👋 Welcome to LinkedKey Novice Tournament 2026

Schedule

Check-in and registration: 08:00 - 08:30 (teams not checked in by 08:30 will be dropped) Debater, Judge, and Equity Briefings: 08:30 – 09:00 Training Session with Natasha Faisal, Team Canada Coach: 09:00 – 09:45 Break: 09:45 – 10:00 Round 1: 10:00 – 11:30 Break: 11:30 – 11:45 Round 2: 11:45 – 13:15 Lunch Break: 13:15 – 13:45 Round 3: 13:45 – 15:15 Break: 15:15 – 15:35 Semifinalists/Break Announced & Semifinal Preparation Begins: 15:35 Semifinals: 15:35 – 17:05 Dinner Break: 17:05 – 17:35 Grand Finalists Announced & Grand Final Preparation Begins: 17:35 Grand Final: 17:35 – 19:05

Awards & Closing: 19:05 – 19:20


Tournament Staff
Tabulation: Ibrahim Bilal
Equity: Victoria Xiong, Scarlett Qinsi Yu
Organisation: Matt Thomson, Shahraiz Chishti, Natasha Faisal, Isabelle Feng
Adjudication: Micah Sun, Xuanhe Wang, Matteo Pagniello, Marie Guan, Cyrus Li