DEBATE AWARDS
Hanoi Debate Tournament 2024
My first major tournament I have ever attended. Here, as a newbie, I made my institution proud by securing the semi-final slot before losing to the champion team.
This is the major tournament that I take on a dual role of both a debater and an organizing staff. This deep involvement allowed me to understand how a competition is operated on a national scale, and ultimately, how I can organize a grander one.
Hanoi Debate Tournament 2025
My first major competition as an adjudicator. I have never tried this role before, but as I strive to gain a better grasp of debate and argumentation, becoming a judge happens to be a fresh path for me.
I managed to become the chair in the last outround and subsequently judged the quarterfinal. But what I harvested from the tournament was the invaluable experience and the opportunities that opened up to me as a result of my dynamic role.
Vietnam British-Parliamentary Championship
VBC was my most memorable tournament.
[Footage of me hearing the breaking announcement] [Ask TMS]
Nevertheless, my debate career is not without its troughs…
At NSDC 2024, we stopped at the octofinal, despite being the “flagship” team of the institution. This is only the second team I was competing outside Hanoi, hence the crushing pressure of the major championship wore us down.
NSDC 2025. I signed up as a judge after gaining initial success in this role in Hanoi Debate Tournament 2025. Although this tournament was among the biggest in the year, I spent only little time preparing for it as a result of me jampacking my schedule with other activities during the pre-tour. The failure hit me hard: it told me a lesson about how I could not have it both ways, and that sometimes success must accompany with trade-offs.
