Results of all elimination rounds prior to finals will be posted on the public-facing side of Tabroom.com. Find them by navigating to nationals.tabroom.com and selecting the Pairings tab. 

Main speech event postings will be released at the following times on nationals.tabroom.com:
Top 60 Speech (Rounds 7/8) — Tuesday midday
Top 30 Speech (Rounds 9/10) — Tuesday evening
Speech Semifinalists (Rounds 11/12) — Wednesday midday
Speech Finalists — Wednesday evening

Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum teams who win at least 8 prelim ballots will advance to Rounds 7/8. Each advancing team will begin with a clear record and debate until they lose twice until two remain for a final round. Beginning with round 7, Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum judges will announce their decisions at the end of the debates.

Congress, World Schools, and Big Questions advancing entries will be announced on nationals.tabroom.com. World Schools and Big Questions competitors who win at least 4 preliminary rounds will advance to elimination rounds. Each advancing entry will begin with a clear record and debate until they lose once until two entries remain for a final round. In elimination rounds, judges will announce their decisions at the end of each debate.

All events will use online balloting. To access ballots, judges will log in to Tabroom.com and check Current Ballots & Panels for an assignment before each round! If judges don’t have an assignment but are obligated to judge that day, they will report to the judge pooling room at their competition site. Judges are required to leave written comments on their ballots so students can understand their results and improve. Ballots and the full tournament results packet will be available for students to review after the tournament on Monday, June 24. 

If your school’s judges have met their obligations (reported to all assignments), the $200 judge bond will be refunded. During registration for the National Tournament, schools indicated on Tabroom.com if they would like their judge bond credited to their 2024-2025 NSDA account or returned in the form of a check. Please log in to Tabroom.com to review your selection. All bonds will be processed and returned after Nationals by July 31, 2024.

Round pairings/schematics (who’s competing against whom and where) will be available on Tabroom.com at nationals.tabroom.com. Competitors and judges should log into their Tabroom.com account to view their assignments; observers can find the public pairings by navigating to nationals.tabroom.com and selecting the Pairings tab.

• • Pattern A: Extemp Commentary, Original Spoken Word Poetry, Prose, Expository
  • Pattern B: Impromptu, Poetry, Storytelling
  • OR Extemp Debate

It costs $30 for each supplemental event pre-registration, and entry fees are not refunded if your competitor does not re-register in that event. Choose your pre-registered events wisely! 1-2 pre-registered supplemental entries come with a requirement of 1 day of judging, 3-4 entries require 2 days, 5-6 entries require 3 days, and so on. Those days of judging may be assigned in supplemental speech, main event speech, and/or Extemp Debate. Supplemental event judging can be purchased for $120 per day.

Main Events:

• All students who advanced to an elimination round in a main event will receive an award.
• Finalists in speech and debate main events will be given their award on stage at the awards ceremony on Friday.
• Semifinalists in speech and debate main events will receive their award on stage after their event’s final round.
• The top 14 Congressional debaters in the House and the Senate and top POs will receive their award on stage at the awards ceremony on Friday.
• Students in speech and debate main events eliminated before the semifinal round will receive an award that can be picked up at Awards Checkout on Thursday or Friday at the Iowa Events Center.
• Congressional Debate quarterfinalists and semifinalists will receive an award that can be picked up at Awards checkout on Thursday or Friday at the Iowa Events Center.
• Top speakers in Policy and Lincoln-Douglas Debate will receive their award on stage after their event’s final round.
• The top 4 teams in World Schools and the top 14 speakers will receive their award on stage at the awards ceremony on Friday. Teams placing 5-8 will be awarded trophies on stage after the World Schools final round. Elimination round participants that are not in the top 8 will receive a plaque that can be picked up at Awards Checkout on Thursday or Friday at the Iowa Events Center.

Big Questions:

• The top 4 competitors in Big Questions will receive their award on stage at the awards ceremony on Friday.
• Elimination round participants that are not in the top 4 will receive a plaque that can be picked up at Awards Checkout on Thursday or Friday at the Iowa Events Center.

Supplemental Events:

• The top six competitors in each supplemental event will receive their award on stage at the awards ceremony on Friday.
• Students who place 7-12 in supplemental speech events and 7-14 in Extemp Debate will receive an award that can be picked up at Awards Checkout on Thursday or Friday at the Iowa Events Center.

Four-Time Competitors:

• Students who have competed at the tournament all four years will receive an email in advance and be recognized as Four-Time Competitors.
• Four-Time Competitor awards must be picked up at Awards Checkout on Thursday or Friday at the Iowa Events Center.
• Four-Time Competitors will be recognized from the audience during the awards ceremony on Friday.