Skip to main content Skip to footer

Tournaments. Out of
the classroom and
into competition.


Ask just about any Potomac Debate Academy student and they’ll tell you: debate is what they study, and the tournaments are why. Debate tournaments engage students at very high levels around the country. Thinking on your feet, applying all your skills, and bonding with your teammates—it’s intense and exciting. New students start with our monthly intramural tournaments and then progress to prestigious competitions hosted by Yale University, Stanford University, Harvard, and more.

  • Develop Skills

    Students hone their debate abilities at the highest levels, and receive valuable feedback from expert judges.

  • Make Friends

    A debate tournament takes teamwork, which equals collaboration and bonding. Our tournament participants make connections all over the country.

  • Win Awards

    Potomac Debate Academy tournament participants win hundreds of awards each year – a well-earned achievement for all their hard work and skill.

Latest Tournament Results

  • Champions
    2022 & 2023 annual Harvard University tournament

  • Finalists
    2023 MS Tournament of Champions

  • World Champions
    2023 IPPF World Championship hosted by NYU & Brewer Foundation

  • Middle School Varsity Champions
    2023 Groves Falcon

  • High School Varsity Champions
    2023 USA Forensics Olympiad (Nov)

  • High School Varsity Finalists
    2023 Cal State Fullerton

  • High School Varsity Champions
    2023 Harvard Debate Council International