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The Inaugural Trans-Pacific Debate Championship (TPDC) is set for April 2021. TPDC is a collaborative effort to bring high quality competition and judging to students throughout the world. As the Pandemic continues to run its course through our communities we find it encouraging that technology has provided a new form of access to Competitors and coaches.

TPDC is a month long tournament (April 8th-May 1st). Each week students will compete in two rounds culminating in the final week of elimination debates. Our schedule is set to accommodate students across six different time zones and dozens of countries. Our goal is to allow students to attend at a “reasonable” time regardless of their location.

Although access has increased we recognize that some barriers still exist and aim to continually decrease those while maintaining a high quality tournament and user friendly experience. Partnering with coaches, instructors and educators across the globe we hope to bring you an event that will motivate your students and inspire discussion and dialogue across language barriers and political views.