Hardy & O'Crowley Win America's Cup 2013

Teams composed of any two individuals from any nation may apply for a space in the America’s Cup Debates held the day before the US Universities Debating Championship. Sixteen teams are chosen for the contest: a seeding round, a quarterfinal, semifinal and then a final round to occur in the evening as a major public debate. The format is WUDC.

Quarterfinal motion: THW celebrate the legacy of Margaret Thatcher.
ROOM: 1
1 Oxford-So Calif Gavin Ilsley & Josh Martin
16 US Air Force Academy Harriet Randolph & Stephen Beaton
8 Cal Davis-Portland State Colin Murphy & Aaron Baker
9 Regis Jon Denzler & Danis Sapranov
JUDGES: Hicks, Reidmore, McKinley
ROOM: 2
4 Boston College-Loyola Marymount Mary Nugent & James Kilcup
13 Vermont Sarina Selleck & Becca White
5 UK-California Rhydian Morgan & John Patrick
12 LaVerne RK JJ Rodriguez & Sean Krispinsky
JUDGES: Iberri-Shea, Whiteside, Narey
ROOM: 3
2 England-Ireland James Hardy & Derv O'Crowley
15 Portland State-Seattle Dan Adler & Ben Watts
7 Loyola Marymount-Trinty Dublin Emily Ravenscroft-Strickenbruck & Derwin Brennan
10 Seattle-SOAS Sophia Sanders & Lindsey Bing
JUDGES: Margesson, Woodward, McGrail
ROOM: 4
3 Stanford Ilya Gaidarov & Maria Mateen
14 Denver-Oxford Gabe Rusk & Cody Walizer
6 Loyola Marymount KE Colin Etnire & Krikor K
11 Carroll Megan Towles & Chris Axtman
JUDGES: Sadek, Reilly, Allison

Teams advanced to the semifinals, and the motion was THBT the two party system has failed the USA.
ROOM: 2
1G Cal Davis-Portland St
1O Boston College-Loyola Marymount
2G UK-California
2O Oxford-So Calif
JUDGES: Hicks. Margesson, Reidmore, Luoma-Overstreet, Narey
ROOM: 3
1G Stanford
1O England-Ireland
2G Carroll
2O Loyola Marymount-Trinity College Dublin
JUDGES: Sadek, Iberri-Shea, Whiteside, Allison, Reilly

Teams advanced to the finals:

England-Ireland James Hardy & Derv O’Crowley

Carroll Chris Axtman & Megan Towle

Boston College-Loyola Marymount Mary Nugent & James Kilcup

Oxford-So Calif Josh Martin & Gavin Ilsley

JUDGES: Darrin Hicks, Robert Margesson, Kaleb Brooks

Final motion - This House welcomes the decline of the USA as the sole global super power. 

Unanimous Champion - England-Ireland  James Hardy & Derv O’Crowley

Thanks to everyone