WSC Tournament of Champions 2025 Results!
DEBATE COMPETITION
We are super proud of all our students!
Congrats YLA Scholars!
🏆We couldn’t be prouder of our YLA students.
This year, 6 students stepped onto the World Scholar’s Cup stage at Yale University during the Tournament of Champions with courage, curiosity, and a real willingness to challenge themselves.
The Tournament of Champions (ToC) is widely regarded as the most rigorous and prestigious academic competition round, bringing together thousands of top-performing scholars from elite schools across the world.
🏅 Across the ToC Round, YLA achieved:
1 Trophy 🏆
10 Gold Medals 🥇
7 Silver Medals 🥈
We earned 18 awards in total!
Check out the full list of awards and certificates here:
YLA’S TOC ACHIEVERS!
This year, our younger scholars proved that age is no barrier to excellence, delivering remarkable performances against some of the strongest competitors on the international stage.
TEAM 468:
August (Charter International School)
- Trophy as the 8th place Ipaca scholar
- Gold Medal in Team Debate
- Gold Medal in Debate
Xilene (Shrewsbury International School Riverside)
- Gold Medal in Team Debate
- Silver Medal in Debate
- Silver Medal in Collaborative Writing
Sky (Brighton College Bangkok)
- Gold Medal in Team Debate
- Gold Medal in Debate
- Silver Medal for 60th place in Challenge-Social Studies
TEAM 469:
Oak (KPIS)
- Gold Medal in Team Debate
- Silver Medal in Collaborative Writing
- Silver Medal in Debate
Gem (Amnuay Silpa School)
- Gold Medal in Team Debate
- Gold Medal in Debate
- Silver Medal for 45th place in Challenge-History
Musa (Wellington College International School Bangkok)
- Gold Medal in Team Debate
- Silver Medal in Debate
Qualifying alone is an achievement, excelling at TOC requires exceptional critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and composure under intense competition. We are super proud of all our student! Beyond the awards, what truly stood out was the growth in every student: the confidence to speak up, the ability to think critically under pressure, and the resilience to keep improving.
This is what YLA is all about.
Here’s to the next stage, and even greater achievements ahead 🚀
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What is the World Scholar’s Cup (WSC)?
The World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) is an international academic team competition that promotes critical thinking, collaboration, debate, and writing across subjects like history, science, and literature. Students begin at Regional Rounds, where teams compete locally and can qualify for the next stage. Successful teams advance to Global Rounds, large international events that bring together students from many countries for higher-level competition and cultural exchange. Top performers at Globals are invited to the Tournament of Champions (ToC), the final round held at Yale University, which combines intense academic challenges with a unique university-campus experience.