The Pro-Am

[mattina]

The Pro-Am will be held this year in St Andrews and is being run by members of our society on behalf of the SSDC (Scottish Students Debating Council) of which Rachael is chair this year.

It is being held on the 20th and 21st of October (rounds on the Saturday and workshops, etc on the Sunday).

I encourge people, both those new to debating (ams) and those with experience (pros,) to attend. It was alot of fun last year and I personally feel that I learned quite a bit.

If you wish to attend, please email me as soon as possible at lem55. If you are unsure and would like more information or have any questions, please feel free to email me as well.

Thanks!

Laura

[Dickie]

What format will Sat take?
Where will things be?
What is the time table?

I understand that this is a work in progress. So most details will not be known but is there a vague scetch of a plan.

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[mattina]

The vague nature isn't on purpose and I will be posting details as soon as they are made available to me. The format and timetable will be forthcoming.

I wanted to put the date out there to know how much interest there was in the competition and make people aware that it will be taking place.

Laura

[mattina]

Just a reminder as details are being finalised (at which point I'll pass them along as soon as I can!) that the pro-am is this weekend so if you're interested in taking part please by all means email me at lem55 and come along to training on the top floor of the Union this Wednesday from 2-5pm!

-Laura

[mattina]

Registration this Saturday will be from 11 to 11:30 (room bookings are being finalised) and there is no registration fee.

-Laura

[mattina]

Thanks to everyone who is coming to the Pro-Am! I'll see you between 11:00 and 11:15 in the Union. (I'll try to stand by the door so you can find me to let me know you've made it!)

-Laura

[kdc4]

The Pro-Am was a major success for St Andrews debaters. This year, pros and ams were selected randomly, with no institutional block, so pros and ams from the same institution were permitted to speak together.

(I apologise for spelling everyone's names incorrectly).

Miles and Madeleine (both St Andreans) topped the 'pro' and 'am' tabs respectively, though they ended up falling short of the final.

The final was contested by:

1st Prop (Vijay and Beth)
2nd Prop (Kenny and Sam)
2nd Opp (Tom and James)

All of whom were from St Andrews.

They were joined by:

1st Opp (Maciej and Karen) from Aberdeen.

To Debate:
'THW: Criminalise Smoking While Pregnant'


A close-fought final resulted in 4-1 decision for Vijay and Beth.

Congratulations to the them on the first (of many, I hope) victories for St Andrews this year.

N.B. As per the training calendar, there is no training session tonight (due to the SSDC conference).

Thanks to Rach for managing it all so efficiently and Chris for his tab magic!

Cheers,
-Doug

[mattina]

Indeed, a well done to everyone who participlated this weekend!

The rounds and workshops not only went well but I think everyone involved (pros and ams alike) learned alot from the competition!

-Laura

[mattina]

The Full Tab is as follows:

Team Tab

Kenny Nicoll* Sam Fowles* 11
James Beadle* Tom Cahn* 10
Maciej Zalewski Karen Reid 10
Vijay Vikram* Beth Connor* 10
Rhian Davies Rob Marrs 7
Matthias MuellerZoe Sutherland* 7
Lauren Weinburry/James Moloney 7
Maddy Grieve* Miles Wood* 7
Lawrence McKechnie/Jess Siegel* 7
Brian Sonia-Wallace*Steven Rome 6
Rachel Arksey Kirsty Elliot 6
Fraser Rickman* Neil Armstrong 5
Hari Kumar* Anita Acavalos 5
Ahmad Sultan Alastair Kerr 4
Raphael Heinisch*/Sally Young* 4
Miriam Weber Lauren Cahill* 4
Peter Thomson* Laura Mattina* 4
Katya Kan Frank George* 3
Akvile Vanagaite/Graham Foggo 3
Michael Hutchison/Namita Bhope 0

(ams are on the left, pros on the right)

Speaker Tab

1. Miles Wood* 314
2. Beth Connor* 312
___Karen Reid 312
4. Zoe Sutherland* 310
5. Rob Marrs 307
6. Tom Cahn* 306
___Jess Siegel* 306
8. Kenny Nicoll* 302
9.Neil Armstrong 301
10.James Moloney 300
11.Maddy Grieve* 299
___Graham Foggo 299
13.Laura Mattina* 298
14.James Beadle* 297
15.Anita Acavalos 296
16.Sam Fowles* 293
___Brian Sonia-Wallace* 293
18. Maciej Zalewski 292
19. Kirsty Elliot 291
____Steven Rome 291
21. Sally Young* 290
__Lauren Cahill* 290
23.Alastair Kerr 288
24.Matthias Mueller 286
25.Raphael Heinisch* 285
____Lauren Weinberg 285
____Vijay Vikram* 285
28.Frank George* 284
____Katya Kan 284
____Ahmad Sultan 284
31.Miriam Weber 282
32.Fraser Rickman* 281
___Peter Thomson* 281
34.Rachel Arksey 280
___Akvile Vanagaite 280
36. Lawrence McKechnie 275
37. Michael Hutchison 273
____Rhian Davies 273
39. Hari Kumar* 266
40. Namita Bhope 265

(St Andrews speakers are marked with a *)

[Connie]

This was a great showing by St Andrews - and especially well done to all the ams who did a great job!
Looks like Maidens is going to be a cut-throat competition, and hope for Bogwall is growing!

--Connie

[Dickie]

Well done, sorry could not be there.
MAN FLU !!!

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[Dave the Explosive Newt]

Those are some brilliant results! Debating at St Andrews just gets better and better!

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Mmmmmmm, cake.
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[Lauren]

Thwarted for the 19th spot once again...one of these days my specialness will be recognised in the way it deserves!

[Jason]

Well done to all the children. Bogwall should be fun too.

Hello Maddy!

P.S. I do hope the trophies were awarded.