MCDS Sri Lanka Schools Debating Championship 2009

The 2009 edition of the MCDS Sri Lanka Schools Debating Championships was held on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of February 2009. Around 40 teams registered for the tournament this year. The tournament was endorsed by the Debaters' Council.

After 5 strenous and highly competitive rounds of Debating the top 8 teams broke into the Quarter Final Rounds. The following are the results from hence

Quarter Finals

S. Thomas' College A bt Bishop's College A

Colombo International School A bt S. Thomas' College B

Royal College A bt Royal College B

St. Joseph's College A bt Royal College C

Semi Finals

S. Thomas' College A bt St. Joseph's College A

Colombo Interntational School A bt Royal College A

Finals

S. Thomas' College A bt Colombo International School A

David Rajasingham from S. Thomas' College A was adjudged the Best Speaker at the Tournament.

We congratulate S. Thomas' College for retaining the shield they won in 2008 and Colombo International School for their excellent performance to reach the Finals.

S. Thomas' College A was represented by

David Rajasingham - Captain

Vinura Ladduwahetty

Ruven Weerasinghe

Minal Wickremasinghe

Colombo International School A was represented by

Yohan Senarath - Captain

Sarah Jameel

Kithmina Hewage

Tamil and Sinhala competitions were also organized parallel to the English version. We thank the Moot Court and Debating Society of the University of Colombo for the hard work put in to make the competition a success.