The Cicero Tournament is a debate tournament in Tilburg. Since 2004, the tournament has been held annually in November by T.D.V. Cicero, the debating society associated with Tilburg University.
Next edition
Date: Not yet known
Contact information organisation: cicero@uvt.nl
Format: American Parliamentary
Language: Dutch
Speech lengths: 5 minutes (3 minutes summary)
Location: Odulphus Lyceum
Registration: Closed
History
In 2007, the tournament held the title of Dutch Debating Championship. Before 2004, the society organised an annual eloquence tournament. In 2020, an English-language online pro-am tournament was organized instead of the Cicero tournament.
Previous editions
| Year | Teams | Champions | Best Speaker | Tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18 | Jos Buijvoets & Marike Breed | Romée Lind | |
| 2018 | 18 | Joeri Willems & Wieger Maris | Joeri Willems | |
| 2017 | 26 | Wieger Kop & Veroniek van Praag | Josse van Proosdij | Tab |
| 2016 | 26 | Lennart van Laake & Merle Helmus | Lennart van Laake | Tab |
| 2015 | 30 | Lisa Schallenberg & Devin van den Berg | Daan Welling | Tab |
| 2014 | 26 | Bionda Merckens & Nastia Grishkova | Bionda Merckens | Tab |
| 2013 | 26 | Stijn de Jong & Joost Kooiman | Luciën de Bruin | Tab |
| 2012 | 38 | Devin van den Berg & Juul Klein-Wolterink | Jeroen Heun | Tab |
| 2011 | 32 | Floor de Koning & Daniël Springer | Jeroen Heun | Tab |
| 2010 | 30 | Jeroen Heun & Daniël Springer | Jeroen Heun | Tab |
| 2009 | 36 | Reinier de Adelhart Toorop & Adrian de Groot Ruiz | Daniël Springer | Tab |
| 2008 | 34 | Anne Valkering & Salar al-Khafaji | Ali al-Jaberi | Tab |
| 2007 | 36 | Ali al-Jaberi & Sharon Kroes | Sharon Kroes | Tab |
| 2007 (NK) | 56 | Marc Roels & Eric Stam | Sharon Kroes | Tab |
| 2005 | 36 | Daniël Schut & Julien Spliet | Daniël Schut | Tab |
| 2004 | 34 | Gijs Schumacher & Jona Linde | Jona Linde | Tab |