Month: January 2012 Page 2 of 3

Draw has started for the final round (that factors into overall standings) of this year’s MBA Extemp Round Robin.  This is an experimental round and with rumors floating that the tournament is very close, everything likely comes down to the final round to crown this year’s 2012 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin champion.  The Exhibition Round participants are scheduled to be announced at 1:35 p.m. CST so check back then to get the next update from the tournament.

Here are the pairings for round ten:

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The third and final day of the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin is underway.  The top five competitors in the championship bracket will compete in the Exhibition Round after lunch and the winner of the consolation bracket will be recognized at the awards ceremony.  The topic area for this round is U.S. social issues (great way to start off the morning, right?).

Here are the pairings for round nine:

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Prep for the final round of the evening is underway at the 2012 MBA Extemp Round Robin.  The topic area for this round is international relations.

Here are the pairings for round nine:

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With the field now segregated into two different sections, a championship and consolation division, the tournament takes on a different character.  There are four preliminary rounds left and there are two rounds left this evening.  The topic area for this round is American business and economic policy making.

Here are the pairings for round seven:

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The championship bracket of this year’s Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin has been announced.  These are the top nine extempers after the first six rounds of the tournament and they will be placed into three sections of three for the last four rounds.  The top five competitors from the championship bracket will compete in the Exhibition Round tomorrow and all nine will be recognized by placing at the awards ceremony.  The competitors who did not make the championship bracket will be in a consolation bracket and the winner of that consolation bracket will be recognized at awards.

Here are the competitors who made the championship bracket, with their National Points Race ranking to the left of their name.

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Each year at the MBA Extemp Round Robin, tournament director Adam Johnson posts a line graph for competitors to examine.  The line graph has twenty lines, each represents a competitor.  The line graph shows the placing of the twenty competitors across the rounds that have been held thus far, with names excluded.  At the end of the tournament, competitors receive a copy of the line graph, with names identified.

Can you pick who’s which line on the graph?  That’s what question many of the competitors are asking themselves right now.

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Prep for the sixth round of this year’s MBA Extemp Round Robin is about to kick off.  This is the last round for extempers to move themselves into the top nine and have a shot at this year’s championship. 

For the last round’s topic area extempers were given a prompt that explained that President Obama was not running for president in 2012 and they had to take on the personality of a Democratic candidate that would run in his stead and explain why they were running for the office and why they would win.  The extempers that I saw in the round chose Al Gore, John Kerry, Jon Huntsman, and Matt Damon.

Here are the pairings for round six:

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Lunch has finished and prep for the fifth round of competition is underway.  This is the experimental round of the tournament and it is entitled “Democratic Field of Dreams.” More details will be provided later because extempers are not aware of the actual prompt of the experimental round yet.

Here are the pairings for round five:

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Prep for the second round of the day is underway. After this round competitors will have a lunch break and its a fast and furious four rounds. The graph that shows where competitors are in relation to the field (albeit without the competitors identified by name) should be posted soon and if we can snap a good picture of it, we’ll get it up on the site for those of you following our live coverage.  The topic area for this round is domestic politics.

Here are the pairings for round four.

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Moving day has kicked off at the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin.  Competitors have four more rounds to place themselves into the top nine (I was informed this morning that the number of competitors who will be eligible to win the championship was changed) of the overall standings, although the competitors will not be made aware of where they stand until the end of the tournament.  The topic area for this round is U.S. foreign policy.

Here are the pairings for round three:

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