(Watch the tourney teaser video here)

After an exhilarating tournament last December, we invite you to participate in the 2nd QallOut Head-2-Head Video Debate Tournament this January. Free registration before the 18th of January, $1,000 Grand Prize for the best debaters! All debates will broadcast live on QallOut.com.

This month's tournament will feature 3 categories:

Category 1 - Political & Social: Complete these two steps in order to confirm your registration to this category

Step 1: Please fill out this survey to match with other tournament opponents

Step 2: Get your free ticket for this category (listed below). Entry is free before Jan 18



$300 Grand Prize

32 participants max





Category 2 - Non-Political: Complete these two steps in order to confirm your registration to this category

Step 1: Please fill out this survey to match with other tournament opponents

Step 2: Get your free ticket for this category (listed below). Entry is free before Jan 18



$300 Grand Prize

32 participants max





Category 3 - Steelmanning: How well can you argue both sides of contentious debate topics? This is a new tourney category that requires holistic knowledge, critical depth and serious open-mindedness (for heavy-weight debaters only!).

Complete these two steps in order to confirm your registration to this category

Step 1: Please fill out this survey to match with other tournament opponents

Step 2: Get your free ticket for this category (listed below). Entry is free before Jan 18

$400 Grand Prize

16 participants max

Please read the information below to learn about the structure and rules of the QallOut Video Debate Tournament. Do not hesitate to reach us at tournament@QallOut.com if you have any questions! Until then, here's the Final Head-2-Head debate between tournament Champion Timothy Perkins and his opponent Jonathan Hall.

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Tournament Timelines

The tournament will run from January 18 – February 18, everyday except weekends, between 8:00 – 11:30 PM EST

For every category, participants will debate once per week during the month-long tournament.

Each debate is 40 minutes long.

Tournament structure:

Each category will have a variety of debate topics to choose from. Fill up the survey above to indicate which topics you want to debate

Based on your survey responses, we'll pair you up with a suitable opponent in the tournament

Once you’re paired up with a debate opponent, the two of you will have the opportunity to modify the topic or the time of your debate

Winners advance to the next round based on votes by QallOut users. Debaters are encouraged to invite their friends to watch and vote for them!

The final vote count will take place on January 29 at 23:59 PM EST.

Each Head-2-Head debate is 40 minutes long and wil be self-moderated (learn more). Debaters get a total of 20 minutes to make their case over multiple rounds. See an example from the December tournament here.

not community votes.. Judges will be selected after the topics have been chosen by the semi-finalists. See an example of tourney judges The winners of the Semi-Finals and Finals will be determined by 5 judges,community votes.. Judges will be selected after the topics have been chosen by the semi-finalists. See an example of tourney judges here

Tournament entry fees and prizes:

$400 will be awarded for the winner of Category 3 , $300 will be awared to each of the winners of Category 1 and Category 2

Entry is free of charge to one of the three categories before January 18

Entry is free of charge to one of the three categories before January 18 Participants who want to join more than one category can purchase a ticket for $9

For any questions, don't hesitate to email us:

Tournament@QallOut.com