Hello everybody, 

We hope this finds you well. Two items of note:

  1. This is a reminder that registration for both leagues is open. Please make sure to register your school through the specific forms. Please register your school for each league individually.

    1. Senior League (SL) open until October 11th (which is in five days!): https://forms.gle/An3Y93vYuRMbwrUc7

    2. Junior League (JL) open until November 9th: https://forms.gle/zeXTaAgiNxKJB7eT7

  2. A few things about invoices… We have noticed that some schools have specific requirements regarding invoices. This is caused by the different (legal) structure some schools might have. In order to avoid misunderstandings and long waits for corrected invoices, we ask you to check and inform us about the following things.

    1. Please make sure to submit a contact person that is responsible for invoice processing. Please do so if, and only if, this is not you. We will reach out to you after the registration closes if we need any further details.

    2. Please let us know about any specific wordings you might need (such as: Teilnahmegebühr Heidelberg, includes 5 meals, 2 nights, etc.). Please check your charter before submitting any registrations. We will provide a section in the different registrations which is designated for these requirements. Please note that if your organisation’s charter presents specific requirements to our invoices, we need to know this information as detailed as possible.

    3. Please make sure to check any invoices within two business days. Please reach out to us, in that time frame, if you need anything changed. We cannot guarantee any further changes to your invoice, if you voice concerns afterwards. 

If you need to adjust the information you provided in our registration form, simply reach out to us by writing an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Senior League or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Junior League. 

We are looking forward to seeing many of you during this new season of Senior League as well as Junior League. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely,

Sunny Marko Lorenz Salah El Kaleh
Caroline Pottgießer Kiara Schembs
Leander Mathissen Robert Foglszinger
Alex Seitz Franziska Mohr
Atharv Mahendrakar  
Kavin Raj Kumar  
The SL 2025/2026 OrgCom The JL 2025/2026 OrgCom
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Dear members of the debating community,
 
We are happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2025/26 season of DSG Senior League (SL). The tournament is open to teams from all German secondary schools.
 
The debates of SL 2025/26 will take place on the following days:
  • FRI, 28 NOVEMBER 2025 (Rounds 1 & 2)
  • FRI, 30 JANUARY 2026 (Rounds 3 & 4)
  • FRI-SUN, 20-22 MARCH 2026 (Heidelberg Weekend, Rounds 5-8 + Octofinals)
  • SAT, 13 JUNE 2026 (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Grand Final)

The virtual judges' briefing for both Junior and Senior League will be held via MS Teams on THU, 20 NOVEMBER 2025, at 7pm.

Please register through the form below, which contains all necessary information about the tournament. Registration is open until 11 October. Late registrations will only be accepted in special circumstances.
 
>> Registration form: https://forms.gle/An3Y93vYuRMbwrUc7 <<
 
As we discussed at the SL annual meeting earlier this year, our tournament has grown so large that the Würzburg youth hostel no longer has the capacity to host our debate weekend. Even though we have thoroughly enjoyed our many previous stays there, and are extremely grateful to them for their wonderful hospitality and support over the years, we have now had to find a different venue. We are happy to announce that this season's debate weekend will take place at the DJH Youth Hostel in Heidelberg. More information about the weekend will follow soon.
 
We are looking forward to seeing many of you during this new season of Senior League. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Sunny Lorenz
Caroline Pottgiesser
Leander Mathissen 
Alex Seitz 
Atharv Mahendrakar
Kavin Raj Kumar
 
The SL 2025/26 Organisation Committee (OrgCom)

We congratulate DSG Team Germany for its excellent performance at this year's World Schools Debating Championships in Panama City, Panama (22 JUL - 01 AUG 2025)! Out of 57 teams attending, Germany was just two ballots away from breaking into the top tier of 24 teams after the preliminary rounds and ended up on rank 31! This is on the one hand an outstanding achievement, considering the small size of the German schools debate circuit, on the other hand frustrating, that the break into the final rounds was missed by just a whim. 

Either way, we would like to appreciate the tremendous efforts invested by all involved:

The debaters: Yuye Qian (Stuttgart), Kiara Schembs (Frankfurt), Zarant Horváth (Neuss), Alexandra Rubinstein (Schwäbisch Gmünd), Felix Polianski (Ulm)

Coach: Samuel Scheuer

Not in image: Coach and Judge Gaby Lin

Not in image: Independent judge from Germany: Tarun Ruschmeier

Important side note: Tarun Ruschmeier was the fourth DSG member to judge a WSDC Grand Final. Congratulations!!! He succeeded Christopher Sanchez (2012), Jana Gilke (2017) and Louisa Broeg (2019).

The tournament was won by Team India on a 7-0 unanimous decision. Congratulations!!

Teams faced:

Rd1 Chile (win)
Rd2 Indonesia (loss)
Rd3 Mexico (loss)
Rd4 Denmark (loss)
Rd5 Turkey (win)
Rd6 Slovakia (win)
Rd7 Estonia (win)
Rd8 Australia (loss)

More WSDC 2025 information here

All WSDC 2025 motions

All WSDC 2025 results by rounds

This picture shows students from various schools debating.

With the Grand Final on the 6th of July, the Junior League Debate Season 2025 has come to a successful close.

In the Grand Final, held this year at Heidelberg, the teams from Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe and Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart faced off in a closely contested debate. After an intense and high-level exchange of arguments, the team from Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart emerged victorious and claimed the title of Junior League Champion 2025. You can watch the whole final debate on our YouTube channel: Link to the Final.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to all participating teams, dedicated teachers, judges and organisers who made this season possible through their commitment and enthusiasm. We are already looking forward to the Junior League Debate Season 2025/2026!

Until then, enjoy your summer!

The Junior League 2024/25 preliminary rounds are over. 

After the preliminary rounds, the ranking of all teams is:
Rank | team | wins | ballots | speaker points

1 Schubart Gymnasium Ulm 6 18 4419,5
2 Gymnasium Plochingen, Plochingen 6 16 4380
3 Scheffel-Gymnasium, Lahr 5 15 4409
4 Bismarck-Gymnasium, Karlsruhe 5 15 4395,5
5 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium, Stuttgart 5 14 4470
6 Pestalozzi-Gymnasium, Biberach 5 13 4410,5
7 Karls-Gymnasium, Stuttgart 4 13 4397,5
8 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt 4 12 4414
9 LGH, Schwäbisch Gmünd 4 12 4406
10 Dillmann-Gymnasium, Stuttgart 4 11 4388
11 Hohenlohe Gymnasium, Öhringen 4 11 4343,5
12 Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium, Ludwigsburg 4 10 4343,5
13 Goethe-Gymnasium, Emmendingen 3 11 4370,5
14 Phorms, Frankfurt 3 10 4377
15 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium, Kornwestheim 3 9 4385,5
16 Anna-Schmidt-Schule, Frankfurt 3 9 4352,5
17 Frankfurt International School, Oberursel 3 9 4344
18 Georg-Büchner Gymnasium, Rheinfelden 3 8 4384,5
19 Kepler-Gymnasium, Freiburg 3 8 4322
20 Lessing Gymnasium, Winnenden 3 8 4175,5
21 Goethe Gymnasium, Karlsruhe 2 7 4384
22 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Heilbronn 2 7 4344
23 ISF Frankfurt Rhein Main, Frankfurt am Main 2 6 4351
24 Gymnasium in der Taus, Backnang 2 6 4340,5
25 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Leonberg 2 6 4324,5
26 Parler-Gymnasium, Schwäbisch Gmünd 2 6 4313,5
27 Andreae Gymnasium, Herrenberg 2 6 4157,5
28 Max-Born-Gymnasium, Backnang 1 6 4327
29 Bavarian International School, München 1 5 4357
30 Mädchengymnasium St. Agnes, Stuttgart 1 4 4294
31 Nellenburg-Gymnasium, Stockach 1 4 4144,5
32 Heidehofgymnasium, Stuttgart 1 3 4141
33 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Aalen 1 2 4348
34 Wentzinger-Gymnasium, Freiburg 0 0 4281

The top 12 teams break to the finals weekend in Heidelberg. The outrounds for the final weekend will take place 04-06 July, 2025 in Heidelberg. There, the winner of this season's Junior League will be determined. 

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