{"id":34157,"date":"2024-10-21T16:22:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/?page_id=34157"},"modified":"2024-10-22T15:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:34:17","slug":"the-isf-chinese-debate-team-achieves-new-success-in-asian-cup-and-zongheng-cup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/achievements-and-news\/the-isf-chinese-debate-team-achieves-new-success-in-asian-cup-and-zongheng-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"The ISF Chinese Debate Team Achieves New Success in Asian Cup and Zongheng Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news theme-news-header header-section&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; el_class=&#8221;header-menu&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news container&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;]<style text=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2  class=\"isf_custom_heading filled\" style=\"text-align:left;\">The ISF Chinese Debate Team Achieves New Success in Asian Cup and Zongheng Cup<\/h2>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The ISF Chinese Debate Team competed against outstanding debaters worldwide in two international competitions, culminating in impressive results.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><u>The Global Chinese Debate Championship (Asian Cup) \u2013 4th Place<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">August 8 to 12<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Participants: Eric Dong, Xin Ze Li, Ella Du, Yoyo Cheng<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Asian Cup, the largest Chinese debate competition for secondary students worldwide, is renowned for its rigorous schedule, fast-paced format, and high level of performance. This year\u2019s event was held in person at Han Academy in Hong Kong, attracting participants from mainland China, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Our team faced formidable opponents during the group stage, including Malaysia\u2019s Penang Han Chiang High School, Australia\u2019s Ravenswood School for Girls, and the traditional powerhouse Tsinghua University High School. Ultimately, the ISF team advanced to the knockout stage with a record of one win and one loss, finishing second in the group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In the knockout, our team confronted a strong coalition of students from Hengshui High School, Tsinghua University High School and another Hong Kong school. Our team secured a spot in the top eight with a narrow victory of 4.5 to 4, earning the honor of fourth place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Throughout the competition, our students exemplified remarkable unity and determination built from active preparation during the summer break, tackling a demanding schedule of one or even two debates a day without hesitation. In the end, they achieved the best-ever result for ISF Chinese Debate Team in this tournament. 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Our indomitable ISF Chinese Debate Team initiated a competitive exchange with many strong opponents in the Group AB categories (cross-age group) and finally won the championship!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">During the group stage, our team faced redoubtable \u00a0opponents, winning decisively with scores of 5:0.5 against Beijing World Youth Academy and 4.5:0.5 against last year\u2019s dark horse, the American team. In the knockout, they triumphed over the world\u2019s top-ranked school, Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy, followed by victories against Chengdu Mianshi Foreign Language School and Tsinghua University High School. In the finals, they secured victory with a narrow margin of 0.5 points against Presbyterian Ladies\u2019 College in Australia, ultimately claiming the championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Despite numerous challenges, the ISF Chinese Debate Team has achieved fruitful results with their exceptional debating skills, teamwork and unrelenting efforts. Notably, Eric and Yoyo received MVP awards for individual rounds, while Tommy won the title of Excellent Debater. 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