MOSAD- Monash University Malaysia (Hasif, Syamir).
Hasif also emerged as the Final's Best Speaker.
The overall Best Speakers of the Tournament were:
1. Maizura Mokhsein - UTMARA Topless Misfits
2. Shafiq - UTMARA Teenage Moms
3. Qureyh Yunus - KDU Taliban
3. Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan - KDU MIC-Africa
3. Rafiq Saladin - UTMARA Teenage Moms
6. Razzaq - Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak
7. Neville Mchina - KDU Pinky & The Brain
8. Adrian Cheong - KDU Pinky & The Brain
8. Julius Yee - KDU MCA
8. Taysher Nair - KDU S.T.G
8. Tsubasa Nair - SMK Sri Permata
8. Atiq Zaki - UTMARA Islamic MILFS
Maizura bagged RM 100 for being the overall best 'Pro' speaker and Qureysh, Ranjani and Rafiq bagged RM 50 each for becoming the overall best ' AM' speaker of the tournament.
Motions for the tournament were:
Round 1
Theme: Ra Ra U La La, Ga Ga
Motion: THW Protect Our Children From Lady Gaga
Round 2
Theme: I Am Your Father
Motion: THB In The Force
Round 3
Theme: Feminazi! I'm A Woman, Hear Me Roar!
Motion:THBT If Chivalry Is Not Dead, It Should Be
Round 4 :
Scenario: You are shipwrecked on an uncharted mystical island with a 90 year old healthy man and a 5 year old boy with 3rd Stage Cancer of the lung. You have enough supplies for only two people.
Motion : THW Kill The Boy
Round 5
Theme : In The Name Of Our Father
Motion : THW Make It Compulsory For Students To Learn At Least One Other Religion in School.
Quarters
Theme: The Fareez Round
Motion: THBT It Is A Political Imperative For Sovereign Democracies to Assasinate Dictators.
Semis
Theme: "Ada Puasa, Ada Raya, Takde Alza Pun Takpe" - Fareez
Motion: THB In 2 Votes Each For the Poor
Finals
Theme: Pretty, Pretty, Prince
Motion: THBT The 21st Century Calls For a Homosexual Disney Hero/Heroine.
The Adj Core (Fareez Zahir - IIU, Don Siron - KDU, Aina Syazwani Salleh - UTMARA) would like to thank every participant that joined the tournament and hope that we will see you again next year!
Till next year!
KDU University College Debate Association (KDUDA)
More pictures of the tournament can be viewed here!
The Tabs are attached.
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The KDU Debate Association would like to wish everyone a Selamat Hari Raya!
A special shoutout to Danniella Nas, Danial Kamarul, Qureysh Yunus, Fareez Zahir and EVERYONE ELSE a SELAMAT HARI RAYA! Be sure to drive safely if you are going back to your hometown!
Adjudication Core for the 2nd KDUDA Pro-Am IV Debate Challenge 2010
Introducing the adjudication core for the tournament!!!
Chief Adjudicator - Fareez Zahir of the International Islamic University
Fareez Zahir is a perfect fit to a tournament that promotes new, extreme and fun ideas. When asked of his achievements, he roughly seems to remember being Champion of the Royals Inter Varsity Debate Championships, arguably one of the most prestigious debate tournaments of the land, THREE FREAKING TIMES. Breaking at Australs Sydney and also being Semifinalist at AUDC is only to name some of his achievements. =) Fareez's love for debating is only preceded for his love for his girlfriend Nabilah, and his favourite spot for good ol' banana leaf lunch, Vishal.
Deputy Chief Adjudicator - Siron Pereira of KDU College
Siron makes up the first part of the juniors of the adjudication core. He promises that this tournament will be a developmental one and will incorporate everything he's learned from his one and a half years of debating. Breaking at the Singapore Debate Open in 2009; a Semifinalist of MMU IV 2009; and making it to the Finals of the Iskandar Debating Championships recently has only taught him that he's got to freaking incorporate more fun into debating tournaments! As an adjudicator, he's been the Chief Adjudicator for the 1st KDUDA Inter High School Debating Championships as well as a finalist adjudicator in many local tournaments. Siron says that he is also most obviously the more good-looking part of the adjudication core. =) Being the most random/fun/macho person on the core, he promises the motions will be similar. =P
Deputy Chief Adjudicator - Aina Syazwani Salleh from UT MARA
Aina hails from the great above, Penang. Having said that, please prepare for motions in relation to their great culture, which the remainder of the adj core is sure, she will try to push in somehow. =) Debate has been a passion for Aina and she brings the 'funky' element to the core. Aina has been a Quarterfinalist at the recent UADC, the Junior ROYALS Champion of 2009, the Arau Open Champion of 2008 as well as many other titles that proves her skills. Her awesome personality and curls will neutralize the adj core (maybe), and provide even awesome(r) motions.
To be PART of THIS AWESOME TOURNAMENT, we would like to humbly request for your registration. You may REGISTER HERE.
The Annual Teo Soo Pin Challenge Trophy goes to the LAW SCHOOL!!!
KDU DJ, 21st August 2010 - In a tournament that saw at least 20 teams from various schools in KDU College, the top four teams that dominated the tournament and emerged as Finalists were from the School of Pre-University Studies (Team Black & White), School of Law (LAW B), School of Information Technology (Team Power Rangers) and the Champions were from the School of Law (Team Ultraman Taro). The team consists of Ranjani Dhanabalakrishnan who is currently in her 3rd year of Law and Don Siron Pereira, who is also in his 3rd year of Law at KDU College. The best speaker for the finals was Mahherrajan Narayanan from Team Black & White. He is currently pursuing his A-Levels qualifications and hopes to continue his degree in the UK late next year. Topping the tabs was Julius Yee Sher Xern, also from Team Black & White. He is as well pursuing his A-Levels qualifications to continue a degree in Law late next year.
Congratulations to the Law School in bringing the trophy back!
Congratulations to the Law School in bringing the trophy back!
The Iskandar Debating Championships Finalists! KDU!
UTM JOHOR, 9th August 2010 - The team consisting of Qureysh Yunus and Don Siron Pereira fought their way through an Asian-level tournament to reach the Grand Finals. The tournament saw various experienced teams from all over Asia vying for the title. Some of the participating institutions include, the International Islamic University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, UiTM Shah Alam, Lyceum University, and many others. They managed to make KDU proud in reaching the finals only after a year of debating in the scene!
Other achievements at this tournament included KDU B (Adrian Cking and Keana Reinu) making it to the Quarterfinals of the tournament as well as Tan Sue Vern breaking as a Semifinals adjudicator!
The team is only motivated by this and will continue to stamp KDUDA's name as much as they can!
Other achievements at this tournament included KDU B (Adrian Cking and Keana Reinu) making it to the Quarterfinals of the tournament as well as Tan Sue Vern breaking as a Semifinals adjudicator!
The team is only motivated by this and will continue to stamp KDUDA's name as much as they can!
