ESDC is the world's first and only international WSDC debating championship that is organized completely by high-school students.

The first edition was hosted by the Robert College Debate Society in Istanbul with 50 teams from 20 countries.

Between the end of the first and the beginning of the last minute of an eight-minute speech, the opposing party may offer "points of information".

Top sixteen teams with highest number of wins and speaker points advance into single elimination octo-finals.

Eleana Dalakoura, Kai Yuet Zhang, Marianna Argeiti The 15th annual Eurasian Schools Debating Championship will be held on 18-20 January 2025 at Robert College.