Dear members of the debating community,
     
    We are happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2026/27 season of DSG Senior League (SL). The tournament is open to teams from all German secondary schools.
     
    The debates of SL 2026/27 will take place on the following days:
    • FRI, 04 DECEMBER 2026 (Rounds 1 & 2)
    • SAT, 30 JANUARY 2027 (Rounds 3 & 4)
    • FRI-SUN, 05-07 MARCH 2027 (Mannheim Weekend, Rounds 5-8 + Octofinals)
    • SAT, 19 JUNE 2026 (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Grand Final)
    Please register through the form below, which contains all necessary information about the tournament. Registration is open until October, 9th. Late registrations will only be accepted in special circumstances.
     
    >> Registration form: https://tinyurl.com/reg-sl-26-27 <<
     
    As we mentioned at the SL annual meeting in Heidelberg, we need to change our location for the weekend to Mannheim this season. The reason is, that the DJH Youth Hostel in Heidelberg is fully booked in March 2027. 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.
     
    Please note that we have a new e-mail-address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Please use it for all the communication regarding Senior League. Thank you very much!
     
    Yours sincerely,
     
    Sunny Lorenz
    Caroline Pottgiesser
    Leander Mathissen 
    Alex Seitz 
    Atharv Mahendrakar
    Kavin Raj Kumar
     
    Senior League OrgCom
    Debating Society Germany e. V.
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    The Senior League 2025/26 debate weekend took place at the DJH Youth Hostel in Heidelberg on the 20th - 22nd March, 2026. Below is a tabular summary of the results.

    Octofinal Results

    The results of the octofinals are as follows:

    No. Proposition Result Opposition
    1 LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd 3-0 Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart
    2 Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe 1-2 Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen
    3 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd 0-3 Phorms Frankfurt
    4 Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart 2-1 Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe
    5 Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm 0-3 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart
    6 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg 3-0 Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach
    7 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim 2-1 Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg
    8 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn 0-3 International School Frankfurt ISF

    Team Rankings

    The ranking table of all teams after Rounds 1-8 is as follows:

    Rank Team Wins Ballots Points
    1 LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd 7 21 5957.75
    2 Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen 7 19 5956.75
    3 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd 6 18 6014.00
    4 Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart 6 18 5888.57
    5 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart 6 17 5970.50
    6 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg 6 17 5934.50
    7 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim 6 15 5990.25
    8 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn 6 13 5884.00
    9 International School Frankfurt ISF 5 17 5928.25
    10 Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg 5 17 5873.50
    11 Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach 5 16 5885.00
    12 Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm 5 16 5864.29
    13 Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe 5 16 5847.00
    14 Phorms Frankfurt 5 15 5949.25
    15 Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe 5 15 5904.00
    16 Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart 5 14 5863.50
    17 Kepler-Gymnasium Freiburg 5 14 5834.00
    18 Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr 5 12 5859.75
    19 Hegau-Bodensee-Seminar 4 14 5849.00
    20 Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten 4 13 5775.75
    21 Gymnasium Engen 4 12 5932.50
    22 Johannes-Kepler Gymnasium Bad Cannstatt 4 12 5858.00
    23 Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium Singen 4 12 5844.75
    24 Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg 4 12 5805.25
    25 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Aalen 4 11 5827.14
    26 Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden 4 11 5604.00
    27 Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Göppingen 3 11 5922.25
    28 Stuttgart High School 3 10 5839.75
    29 Frankfurt International School FIS 3 10 5823.05
    30 Hohenlohe-Gymnasium Öhringen 3 8 5802.29
    31 Friedrich-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen 3 8 5794.00
    32 Max-Planck-Gymnasium Lahr 3 7 5732.75
    33 Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach 2 9 5846.00
    34 European School Rhein-Main ESR 2 6 5819.25
    35 Mörike-Gymnasium Göppingen 2 6 5772.50
    36 Metropolitan School Frankfurt MSF 2 5 5421.75
    37 Max-Born-Gymnasium Backnang 2 5 5421.00
    38 St. Benno-Gymnasium Dresden 2 5 5378.00
    39 Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium Rheinfelden 1 4 5750.50
    40 Josef-Schwarz-Schule Heilbronn 1 4 4695.00
    41 Bavarian International School 1 3 5442.75
    42 Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium Böblingen 1 2 5533.50
    43 Hans-Thoma-Gymnasium Lörrach 0 2 5425.00
    44 Kolleg St. Blasien 0 1 5734.25
    45 Mörike-Gymnasium Esslingen 0 0 5189.25

    Top 15 Individual Speakers

    The following 15 debaters achieved the highest average individual speaker scores:

    Rank Team Name* Average
    1 Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen Michael 72.26
    2 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg Oliver 71.94
    3 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd Kasia 71.92
    4 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim Isabel 71.80
    5 Gymnasium Engen Emma 71.78
    6 LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd Alexandra 71.76
    7 Bavarian International School Austin 71.75
    8 Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm Elif 71.67
    9 Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe Shihyun 71.64
    10 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart Eva 71.60
    11 Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart Amy 71.59
    12 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd Alejandra 71.51
    13 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim Helen 71.41
    14 Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr Mantas 71.37
    15 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart Lisa 71.34

    * family names omitted for privacy reasons.

    We thank all debaters, judges, volunteers and staff for a wonderful competition! 

    Dear all,
     
    we have recently been informed by the youth hostel that the city of Heidelberg introduced an overnight city tax on October 1, 2025. Unfortunately, this information was not communicated to us beforehand, which is why the tax was not included in our original billing.
     
    As a result, the youth hostel is now required to charge this tax retroactively, and we therefore unfortunately have to request the corresponding amount from teams after the event. This means we will need to issue a second invoice for the city tax.
     
    The tax only applies to guests aged 16 and older and amounts to €3.50 per person per night.
    To calculate the correct amount for each team, we kindly ask team coaches to fill out the form (https://forms.gle/nzcZEYfKrNXHK5jU7) and indicate how many members of their team will be 16 years old by March 22, 2026.
     
    Please include all members of your delegation, regardless of their role:
    Debaters
    Coaches
    Judges
    Kindly make sure that every person affiliated with your team who meets the age requirement is included in the total.
     
    Thank you for providing accurate information by MONDAY, 16th MAR 2026.
     
    Best regards
    Sunny, Alex, Leander, Atharv, Kavin and Caro

    Dear one and all,

    We hope this finds you well.

    As we are currently experiencing a high volume of emails, and we are doing our best to get back to everyone as soon as possible.
    In the meantime, we would like to provide answers to the most frequently asked questions via this message to all participants.

    1.) Rounds 5 & 8 Sides
    Please find the SIDES (not pairings!) for Rounds 5 and 8 here.

    2.) Judge Survey
    Furthermore, we'd like to ask you to participate in a survey regarding the division you want to judge:
    https://forms.gle/XDcudfwPq9ipdGPJ6

    3.) Motion Clarification
    We received a request to clarify the terms "fully developed" and "widely available."
    We hereby confirm that it is up to the teams to define and clarify these terms.

    4.) Invoices & Payment
    Lastly, we would like to confirm that no invoices have been sent yet, as the allocation process took a little longer than expected.
    Recognizing that many schools are currently (or will be) on break, we will send these out as soon as possible and set a reasonable deadline for payment.

    Please feel free to reach out to us if any further questions arise.

    We look forward to seeing you in Heidelberg!

    Best regards,
    Alex, Caro, Leander, Atharv, Kavin and Sunny

    The Senior League 2024/25 Würzburg weekend took place from 21-23 March, 2025.

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

    1 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart 8 23 5959.50
    2 Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm 7 21 5988.45
    3 Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr 7 21 5861.25
    4 Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen 6 19 5933.75
    5 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim 6 17 5970.75
    6 Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe 6 17 5880.00
    7 Robert Bosch United World College 6 16 5906.00
    8 Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg 5 16 5939.75
    9 Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Göppingen 5 16 5906.00
    10 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg 5 16 5900.50
    11 Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden 5 16 5899.75
    12 LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd 5 15 5950.25
    13 Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium Frankfurt 5 15 5896.00
    14 Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach 5 15 5769.43
    15 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd 5 14 5931.25
    16 Josef-Schwarz-Schule Heilbronn 5 14 5842.50
    17 Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten 5 13 5799.75
    18 Phorms Frankfurt 5 12 5896.86
    19 Frankfurt International School FIS 4 13 5841.25
    20 Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg 4 13 5834.50
    21 ISR International School on the Rhine 4 13 5828.50
    22 Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe 4 12 5850.75
    23 Hariolf-Gymnasium Ellwangen 4 12 5834.50
    24 European School Rhein-Main 4 11 5670.75
    25 Gymnasium Engen 3 11 5837.25
    26 Friedrich-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen 3 10 5844.75
    27 Johannes-Kepler Gymnasium Bad Cannstatt 3 10 5833.75
    28 Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach 3 10 5778.00
    29 ISF International School Frankfurt 3 9 5846.25
    30 Bavarian International School 3 9 5843.75
    31 Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart 3 9 5835.75
    32 Kepler-Gymnasium Freiburg 3 9 5829.75
    33 Max-Born-Gymnasium Backnang 3 9 5818.00
    34 Hegau-Bodensee-Seminar 3 9 5800.75
    35 Stuttgart High School 3 9 5792.75
    36 Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart 3 8 5847.00
    37 Moerike-Gymnasium Göppingen 2 6 5817.00
    38 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Aalen 2 6 2924.25
    39 Max-Planck-Gymnasium Lahr 2 5 5728.25
    40 Gymnasium Plochingen 2 4 4960.20
    41 Kolleg St. Blasien 1 4 5778.75
    42 Gymnasium in der Taus Backnang 1 3 2835.75
    43 Hans-Thoma-Gymnasium Lörrach 1 2 5709.71
    44 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn 0 0 2884.50

    The top 16 teams break to the octofinals.

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