Prague Open 2025

Prague Open 2025

We are excited to announce the new and improved 2025 edition of Prague Open. Don’t miss the chance to spend a few fall days debating in one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, if not the entire world! Be ready for great debates and exciting socials!

Key Information

• Venue: Charles University Prague
• CAs: Lucie Slamova, Daan Spackler, ore Radosavljevi
• TAB: Poly Damigou and Nora Antova
• Equity: Ananya Krishna, Theo Dorfner and Barbora Lacinova
• Convenors: Tom Galnor, Filip Vro
• Rounds: 5 inrounds, open semifinals, novice finals (depending on the number of novices)
• Team cap: 52 teams

Registration

• Team registration: https://forms.gle/6egAjHo6Tpud9FtBA
• Institutional judge registration: https://forms.gle/NX3uWS2Vr2KmCsSQ8I
• IA registration: https://forms.gle/tp18oKksiPDW2VbC8
• Registration deadline: 12.10.
• Judge rule for institutions: N-1, i.e. if you send 1 team, you don't need to send any judges, if you send 2 teams, you must send at least one judge, etc.
• Missing judge fee: 100 EUR

Preliminary Schedule

• Friday:
  whole day - arrivals
• Saturday:
  8:00-8:30 - Check-in
  8:30-9:30 - Briefings
  9:30-11:30 - Round 1
  11:45-13:45 - Round 2
  14:00-15:00 - Lunch
  15:00-17:00 - Round 3
  17:15-19:15 - Round 4
  19:30 - Dinner and socials
• Sunday:
  8:00-8:30 - Check-in
  8:30-10:30 - Round 5
  11:15 - Break announcement
  11:45-13:45 - Novice finals and Open semifinals
  14:00-15:00 - Lunch
  15:00-17:00 - Finals
  17:30 - Closing ceremony

Registration Fee

• Debaters: 50 EUR per person
• Judges: 15 EUR per person
• Accommodation: 25 EUR per night per person

Included in the Registration Fee

• 3 full meals (Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner, Sunday lunch)
• Social on Saturday night (details will be published later)
• IA budget to ensure quality adjudicators
• Tour of Prague city center with a professional guide (details will be published later)