Content Outline
- Overview
Tournament Set-up
Preliminary Debate Rounds
Preliminary Speech Rounds
Elimination Round Prep
Elimination Rounds
Finalizing Results
Appendices
Match Round
Match Round (Tab Lead)
- Select Policy Debate or Value Debate.
- Select the round to be matched from the left sidebar.
- Select Match Round.
- Select Random or Power as follows:
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W H E N T O S T A R T P O W E R M A T C H I N G |
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Number of Teams |
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3-4 |
5-6 |
7-8 |
9-10 |
11-12 |
13+ |
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Round 1 |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
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Round 2 |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Power |
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Round 3 |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Power |
Power |
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Round 4 |
Random |
Random |
Random |
Power |
Power |
Power |
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Round 5 |
Random |
Random |
Power |
Power |
Power |
Power |
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Round 6 |
Random |
Power |
Power |
Power |
Power |
Power |
- Exercise a moment of patience while the matcher runs, and do not click Random or Power twice.
Review Match (Tab Lead & Team Members)
- Review for reasonableness, giving attention to side balance, repeat matches, promos/sandbags, byes, and anything out of the ordinary.
- Click on each match for more information:

- If there is a bye, make sure it has been assigned to a team in the lowest win-loss bracket unless unavoidable. (A Round 1 bye will be randomly assigned.)
- Any problems with the match should be reported before continuing.
