Slovenska nacionalna ekipa se je na WSDC 2021 pokazala odrezala odlično. Po osmih debatnih krogih so s petimi zmagami in 17 sodniškimi glasovi (od 24) kot 9. najboljša ekipa v diviziji Hegel uvrstili v izločilne boje. Tam so v “razširjeni osmini finala” (“Double Partial Octo Finals”) po tesni debati izgubili z ekipo Šrilanke (2:1).

PREGLED VSEH DEBAT SLOVENSKE EKIPE

1.Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Severna Makedonija
• Stran: Opozicija 
• Debatna trditev: This house regrets the commercialisation of space (pripravljena trditev)
• Zmagovalec: Slovenija (0:3)
  

2.Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Škotska
• Stran: Propozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house would ban the production and consumption of meat (impromptu tridev)
• Zmagovalec: Slovenija (3:0)

3.Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Litva 
• Stran: Propozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house believes that the African Union should attempt to contain the growing Gulf influence in the Horn of Africa (pripravljena trditev)
• Zmagovalec: Lithuania (1:2)

4.Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Ruanda
• Stran: Opozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house believes that “cop shows” do more harm than good (impromptu trditev) 
• Zmagovalec: Slovenija (0:3)

5.Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Grčija
• Stran: Propozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house prefers leaderless social justice movements (pripravljena trditev)
• Zmagovalec: Greece (2:1)

6.Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: ZDA
• Stran: Opozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house, as the athlete, would accept the offer to move to the new country (impromptu trditev z dodatnim pojasnilom: “You are an athlete who has been identified as having huge potential in your sport. Unfortunately, you are a citizen of a country that cannot afford to provide the training and facilities you’d need to achieve your potential. Another country has offered you the training and facilities that could make you an Olympian, and potentially an Olympic Champion. The only condition is that you must renounce your citizenship and become a citizen of this new country) 
• Zmagovalec: ZDA (2:1)

7. Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Češka Republika
• Stran: Opozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house believes that developing countries should prioritise import substitution industrialisation over export oriented industrialisation (pripravljena debatna trditev)
• Zmagovalci: Češka republika (2:1)

8. Debatni krog

• Nasprotniki: Wales
• Stran: Propozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house would prioritise government function for indigenous art and artisans working in contemporary artistic disciplines (ex: electronic music, performance art) instead of those indigenous artisans practicing more “traditional” disciplines (ex: beadwork, carvings)
• Zmagovalci: Slovenija (3:0)

Izločilni boji – “Partial Double Octo Finals”

• Nasprotniki: Šrilanka
• Stran: Propozicija
• Debatna trditev: This house supports a uniform standard for animal welfare, regardless of the animal’s perceived utility (e.g. how cute they are, how useful they are in service to humans, etc.)
• Zmagovalci: Šrilanka (2:1)