Tournament Results

“Never let your wins go to your head or your losses go to your heart.” This has been our guiding mantra throughout competitions. Each school year, Chicago Debates hosts more than 30 tournaments across the city. You can explore past tournament results below—and to learn more about our competitive programs, visit our What We Do page.

2024-2025 Results

High School Policy
Blue Tournament 1
Silver Tournament 1
Blue/Silver Tournament 2
Blue/Silver Tournament 3
Blue Tournament 4
Silver Tournament 4
RCC Tournament 1
RCC Tournament 2
RCC Tournament 4
City Championship

Middle School Policy
Grant Park Tournament 1
Grant Park Tournament 2
Grant Park Tournament 3
Grant Park Tournament 4
City Championship

Middle School Public Forum
Navy Pier Scrimmage 1
Navy Pier Scrimmage 2
Navy Pier Southside Regionals
Navy Pier Westside Regionals
City Championship

Debate en Español
All results

2022-2023 Results

High School Policy
Red/Maroon Tournament 1
Blue/Silver Tournament 1
Red/Maroon Tournament 2
Blue/Silver Tournament 2
High School Open Invitational
Blue/Silver Tournament 4
Red/Maroon Tournament 4
Blue/Silver Tournament 5
Red/Maroon Tournament 5
High School City Championship

Middle School Policy
Grant Park Tournament 1
Grant Park Tournament 2
Grant Park Tournament 3
Grant Park Tournament 4
Middle School City Championship

Middle School Public Forum
Water Conferences Tournament 1
Water Conference Tournament 2
Water Conferences Tournament 3
Water Conferences Tournament 4

2021-2022 Results

High School Policy
Blue/Silver Tournament 1
Red/Maroon Tournament 1
Blue/Silver Tournament 2
Red/Maroon Tournament 2
Blue/Silver Tournament 3
Red/Maroon Tournament 3
Red/Maroon Tournament 4
Blue/Silver Tournament 4
Red/Maroon Tournament 5
Blue/Silver Tournament 5
High School City Championships

Middle School Policy
Grant Park Tournament 1
Lake Michigan/Chicago River Tournament 1
Grant Park Tournament 2
Lake Michigan/Chicago River Tournament 2
Lake Michigan/Chicago River Tournament 4
Grant Park Tournament 4
Middle School City Championships

2020-2021 Results

High School Policy
Red/Maroon Tournament 1
Blue/Silver Tournament 1
Blue/Silver Tournament 2
Maroon Tournament 2
Red Tournament 2
Blue/Silver Tournament 3
Red/Maroon Tournament 3
Blue/Silver Tournament 4
Red/Maroon Tournament 4
Blue/Silver Tournament 5
Red/Maroon Tournament 5

Middle School Policy
Lake Michigan/Navy Pier Tournament 1
Grant Park Tournament 2
Chicago River/Lake Michigan/Navy Pier Tournament 2
Grant Park Tournament 3
Lake/Pier/River Tournament 3
Grant Park Tournament 4
Lake/Pier/River Tournament 4

2018-2019 Results

High School Policy
Blue Tournament 1
White Tournament 1
Red Tournament 1
Maroon Tournament 1
RCC Tournament 2
Blue Tournament 2
White Tournament 2
Red Tournament 2
Maroon Tournament 2
RCC/Blue Tournament 3
Maroon Tournament 3
White/Red Tournament 3
Blue/Maroon Tournament 4
Red Tournament 4
White Conference Championship
Blue Conference Championship
Red Conference Championship
Maroon Conference Championship
City Championship
McDermott Will & Emery Novice Invitational
Mayer Brown National Qualifier

Middle School Policy
A Conference Tournament 1
AA Conference Tournament 1
AAA Conference Tournament 1
A/AA Joint Conference Tournament 2
AAA Conference Tournament 2
A Conference Tournament 3
AA/AAA Joint Conferences Tournament 3
A Conference Championship
AA Conference Championship
AAA Conference Championship
City Championship

2017-2018 Results

High School Policy
RCC Tournament 1
Blue Tournament 1
White Tournament 1
Red Tournament 1
Maroon Tournament 1
RCC Tournament 2
Blue Tournament 2
White Tournament 2
Red Tournament 2
Third Coast Underwriters Presents: Maroon Tournament 2
RCC/Blue Tournament 3
Red/White Tournament 3
Maroon Tournament 3
RCC/White Tournament 4
Blue/Maroon Joint Conference Championship
Red Tournament 4
RCC Tournament 5
Maroon Conference Championship
Red Conference Championship
Performance Trust Presents: Blue Conference Championship
White Conference Championship
City Championship
Allstate Varsity Invitational

Middle School Policy
A Tournament 1
AA Tournament 1
AAA Tournament 1
A /AA Tournament 2
AAA Tournament 2
A Tournament 3
AA/AAA Tournament 3
A Conference Championship
City Championship

2017-2016 Results

High School Policy
RCC Tournament 1
Blue Tournament 1
Red Tournament 1
White Tournament 1
RCC Tournament 2
Blue Tournament 2
White Tournament 2
Red Tournament 2
RCC/Blue Tournament 3
Third Coast Underwriters Presents: Mid-Season Classic White/Red Tournament 3
RCC/White Tournament 4
Blue/Red Tournament 4
RCC Tournament 5 Evanston Dead President’s Tournament
Blue Tournament 5
White Tournament 5
Red Tournament 5
Citi CPS Chicago Debate Championship
2016 Allstate Varsity Invitational
McDermott Will & Emery Novice Invitational
Mayer Brown Urban National Qualifier

Middle School Policy
A Tournament 1
AA Tournament 1
AAA Tournament 1
A/AA Tournament 2
AAA Tournament 2
AA/AAA Tournament 3
A Tournament 4
AA Tournament 4
AAA Tournament 4
City Championship

2015-2016 Results

High School Policy
RCC Tournament 1 “Windy City Classic”
LCC Tournament 1
A Tournament 1
AA Tournament 1
Tournament 1 Specialty Awards
RCC Tournament 2
LCC/A Tournament 2
AA Tournament 2
Tournament 2 Specialty Awards
RCC Tournament 3
LCC Tournament 3
A/AA Tournament 3
Tournament 3 Specialty Awards
Roberto Bustamante Classic (RCC/LCC )
A Tournament 4
Alexis Kemp Memorial Tournament (AA )
Tournament 4 Specialty Awards
RCC Tournament 5 (Evanston)
Third Coast Underwriters Presents: LCC Championship
A Conference Championship
AA Conference Championship
Tournament 5 Specialty Awards
City Championship
Performance Trust Financial Literacy Debates
Allstate Varsity Invitational
McDermott Will & Emery
Mayer Brown National Qualifier

Middle School Policy
A Tournament 1
AA Tournament 1
AAA Tournament 1
A Tournament 2
AA /AAA Tournament 2
A/AA Tournament 3
AAA Tournament 3
A Tournament 4
AA Tournament 4
AAA Tournament 4
City Championship

2013-2014 Results

High School Policy
Blue Tournament 1
White Tournament 1
Red Tournament 1
Maroon Tournament 1
RCC Tournament 2
Blue Tournament 2
White Tournament 2
Red Tournament 2
Maroon Tournament 2
RCC/Blue Tournament 3
Maroon Tournament 3
White/Red Tournament 3
Blue/Maroon Tournament 4
Red Tournament 4
White Conference Championship
Blue Conference Championship
Red Conference Championship
Maroon Conference Championship
City Championship
McDermott Will & Emery Novice Invitational
Mayer Brown National Qualifier

Middle School Policy
A Conference Tournament 1
AA Conference Tournament 1
AAA Conference Tournament 1
A/AA Joint Conference Tournament 2
AAA Conference Tournament 2
A Conference Tournament 3
AA/AAA Joint Conferences Tournament 3
A Conference Championship
AA Conference Championship
AAA Conference Championship
City Championship