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The 14th "FLTRP Cup" National English Debating Competition was held in Beijing from May 15 to May 23, 2010. As the champion of last “FLTRP CUP”, the University of Macau English Debating Team (UMEDT), led by senior team member Wang Pei (acting as a coach in this tournament) and advisor Raymond Lio, successfully broke into the finals with the highest team score. At the end, the team won the First Prize of Excellence, and both of the debaters, Nicole Ng Chi Mei and Flora Pan Zi Yang, got the Best Debater Award!
The 14th "FLTRP Cup" attracted 128 Chinese universities to Beijing. Participants included teams from reputable universities such as Peking University, Fudan University, Tsinghua University, University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, etc.
After 8 preliminary rounds, UMEDT obtained the highest team points. The two UM debaters then successfully defeated the opposing teams in the Octo- and Quarter-Final rounds, which made UMEDT the First Prize of Excellence winner. Besides, both of the debaters were awarded the Best Debater Award, with the highest individual speaker points among all the debaters.
After the competition, UMEDT got the opportunity to show the promotional video to all the debating teams in the competition. This was to promote the “Northeast Asian Open 2010 (NEAO)” and “The 2nd United Asia Debating Championship (UADC)” which are to be held at University of Macau in the near future. By organizing international English debating competitions, UMEDT aims to promote English debate in Macau, and to introduce Macau to elite debaters all over the world.
