All ten rounds at the 2011 MBA Extemp Round Robin have come to a close. Adam Johnson, the director of the Round Robin, has just finished announcing the five competitors who will compete in the tournament’s prestigious Exhibition Round. These five competitors have placed in the top five of the tournament, although the order is unknown. Also, the sixth place finisher at the tournament (who is not in the Exhibition Round but will be recognized at awards) will receive National Points Race points along with the top five.
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Live from the 2011 MBA Extemp Round Robin: Exhibition Round Participants Revealed (The Real Listing)
The last round of draw at the MBA Extemp Round Robin has just gotten underway. This is the last opportunity for competitors to earn a way into the Exhibition Round and secure their final placing in the tournament. Exhibition Round participants are set to be announced at 1:35 p.m. CST and draw for that round will commence at 1:50 p.m. CST.
Draw is currently underway for round nine, one of the last two rounds at the 2011 MBA Extemp Round Robin. Extempers will finish these two rounds, have a lunch break, and the Exhibition Round participants will be announced shortly after 1:30. The eighth round last night was a second experimental round, which is unusual because MBA typically only has one experimental round each year. In this second experimental round, extempers were given hypothetical scenarios and a question to accompany each scenario. They then had to answer that question in their speech. For example, an extemper may draw “The Democrats win the 2010 midterm elections. Where do they go from here?” Extempers will be jockeying for position today, as the top five extempers will make the Exhibition Round this afternoon and the top six will receive National Points Race points. In this round, Nathaniel Donahue and Nabeel Zewail, two of the top three extempers in the National Points Race will face off in section one. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is judicial, constitutional, and federalism issues.
Extempers are currently prepping for round eight, which is the last round of the second day of the MBA Extemp Round Robin.
The second to last round of the day is about to begin. Each extempers National Points Race rank is indicated by a parenthesis next to their name.
The topic area for this round is international organizations.
The draw for round six is underway. After this round, extempers will get a refresher and then complete two more rounds. Each extempers National Points Race is identified in parenthesis next to their name.
The topic area for this round is domestic economics.
Following lunch, the fifth round of the MBA Extemp Round Robin is getting ready to take place. This round will be followed by round six and then a refresher from 4:45-5:30 CST until draw for the final round of the day takes place. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is international hotspots. The last round was an experimental round, where extempers were given the names of ten people and organizations. After choosing one of the names, extempers were given tweets from these people/organizations and had to craft a question that the tweet could answer.
Draw for the fourth round of the 2011 Montgomery Bell Extemp Academy Extemp Round Robin is underway. After this round there will be a lunch break for an hour and forty-five minutes. Draw for round five will begin at 1:45. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
Day two of the 2011 Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin is about to begin. Today is the busiest day of the tournament, with competitors engaging in six rounds throughout the day. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is domestic social.
After finishing up round one, competitors are currently prepping for round two. This will be the last round of the first day of the tournament. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is international economics.
Here are the pairings for the first round of the 2010 Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin. The National Points Race rank for each extemper is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is domestic politics.
Kimia Dargahi, Amode Tembhekar, Jason Singh, and Nabeel Zewail conduct the first extemp draw at the 2011 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin.
Below is the schedule for the 2011 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin. Readers can follow this schedule so they know when to check back for postings and other tournament news. Keep in mind that the times listed below have been converted from central time to eastern time. The tournament starts tomorrow evening and runs through Sunday afternoon.