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)

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.

Ranking of Teams after Round 8:

Rank Team Wins Ballots Points
1 Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim 7 21 5935.50
2 Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe 7 20 5919.75
3 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd 7 19 5973.75
4 Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg 7 19 5843.00
5 Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart 6 18 5870.75
6 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Bad Cannstatt 6 15 5875.71
7 Max-Born Gymnasium Backnang 5 16 5862.25
8 Phorms Frankfurt 5 15 5912.29
9 Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart 5 15 5885.75
10 Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm 5 15 5875.75
11 Internatsschule Schloss Hansenberg 5 15 5830.75
12 Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg 5 13 5852.00
13 ISF Frankfurt Rhein-Main 5 12 5860.29
14 Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium Frankfurt 5 12 5676.00
15 Mörike-Gymnasium Göppingen 4 16 5867.43
16 Josef-Schwarz-Schule Heilbronn 4 13 5794.00
17 Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart 4 12 5952.00
18 Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden 4 12 5831.75
19 LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd 3 12 5862.25
20 Hans-Thoma Gymnasium Lörrach 3 9 5789.75
21 Gymnasium Engen 3 9 5788.00
22 Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg 3 9 5780.50
23 Bavarian International School 3 9 5746.00
24 ISR International School on the Rhine 3 9 4373.00
25 UWC Robert Bosch College Freiburg 3 9 2952.00
26 Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr 3 8 5890.00
27 Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn 3 8 5885.14
28 Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen 2 8 2910.00
29 Gymnasium Plochingen 2 7 5739.50
30 Friedrich-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen/Enz 2 6 5800.50
31 Max-Planck-Gymnasium Lahr 1 4 5779.25
32 Stuttgart American High School 1 4 5774.00
33 Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Göppingen 1 3 2869.50
34 Uhland-Gymnasium Tübingen 1 2 2845.75
35 Schule Schloss Salem 0 1 2844.50
36 Nellenburg-Gymnasium Stockach 0 1 1436.00

The top 16 teams broke to the octofinals.

Octofinal Results

Ernst Sigle Gymnasium Kornwestheim vs. Josef Schwarz Schule Heilbronn: Won by Opposition

Mörike Gymnasium Göppingen vs. Goethe Gymnasium Karlsruhe: Won by Opposition

Parler Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd vs. Heinrich von Gagern Gymnasium Frankfurt: Won by Proposition

Andreae Gymnasium Herrenberg vs. ISF Frankfurt Rhein Main: Won by Proposition

Otto Hahn Gymnasium Ludwigsburg vs. Karls Gymnasium Stuttgart: Won by Proposition

Internatsschule Schloss Hansenberg vs. Johannes Kepler Gymnasium Bad Cannstatt: Won by Opposition

Max Born Gymnasium Backnang vs. Schubart Gymnasium Ulm: Won by Opposition

Phorms Frankfurt vs. Dillmann Gymnasium Stuttgart: Won by Opposition

Quarterfinal Pairings

  Team 1 Team 2
QF 1 Josef-Schwarz-Schule Heilbronn Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart
QF 2 Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm
QF 3 Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Bad Cannstatt
QF 4 Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg

Update 2024/03/25: Fixed an error with the previous ranking table that did not affect the break. Added Octofinal winners and Quarterfinal pairings. /AS

 

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