Team Northern Ireland Finish Double Octo-finalists at WSDC 2024

Team Northern Ireland, representing the Northern Ireland Schools Speech & Debate Association (NISSDA), finished as double octo-finalists at the 2024 World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) in Serbia.

The 2024 team comprised Bluebelle Carroll from Rathmore Grammar School; Charlotte Thomas from James Allen's Girls' School; Joe Atkinson from Methodist College Belfast, who captained the side; and Rachel Tait from Methodist College Belfast.

The team recorded a perfect 8–0 win-loss record in the preliminary rounds, finishing among the top-ranked teams in the tournament. In the knockout stages, Northern Ireland won their partial octo-final before a narrow defeat in the octofinals ended their run.

An undefeated preliminary campaign for the second year running underlined Northern Ireland's growing reputation as one of the most consistent teams in world schools debating.

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