Debate format:

- The total debate duration is 30 minutes, the two debaters will each get 15 minutes to make their case over multiple speaking turns.

- Each speaking turn is capped at 3 minutes. You must pass the mic before the 3 minute limit, otherwise you'll be automatically muted after each 3-minute turn.

Determining the winner:

- Votes by the QallOut community will determine the winner. The final vote count will take place after 24 hours of debate completion, so make sure to share your debate!

- If you feel the results of community votes are unfair and would like to dispute the results, you may do so within 48 hours of debate completion (i.e. you'll have up to 24 hours after the final vote count to request for judges).

- In the case of a dispute, we’ll bring in 1, 3 or 5 QallOut Resident Judges, depending on the round of the tournament, to determine the final winner. Here's an example of how to request for judges (scroll to the top to see the adjudication by the Resident Judges).

- If there are no disputes, QallOut Resident Judges may still chime in after the 48 hour dispute period to analyze the debates for feedback purposes only. However, this will not change the result as concluded by the community votes.