Invitation

Saturday 24 October 2026 · Brooklyn Technical High School, 29 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn

Cross-Examination, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum and Congress, with middle school divisions in Policy, Public Forum and Congress, and a full slate of individual events. Check-in is at 8:00am, the first round is at 9:00am, and the last round ends by 5:30pm.

Main entrance at DeKalb Avenue and South Elliott Street. The accessible entrance is on South Elliott, between DeKalb and Lafayette. Room assignments go up on Tabroom with each pairing.

Breakfast and lunch are provided
For every student, coach and judge in the building, at no extra cost.

Schedule

Check-in · 8:00am · Through Tabroom

Cross-Examination

Three preliminary rounds.
Rounds 1 and 2 · Pairings 8:30am
Round 1 · 9:00am
Round 2 · 12:00pm
Round 3 · Pairings 2:30pm, Round 3:00pm

Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum

Four preliminary rounds, not flighted.
Round 1 · Pairings 8:30am, Round 9:00am
Round 2 · Pairings 10:15am, Round 10:45am
Round 3 · Pairings 12:45pm, Round 1:15pm
Round 4 · Pairings 2:30pm, Round 3:00pm

Congress

Two sessions and a final session.
Sessions 1 and 2 · Pairings 8:30am
Session 1 · 9:00am
Session 2 · 12:00pm
Final · Pairings 2:30pm, Session 3:00pm

Every competitor is scheduled into the final session. The Senate is the true Final; the remaining competitors debate in the House.

Individual Events

Three preliminary rounds and Finals, each run in two flights.
Round 1 · 9:00am and 10:00am
Round 2 · 11:00am and 12:00pm
Round 3 · 1:30pm and 2:30pm
Finals · 3:30pm and 4:30pm

Lunch · from 12:00pm

Awards · As soon as the last results are in

Events and entry fees

Cross-Examination · $100 per entry

High School Open
High School Novice, NDCA Novice Packet Protected
Middle School
Novice entries are bound by the NDCA packet limitations. The list of permitted arguments is posted ahead of the tournament.

Lincoln-Douglas · $60 per entry

High School Open, November/December topic

Public Forum · $100 per entry

High School Open, September/October topic
High School Open, November/December topic
High School Novice, November/December topic
Middle School, November/December topic

Congress · $60 per entry

Open
Novice
Middle School
Legislation is the Tri-State Debate League docket. Contact the tournament to add legislation.

Individual Events · $10 per entry

Declamation, Dramatic Performance, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Oral Interpretation, Original Oratory and Program Oral Interpretation

Registration

Register through the Register tab above. Deadlines are in the panel to the right. Every school is welcome, from national-circuit programmes to teams entering their first round, and if judging is what stands between your students and the tournament, tell us and we will work it out with you.

Questions? Contact us at info@tristatedebate.com