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236 competitors began the week in International Extemp and now the field has been chopped down to six. One of those six competitors will become the 2014 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) International Extemporaneous Speaking Champion. The IX final round will commence at 11:00 a.m. CST on Friday. Extemp Central will provide a recap of the final round after it concludes.
Extemp Central has provided an overview to give its readers some background on who they will see in tomorrow’s final. The format used for each participant is similar to that used for our “Sweet Sixteen” pieces for the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin in January.
This year’s IX final has five states represented. Seniors make up two-thirds of the round, and five of the finalists are former participants in the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin. The IX final features the only two female extempers left standing in either extemp category at the end of twelve rounds of competition. Three of the competitors come from schools that have had an extemper win an IX national championship within the last five years. Five competitors have won state championships, and three of them won Extemp TOC qualifying tournaments this season.