News Express: UM English Debating Team wins 11 consecutive championships in inter-university debate competition
新聞快訊：澳大英語辯論隊獲高校賽十一連冠
澳大英語辯論隊合照
A group photo of the UM English Debating Team
澳大英語辯論隊獲高校賽十一連冠
澳門大學英語辯論隊於“第十九屆澳門高等院校英語辯論比賽”憑藉優秀的辯論技巧奪得六個獎項，包括大學組的冠軍、兩個季軍、決賽最佳辯手及兩個全場最佳辯手獎項。從2006年開始，澳大英語辯論隊已連續取得十一屆冠軍，實現十一連勝的佳績。
是次比賽由澳門英語辯論協會主辦，澳門科技大學文體發展辦公室合辦，大賽分為初賽、準決賽及決賽三個環節。其中，初賽分為四輪，每輪皆有四支隊伍角逐，按照隊伍得分排名，最後會以每隊的綜合分數決定進入準決賽和決賽的隊伍。賽事設冠軍、亞軍、決賽最佳辯手及初賽前五名最佳辯手獎。是次澳門四所參賽高校共派出16支隊伍角逐冠軍寶座。決賽只設冠軍一名、亞軍一名，其餘季軍。
澳大英語辯論隊派出最強陣容參賽，包括剛勇奪亞洲八強的隊伍。他們的成績不負眾望，其中教育學院三年級、榮譽學院、滿珍紀念書院的彭琳及社會科學學院四年級、榮譽學院、滿珍紀念書院的唐卓文在初賽以11分（滿分12分）、以第一名的名次進入準決賽。由科技學院二年級、榮譽學院、蔡繼有書院的蔣芷珆，工商管理學院二年級、榮譽學院、鄭裕彤書院的蔣恩彤組成的澳大D隊則以初賽第三名的名次進入準決賽。由工商管理學院三年級、榮譽學院、呂志和書院的劉柏暉，社會科學學院二年級、霍英東珍禧書院的張楷組成的澳大C隊則以初賽第五名的名次進入準決賽。此外，由教育學院三年級、榮譽學院、鄭裕彤書院的周棨俊和工商管理學院三年級、榮譽學院、曹光彪書院的鄭芷茵組成的澳大B隊，由社會科學學院一年級、張崑崙書院的余英傑和社會科學學院一年級、滿珍紀念書院的陳俊鍇組成的澳大E隊，由教育學院二年級、榮譽學院、鄭裕彤書院的王含玉和社會科學學院三年級、滿珍紀念書院的張凱琳組成的澳大F隊，三隊在初賽裡分別排行第八名、第13名和第九名。
準決賽由八支隊伍展開競逐，澳大A、C、D隊以高分的成績進入決賽。在決賽中，各隊唇槍舌戰，為爭奪冠軍使盡渾身解數。最終由澳大A隊的彭琳和唐卓文以全勝姿態奪得全場總冠軍，為澳大寫下十一連冠的佳績。澳大C隊劉柏暉及張楷和澳大D隊蔣芷珆及蔣恩彤也奪得季軍。彭琳、唐卓文和蔣恩彤囊括了全場第一最佳辯手、決賽最佳辯手和全場第五最佳辯手的殊榮。
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UM English Debating Team wins 11 consecutive championships in inter-university debate competition
The University of Macau (UM) English Debating Team won six awards at the 19th Macau Inter-tertiary English Debating Competition, including the championship, two second runner-ups, the Grand-final Best Speaker, and two Best Speaker awards. Since 2006, the UM English Debating Team has won 11 consecutive championships in the competition.
The debate competition included three sections, the preliminary round, the semi-final round, and the final round. A total of 16 teams comprising students from four higher education institutions in Macao competed in the competition. Among them, six teams were from the UM English Debating Team, one of which has just been ranked among the top eight teams in Asia. Three of the teams entered the final round with their outstanding performance. After several rounds of competition, the UM A team, formed by Pang Lam and Tang Cheok Man, won the championship. Both the UM C team, formed by Lao Pak Fai and Zhang Kai, and the UM D team, formed by Cheong Chi I and Cheong Ian Tong, won a second-runner up. In addition, Pang Lam, Tang Cheok Man, and Cheong Ian Tong won the Overall Best Speaker, the Grand-final Best Speaker, and the Fifth Best Speaker, respectively.
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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/56900/