Team Northern Ireland Reach Octofinals at WSDC 2023

Team Northern Ireland, representing the Northern Ireland Schools Speech & Debate Association (NISSDA), reached the octofinals of the 2023 World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC) in Vietnam.

The 2023 team comprised Aryaman Sarda from Methodist College Belfast; Hasinii Kellampalli from Royal Belfast Academical Institution; Joe Atkinson from Royal Belfast Academical Institution, who captained the side; and Zac Weinberg from Belfast Grammar Academy.

The team completed the preliminary rounds undefeated with an 8–0 record, one of the standout results of the tournament, before their campaign ended in the octofinals.

The result was Northern Ireland's best at the time and confirmed the team as a rising force in international schools debating.

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