2008-2009

CUSID National Championships

• Robert Lees-Miller and Mary McPhail were the top novice team!
• Robert also made the Public Speech finals in addition to his 2nd place Novice Speaker spot.

McGoun Cup - Western Canadian Championships

• Robert Lees-Miller and Nathan Pinkoski won the tournament!
• Ashvin Singh was 3rd place speaker with his partner, Rachelle Neame, taking 6th!
• In the Public Speech final were Kathleen Elhatton-Lake and Mike Thorpe

University of Alberta, Edmonton Open

• Sean Lee and Kathleen Elhatton-Lake were finalists in an exciting round that showed soem true Canadian pride!
• Sean Lee was also top speaker.
• Winning the Public Speech final were Mary McPhail and Mackenzie Reed in a duo performance.

University of Saskatchewan, Diefenbaker Cup

• Ashvin Singh and Emily Cliff won the tournament! In a break composed entirely by the University of Alberta, the other finalists were Ian Burch and Noah Dolgoy, Robert Lees-Miller and Jon Fairbridge, and Dylan Handy and Nathan Pinkoski.
• The top speaker was Emily Cliff following her brother's success just a year prior.

University of Alberta, Annual Hon. Hugill Cup

• Finalists included Ian Burch and Byron Tse, Emily Cliff and Jon Fairbridge, and Dylan Handy and Nathan Pinkoski.
• The top speaker was Ian Burch.

University of British Columbia, Pacific Cup

• Making the break was the fine duo of Noah Dolgoy and Aaron Rankin.
• The top speaker was Noah Dologoy.

CUSID Western Canadian Pro-Am Championships

• The grand victors were Robert Lees-Miller and Ian Burch.
• Other proud UADS finalists were the teams of Noah Dolgoy and Kristen Pue and Ashvin Singh and Kathleen Elhatton-Lake.

2007-2008

CUSID National Championships

• Ian Burch and Byron Tse broke to the novice finals

McGoun Cup - Western Canadian Championships

• Sharon O'hayon and Noah Dolgoy won the tournament!
• Sean Lee and his partner Guillaume Larochealso broke!
• The top speaker was Nick Tam

University of Saskatchewan, Diefenbaker Cup

• Sean Lee and Rachelle Neame won the tournament against U of A's Alan Cliff and Yaw A-Tuffour/
• The top speaker was Alan Cliff and the top public speaker was Nick Tam.

University of Alberta, Edmonton Open

• Sharon O'hayon was top speaker.

World Universities Debating Championships: Assumption University

• Sharon O'hayon made it to the finals of public speech, earning the position of 1st runner up.

University of British Columbia, Pacific Cup

• Winning the tournament were Alan Cliff and Julia Lisztwan over Sharon O'hayon and Byron Tse in a U of A dominated break.
• The top speaker was Alan Cliff and the top novice speaker was Ian Burch.

CUSID British Parliamentary Championships

• The University of Alberta Debate Society proudly hosted the tournament, showing Edmonton off to the circuit.
• A hybrid team of Julia Lisztwan and Brent Kettles made it to the finals.

CUSID Western Canadian Pro-Am Championships

• Alan Cliff and Rachelle Neame won the final that also included Sharon O'hayon and Ian Burch.
• The top speaker was Alan Cliff and the top novice speaker was Byron Tse.
• Nathan Pinkoski managed to secure the U of A a speaking sweep, winning the public speech finals.

U of A-hosted Tournaments, 2003-2004

McGoun Cup - Western Canadian Championships (Feb. 13-15)

• Clarissa Pearce and Greg Fingas won the tournament and also took first and second place in individual speaker points, respectively.
• In the semi-finals were U of A teams Alim Merali / Talib Rajwani and Chris Samuel / Steve Smith.
• Breaking to quarterfinals were Nick Tam / Mat Johnson, Kyle Kawanami / Julia Lisztwan and Chris Bolivar / Cassie Brown.
• Five U of A speakers made the Public Speech final: Julia Lisztwan, Peter Buijs, Nick Fowler, Chris Samuel and third-place public speaker Alex Easton.
• Complete tabs are here

67th Annual Hon. Lord Hugill Cup (Nov. 7-9)

• The team of James Crossman and Arthur Tse won this annual Alberta-hosted British Parliamentary-style tournament.
• Stephanie Wanke, in a hybrid with Erin Weir (U of C), broke to finals.
• Three U of A teams broke to semi-finals: Kyle Kawanami / Roman Kotovych, Mat Johnson / Debra Ohayon and Nick Tam / Garrett Finegan.
• Top Speaker was awarded to Stephanie Wanke, and Top Novice to Jung-Suk Ryu.
• In the Public Speech final: Steph Wanke, Garrett Finegan and Ann Behennah.
• Complete tabs are here

2003 Grant Davy's Cup (Oct. 4-6)

• This U of A in-house tournament was won by TJ Adhihetty and Jeevan Nallainayagam.
• Complete tabs are here

2003-2004 Season

North American Debating Championships, Queen's University (Jan. 30 - Feb. 1)

• U of A team Stephanie Wanke and TJ Adhihetty broke to quarterfinals.
• TJ was ranked as the ninth-place speaker, and Stephanie placed tenth.

Diefenbaker Cup, University of Saskatchewan (Jan. 16-18)

• The hybrid team of Alex Easton and Erin Weir (U of C) won the tournament.
• Alex was also a Public Speech finalist.

World Universities Debating Championships, Singapore (Dec. 27 - Jan. 3)

• Sharon Ohayon was recognized as the Third-Place Public Speaker in the world.
• U of A adjudicator Paige Smith was selected for panels in the quarterfinals and ESL final, while Barrie Tanner judged the Grand Final itself.

Shumiatcher Cup, University of Regina (Nov. 21-23)

• The team of Clarissa Pearce and Greg Fingas broke to finals and placed second.
• James Crossman and Julia Lisztwan made it to semi-finals.
• James and Clarissa tied for fourth-place speaker, Chris Jones placed third, and Julia was both the Top Speaker and Top Novice.

Fall Open, University of Calgary (Oct. 17-19)

• In an all-Alberta final, Julia Lisztwan and Alim Merali won the tournament, and the team of Mat Johnson and Peter Buijs placed second.
• Sharon Ohayon tied for third place as an individual speaker, and Chris Jones was the highest-scoring novice debater.
• Greg Fingas, Michael Janz, Sharon Ohayon and James Knull broke to the Public Speech final, with James taking second place.

2002-2003 Season

CUSID Nationals, Dalhousie University (Mar. 14-16)

• Helen McGraw and Rahool Agarwal broke to quarters and placed 5th overall.

John Robinson Cup, University of Manitoba (Feb. 28 - Mar. 2)

• Helen McGraw and Kyle Kawanami broke to finals and placed 2nd.
• Sharon Ohayon and Chris Samuel broke to semis and placed 3rd.
• Alex Easton placed 1st in public speech.

McGoun Cup, University of Regina (Feb. 21-23)

• Ajit Singh and Roman Kotovych broke to finals and won the tournament.
• Ajit Singh was also the Top Speaker of the tournament.
• Nathan Pullan was the Top Novice Speaker of the tournament.

Pacific Cup, University of British Columbia (Feb. 14-16)

• Rahool Agarwal and Ajit Singh broke to finals and placed 2nd.
• Roman Kotovych and Kirsten Odynski broke to semis, as did the hybrid team of Kyle Kawanami and Greg Allen (UBC).
• Alex Easton and Mat Johnson broke to quarters, as did the hybrid team of Helen McGraw and Michael James (U of C).
• Nick Tam and Rob van Blyderveen broke to the Novice Final.
• In speaking points, Ajit Singh, Rahool Agarwal and Kirsten Odynski placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively.
• Nick Tam was the Top Novice Speaker of the tournament.

Edmonton Open, University of Alberta (Jan. 30 - Feb. 2)

• The novice team of Donal Finegan and Garrett Finegan won the tournament.
• Clarissa Pearce and Bryce Pinto broke to finals and placed second.
• The teams of Chris Samuel / Mat Johnson and Sharon Ohayon / Alex Easton broke to semis.
• The teams of Nick Tam / Erik Jacobs and Greg Fingas / Dawn Buchan broke to quarters.
• Greg Fingas was Top Speaker, and Nathan Pullan was Top Novice Speaker.
• Chris Samuel placed 1st in public speech.

Diefenbaker Cup, University of Saskatchewan (Jan. 17-19)

• The hybrid team of Kyle Kawanami and Stephanie Wanke (U of M) broke to finals and placed 2nd.
• Vivek Sharma and Talib Rajwani broke to semis.
• Nick Tam / Bryce Pinto and the Top Novice Team of Donal Finegan / Garrett Finegan broke to quarters.
• Talib Rajwani was the 2nd-place speaker of the tournament.

World Universities Debating Championships, Stellenbosch (Dec. 27 - Jan. 8)

• Ajit Singh was the Top Public Speaker in the world.
• All three U of A teams (Kawanami/Tse, Crossman/McGraw, Singh/Ohayon) finished in the top third of the tournament.

Lord Hugill Cup, University of Alberta (Nov. 15-17)

• The teams of Kyle Kawanami / Arthur Tse and Chris Samuel / Roman Kotovych broke to finals.
• Arthur Tse was the Top Speaker in the final round.
• Breaking to semifinals were Helen McGraw / James Crossman and the tournament's Top Novice Team, Donal Finegan / Garrett Finegan.
• Donal Finegan was the Top Novice Speaker of the tournament.
• Chris Samuel placed first in Public Speech, while Ajit Singh and Helen McGraw were also finalists.

Fall Open, University of Calgary (Oct. 25-27)

• Talib Rajwani and Alim Merali broke to finals and placed 2nd.
• Chris Bolivar and Mike Reid broke to semis and placed 4th.
• Breaking to quarterfinals were Arthur Tse / Paul Myroon and Alex Easton / Spence Nichol.
• Mike Reid was the Top Novice Speaker.
• Alex Easton won Public Speech, while Chris Samuel and Kyle Kawanami were also finalists.

Father Guindon Cup, University of Ottawa (Oct. 18-20)

• The team of Ajit Singh and Sharon Ohayon placed 5th overall in this Worlds Preparatory tournament.
• Ajit placed fourth in overall speaks, and Sharon placed fourth in public speech.

Shumiatcher Cup, University of Regina (Oct. 4-6)

• Helen McGraw and Mat Johnson broke to finals and placed 2nd.
• Rahool Agarwal and Chris Bolivar broke to semis and placed 3rd.
• Theresa Litorco and Nathan Pullan were the Top Novice Team.
• Theresa Litorco also placed as the Top Novice Speaker of the tournament.