World Championships Past Finals

WUDC Assumption University, Thailand 2008

Host: Assumtion University
Chief Adjudicator: Rajesh Krisnan
Adjudicators: Deirdre O’Donohoe (Ire) Diarmuid Early (Ire) Suthen 'Tate' Thomas (Mal) Neil Harvey-Smith (UK) Ian Lising (US) Ciaran Lawlor (Ire) Beth O’Connor (US), Joanna Nairn (Can)
Motion: "THB that people who give HIV to others must pay drug support."
Winner: Sydney A (Julia Bowes & Anna Garsia)
Best Individual: Sam Block (Cambridge)

Team

Team Members

Team

Team Members

Monash A
(Australia)

Tim Jeffrie

Fiona Prowse

Cambridge B
(England)

Daniel Warrents

Mhairi Murdoch

Oxford A
(England)

Lewis Iwu

Samir Deger-Sen

Sydney A
(Australia)

Dom Thurbon

Chris Croke

 

 

WUDC University of British Columbia 2007

Host: UBC
Chief Adjudicator: Kevin Massie (Can)
Adjudicators: Tim Sonnreich (Aus) Derek Lande (Ire) Alex Deane (Eng) Neill Harvey-Smith (Eng) Ian Lising (US) Jeremy Brier (Eng) Jo Nairn (Can) Hayley Nix (US)
Motion: "This house believes that economic growth is the solution to Climate Change"
Winner: Sydney A (Julia Bowes & Anna Garsia)
Best Individual: Jess Prince (Oxford A)

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Cambridge C
(England)

Ranald Clouston 

Bob Nimmo

Queensland A
(Australia)

Eirin O'Brien

Evan Goldman

Oxford D
(England)

Will Jones 

James Dray

Sydney G
(Australia)

Julia Bowes 
Anna Garsia

 

WUDC University College Dublin 2006

Host: L&H Dublin
Chief Adjudicator: Paul Brady (Ire)
Adjudicators: Kevin Massie (Can) Jeremy Brier (Eng), Paul Brady (Ire), Alex Deane (Eng) Fiona Dewar (Eng), Erik Eastaugh (Can), Michael Smith (Aus)
Motion: "This House would abolish all laws preventing cruelty to animals"
Winner: Hart House A (Michael Kotrly & Joanna Nairn)
Best Individual: Rory Gillis (Yale A) & Beth O'Connor (Yale A)

Team

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Yale E 
(US)

Josh Bone 

David Denton

Hart House A
(Canada)

Michael Kotrly
Joanna Nairn

Inner Temple
(England)

Charlie Sparling 

GregO'Ceallaigh

Chicago A
(US)

Patrick Emerson 
Daragh Grant

 

WUDC Multimedia University Malaysia 2005

Host: MMU
Chief Adjudicator: Logandran Balavijendran (Malaysia)
Adjudicators: Jeremy Brier (Eng), Ian Lising (US), Paul Brady (Ire), Omar Salahuddin (Mal), Kevin Masse (Can), Praba Ganesan (Mal), Amanda Wolthuizen (Aus), Tim Sonnreich (Aus), Logandran Balavijendran (Mal)
Motion: "This House Supports Corporal Punishment in Schools"
Winner: Ottawa A (Erik Eastaugh & Jamie Furniss)
Best Individual: Kylie Lane (Monash A)

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Team

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Ottawa A 
(Canada)

Erik Eastaugh
Jamie Furniss

Hart House B
(Canada)

Michael Kotrly
Joanna Nairn

Oxford D
(England)

Jonathan Bailey
Alex Just

Cambridge A
(England)

Joe Devanny 
Daragh Grant

 

WUDC Singapore 2004

Host: Nanyang University
Chief Adjudicator: Ravi Viswanathan (Singapore)
Adjudicators:  Neill Harvey-Smith (Eng), Ranjan Agarwal (Can), Amanda Wolthuizen (Aus), Ian Lising (US), Caleb Ward (NZ), Michael Smith (Aus), Praba Ganesan (Mal), Barry Tanner (Can) and Kate Stegeman (ZA)
Motion: "This House Would ban the abortion of foetuses on the grounds of permanent disability"
Winner: Middle Temple
Best Individual: Alex Croft (Sydney)

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Inner Temple
(England)

Alexis Hernden
Richard Osbourne

Singapore IM
(Singapore)

Rajesh Krishnan
Amit Bhatia

Middle Temple 
(England)

Alex Deane 
Jeremy Brier

Sydney A
(Australia)

Ani Satchithananda 
Alex Croft

  

WUDC Stellenbosch 2003

Host: Stellenbosch University
Chief Adjudicator: Marika Muller (South Africa)
Adjudicators: Colm Flynn (Ire), Andy Hume (Sco) Ian Lising (US) Jennifer Twite (UK), Eamonn O'Flaherthy (Ire), Joan De Venecia (Ph)
Motion: "This house believes we have learned nothing from September 11th"
Winner: Cambridge B
Best Individual: Wu Meng Tan (Cambridge A)

Team

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Monash B 
(Austealia)

Luke Oliver
Tim Sonnreich

Cambridge A
(UK)

Wu Meng Tan
Seb Issacc

Melbourne A 
(Australia)

Sarah Kennedy 
Perry Herzfeld

Cambridge B
(UK)

Jack Anderson 
Caleb Ward

 

WUDC Toronto 2002

Host: Hart House Toronto
Chief Adjudicator: Rob Silver (Canada)
Adjudicators: Alex Macoun (Aus), Ian Lising (US), James Bitanga (Ph), Stephen Pitel (Can), Caoilfhionn Gallagher (Ire), Neill Harvey-Smith (UK), Marika Muller (SA), Jason Brent (Can)
Motion: "This house would ban prisoners publishing accounts of their crimes"
Winner: New York University Law Society
Best Individual: Ewan Smith (Oxford)

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Durham B 
(UK)

Jon Simons
Tom Hamilton

NYU Law
(US)

Rob Weekes
Alan Merson

Monash A 
(Australia)

Amanda Wolthuizen 
Michael Smith

UCD L&H A
(Ireland)

Paul Brady 
Colin Walsh

 

WUDC Glasgow 2001

Host: Glasgow University Union
Chief Adjudicator: Andy Hume (Scotland)
Adjudicators: Ben Foss (US) Rob Silver (Canada) Meg O'Sullivan (Australia) Amanda Kiemas (Singapore), Richard Wilkins (Scotland) John Long (Ireland) Nick Dunham (UK)
Motion: "This house would Elect it's judges"
Winner: Sydney A
Best Individual: Paul Hunyor (Sydney A)

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U of London A 
(UK)

Neil Harvey Smith
Paul Gleeson

Kings Inns A 
(Ireland)

Ian Walsh 
Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Sydney B 
(Australia)

Laila deMelo 
Alex Macoun

Sydney  A 
(Australia)

Greg O'Mahony 
Paul Hunyor

WUDC Sydney 2000

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Host: Sydney Union
Chief Adjudicator: Rebecca Graham (Australia)
Adjudicators: Omar Salahuddin (Malaysia) Diarmuid Conway (Ireland) Ben Foss (US) Bombit Lagosa (Philippines) Tommy Tonner (Scotland) John Long (Ireland) Andrew Mitchell (Australia) Praba Ganesan (Malaysia)
Motion: "This house believes Marx would have approved of the internet"
Winner: Monash A
Best Individual: Andy Kidd (Oxford)

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UC Dublin 
(Ireland)

Simon Mills
Paul Brady

Glasgow A 
(Scotland)

JP Toner 
Elenor Winton

La Verne  A 
(US)

JJ Rodruigez 
Sean Krispinsky

Monash A 
(Australia)

Kim Little 
Cathy Roussow

WUDC Manila 1999

Host: Ateneo College Manila
Motion: "This house believes Nethanyahu is the biggest obstacle to peace in Israel"

Winner: Monash A
Best Individual: Andy Kidd (Oxford A)

Team

Country

Team Members

University of Sydney E

Australia.

Ben Juratowich 
Greg O' Mahoney

Oxford University

U.K.

Andy Kidd
Simon Milnes 

Monash University A

Australia.

Meg O'Sullivan  
Andrew Phillips

University of Sydney B

Australia.

Nick Purtell
Janet Brown

WUDC Athens 1998

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Host: Deree College Athens
Chief Adjudicator: Julie Pipilos (Greece)
Adjudicators: Andy Hume (Scotland) Michael Lubeski (Japan) Benjamin Kalin (US) Paul McDermott (Ireland) Alex Kalisasis (Greece) Simone Murray (Australia)
Motion: "This house believed humanitarism is a first world affectication"
Winner: Grays Inns A
Best Individual: Neil Sheldon (Grays Inns)

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Oxford  A 
(U.K.)

Ben Philips 
Dominis Hughes

Grays Inns A 
(UK)

Neil Sheldon 
Andy George

Edinburgh A 
(Scotland)

Colm O'Cinneide 
Ben Foss

Western Ontario A 
(Canada)

Brent Patterson 
David Orr

 

WUDC Stellenbosch 1997

Host: Stellenbosch University

 Motion: "This house would legalise all drugs"
Winner: Glasgow A
Best Individual: Andy George (Grays Inns)

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London A 
(U.K.)

Dan Neidle 
Simone Murray

Grays Inns A 
(UK)

Tim Green 
Andy George

Glasgow A 
(Scotland)

Derek Sloan 
Andy Hume

Edinburgh A 
(Scotland)

Gavin McCall 
Bob Dalrymple

 

WUDC CORK 1996  

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Host: Philosophical Society  Auditor: Adrian Jackson
Chair: Prof Anthony Clare
Time Keeper: Colm O'Cinneide
Chief Adjudicator: John Long (Ireland)
Adjudicators: Chris Fladgate (Australia), Jermery Green (U.K.), Mole Romani (Canada), Neil Higgins (U.S.), Damian Crawford (Ireland), Andrea Cumber (Australia)
Motion: "This house favours strong dictatorship above weak democracy"
Winner: Macquarie A
Best Individual: Adam Spencer (Sydney)
 

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Middle Temple A 
(U.K.)

Ian Duncan 
Jody Beveridge

Macquarie A 
(Australia)

Fenja Berglund 
Ben Way

Sydney A 
(Australia)

Kara Greiner 
Adam Spencer

Edinburgh A 
(Scotland)

Bob Dalrymple 
Stephen Magee

WUDC Princeton 1995 

Champions: University of New South Wales B (James Hooke & Jeremy Phillips)

Finalists: Oxford A (Rufus Black & Rod Clayton)

WUDC Melbourne 1994

Champions: Glasgow A (Manus Blessing & Duncan Hamilton)

Team

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Glasgow A 
(Scotland)

Manus Blessing 
Duncan Hamilton

Oxford A 
(UK)

Rufus Black 
David Blair

Vassar A 
(Canada)

 

Aukland A 
(New Zealand)

 

Motion: "This house believes that Machiavelli is the way to go"

WUDC Oxford 1993

Champions: Harvard B (David Friedman & David Kennedy)

Finalists: Hart House B (Jason Brent & Tom Meehan), ANU A, ANU B
 

WUDC Trinity College Dublin 1992

Champions: Glasgow A (Robin Marshall & Gordon Peterson)

Finalists: ANU A (Richard Douglas & Damien O'Donovan), Sydney A (Adam Spencer & Clayton Long), Sydney B (Andrew Stone & David Howarth)

Motion: "This house believes that Nationalism is a hangover from history"

WUDC Toronto 1991

Champions: McGill A (Chris Wayland & Mona Gupta)

Finalists: Dalhousie B (Stephen Pitel & John Haffner)

WUDC Glasgow 1990

Winner: Yale (Matt Wolf & John Wertheim)

Finalists: Ormond College (Rufus Black & Greg Hunt), Sydney A (Andrew Bell & Adam Spencer), ANU (Clayton Young & Daniel Mulino)

WUDC Princeton 1989

Winner: Sydney (Andrew Bell & Warren Lee)

Finalists: Hart House Toronto (Justin MacGregor & Dave Conklin)

WUDC Sydney 1988

Winners: Oxford (Morley & ??)

Finalists : Melbourne

WUDC University College Dublin 1987

Winner : Glasgow (Kevin Sneader & Austin Lally)

Finalists: Hart House Toronto (Stuart Oli & Justin MacGregor)

WUDC Fordham 1986

Winners: Cork (Brian Hassett & Siobhan Lankford)

Finalists: Sydney

WUDC McGill 1985

Winners: Kings Inns (Damian Crawford & Shane Murphy)

Finalists: Brown

WUDC Edinburgh 1984

Winners: Sydney (Celermeyer & Kelly)

Finalists: Oxford (Murray Pittock and Jeya Wilson)

WUDC Princeton 1983

Winners: Glasgow (Nicolson & McKirgan)

Finalists: Toronto (Nankivell & Daniels)

WUDC Hart House Toronto 1982

Winners: Aukland (Bugg & Kidd)

Finalists: Ottawa (LaPlante & McCulloch)

WUDC Glasgow 1981

Champions: Toronto (Steve Coughlin Andrew Taylor)

Finalists: McGill Law School (Marcel Mangeon John Rankin), Ottawa, Queen Margaret Union Glasgow 'B'