They’ve won every conceivable award in college debate: CEDA Champions.  NDT Top Speakers.  Copeland Award Winners.  Harvard Invitational Champions.  They are now graduate scholars, law school students, entrepreneurs, and Executive Directors to the Bay Area Urban Debate League.  They have something else in common aside from their respective successes: They are coming together to bring debate into every classroom in the Bay Area.  To date, they have raised over $10,000 for the Bay Area Urban Debate League.

20 Debaters, 10 Teams, 2 Wheels, 1 cause, all outlined below.  We hope to see you on March 24, 2010 for “The Bay Area Urban Debate League Presents: The 2010 Pro Debate Tournament” — hosted at the Oakland Marriott City Center (1001 Broadway) and sponsored by Boston Properties.  It is not too late to root for your favorite team and donate to a great cause!

Wheel 1:

Berkeley BW (Michael Burshteyn & Craig Wickersham)
Debate What! (Ede Warner & Tiffany Dillard-Knox)
School of Athens RJ (Jason Regnier & PaulJohnson)
Serius Biznis (Alexis Litzky & Stephanie Eisenberg)
Tripod v. 2.0 (Michael Klinger & Jonah Feldman)

Wheel 2:

Debate Realness With A Twist (Deven Cooper & Rashad Evans)
doubtwecarebutheywhynot?!? (Sam Iola & Jake Ziering)
eDebate All-Stars (Jon Sharp & Michael Hester)
Oklahoma CJ (Blake Johnson & Connor Cleary)
The Maoists (Jordan Mills & Issac Peck)

Click more to view the official round pairings for “The Bay Area Urban Debate League Presents: The 2010 Pro Debate Tournament”.

Wheel 1:

Round 1
Berkeley BW v. Debate What!
JUDGES: Steele, Odekirk

School of Athens RJ v. Serius Biznis
JUDGES: Reid, Rekhi

BYE: Tripod v. 2.0

Round 2
Debate What! v. Tripod v. 2.0
JUDGES: Rekhi, Reid

Serius Biznis v. Berkeley BW
JUDGES: Garen, Heidt

BYE: School of Athens RJ

Round 3
Tripod v. 2.0 v. School of Athens RJ
JUDGES: Maag, Turoff

Serius Biznis v. Debate What!
JUDGES: Zagorian, Rebrovic

BYE: Berkeley BW

Round 4
Tripod v. 2.0 v. Serius Biznis
JUDGES: McCollum, Gordon

School of Athens RJ v. Berkeley BW
JUDGES: Osborn, Alvarez

BYE: Debate What!

Round 5
Berkeley BW v. Tripod v. 2.0
JUDGES: Hines, DeLong

Debate What! v. School of Athens RJ
JUDGES: Gordon, Smelko

BYE: Serius Biznis

Wheel 2:

Round 1
Debate Realness With A Twist v. doubtwecarebutheywhynot?!?
JUDGES: Rebrovic, Vincen

eDebate All-Stars v. The Maoists
JUDGES: DeLong, Heidt

BYE: Oklahoma CJ

Round 2
doubtwecarebutheywhynot?!? v. Oklahoma CJ
JUDGES: Zagorian, Odekrik

The Maoists v. Debate Realness With A Twist
JUDGES: Alvarez, Murillo

BYE: eDebate All-Stars

Round 3
Oklahoma CJ v. The Maoists
JUDGES: McCollum, Durkee

Debate Realness With A Twist v. eDebate All-Stars
JUDGES: Steel, Rekhi

BYE: doubtwecarebutheywhynot?!?

Round 4
The Maoists v. doubtwecarebutheywhynot?!?
JUDGES: Washington, Turoff

eDebate All-Stars v. Oklahoma CJ
JUDGES: Smelko, Rebrovic

BYE: Debate Realness With A Twist

Round 5
doubtwecarebutheywhynot?!? v. eDebate All-Stars
JUDGES: Osborn, Alvarez

Oklahoma CJ v. Debate Realness With A Twist
JUDGES: Polin, Turoff

BYE: The Maoists