The finalists for the 2015 World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship are announced
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After four days of war of words, the competitors for the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship were chosen to enter the finals which will take place on April 10 at St. Paul ’s Co-educational College. The Championship is an annual international English language debating and public speaking tournament for individual high school-level students representing different countries. This year is the first time the event has been held in Hong Kong as students from 16 countries compete in five different types of speaking events.
The Grand Finals of WIDPSC 2015 will be held on April 11 at Diocesan Girls' School.
Here are the finalists for each speaking event:
Persuasive Speaking
| Philip Balson | United States |
| Peirce Dickson | Canada |
| Martine Duffy | Canada |
| Desmond Fairall | South Africa |
| Natalie Ganzhorn | Canada |
| Sarah Hick | Canada |
| Ji Min Kang | Hong Kong |
| Robert Kucera | South Africa |
| Natasha Noore | Australia |
| Stefan Ranoszek | South Africa |
| Elizabeth Roberts | Canada |
| Samantha Starkey | Canada |
After-dinner Speaking
| Brendan Allan | South Africa |
| Laura Batchelor-Sharp | Australia |
| Maggie DeLessio | Hong Kong |
| Shimali De Silva | Hong Kong |
| Imaan Kherani | Canada |
| Dalingcebo Maseko | South Africa |
| Shea Minter | United States |
| Emma Potvin | Canada |
| Jacob South-Klein | England |
Interpretive Reading
| Martine Duffy | Canada |
| Kate Garrow | Australia |
| Ji Min Kang | Hong Kong |
| Emily Kelsall | Canada |
| Imaan Kherani | Canada |
| Claire Lane | United States |
| Edward Mak | Hong Kong |
| Natasha Noore | Australia |
| Elizabeth Roberts | Canada |
| Micaella Rogers | South Africa |
| Mini Ruda | Canada |
| Samantha Starkey | Canada |
Debating
| Philip Balson | United States |
| Martine Duffy | Canada |
| Desmond Fairall | South Africa |
| Sarah Hick | Canada |
| Peter Koczanski | Canada |
| Josesph McDonald | Australia |
| Rebecca Mgamelo | South Africa |
| Emma Potvin | Canada |
| Olivia Railton | Canada |
| Elizabeth Roberts | Canada |
| Samantha Starkey | Canada |
| Chenxi Wang Cody | Hong Kong |
Impromptu Speaking
| Tejasv Arya | United States |
| Philip Balson | United States |
| Anant Butala | Australia |
| Peirce Dickson | Canada |
| Martine Duffy | Canada |
| Desmond Fairall | South Africa |
| Anthony Giordano | United States |
| Sarah Hick | Canada |
| Luke Macaronas | Australia |
| Sarika Mahbubani | Hong Kong |
| Natasha Noore | Australia |
| Kiran Phadnis | England |
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