THIULDT Winners & Rankings


The Hague Inter-University Law Debate Tournament Winners, Finalists and Rankings


Champions

2025 – University of Bologna (Italy)

2024 – University of Lusaka (Zambia)

2023 – University of Antioquia (Colombia)

2022 – University of Western Ontario (Canada)

2021 – The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

2020 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

2019 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

2018 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

Edition 2025 – 8th edition:

Best Oralist : José A. Molinelli González

Champion : University of Bologna (Italy)*

José A. Molinelli González – Guleycan Yildiz – Mahmud Bayramov

(coaches : Elizaveta Vorobey – Salah Eddine Chkairi)

Vice-Champion : Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia)

Danah Alsaif – Ghena Kurdi – Khaled Abdou

(coaches : Judy Sahab – Hashim Ashram – Sofia Adan)

3rd place : ULACIT Latin-American University of Sciences and Technology (Costa Rica)

María Carolina González Blanco – Gabriel David Jimenez Benavides – Maybell Melissa Fernandez Ramos

(coaches : David Garnier Méndez – Jose Armando Madrigal Segura)

4th place : Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (France)

Emilie Dittmar – Martin Velev – Meghna Mahboobani

5th place : University of Maryland (United States of America)

Joshua Hale – Amanda Liang – Gabriel Gever

(coaches : Leanna Feinleib – Peter Danchin)

6th place : University of Lusaka (Zambia)*

Zizwani Mwale – Mulima Kaluwe – Mbulo Mwaba

(coaches : Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Nicole Tanyaradzwa-Bwanya)

7th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)

Isabella Sweeney – Stephanie Brennan – Isaac Flake

(coach : Wayne Jocic)

8th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)

Deyan Hristov – Denitsa Boykova

(coaches : Dana Vasile – Benancio Aguirre Rosas)

9th place : National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)

Pelagia Stamataki – Leonidas Tsaousis – Maria-Panagiota (Maraya) Berketi

(coach : Glory Ojesanmi)

10th place : Kathmandu University (Nepal)

Ojaswee Thapa – Aditi Karki – Sneha Adhikari

(coach : Shreya Joshi)

11th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*

Bianca-Mihaela Cojocaru – Andrei-Vlad Alexinschi

(coach : Sayed Altamash Khalil)

12th place : Durham University (United Kingdom)

Ailís Neligan – Ivan Sluchenkov

13th place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)

Maria Mirenburg – Suvi Riipinen – Gretlyn Koppel

(coach : Aleksi Oskar Johannes Kajander)

14th place : University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Mudassar Shaban – Mikail Akhtar – Toby Grier

(coach : Sarish Mohar)

15th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)

Kaliffa Wilkinson – Vishala Jabar – Adrienne Murray

(coach : Shivangelie Ramoutar)

16th place : Catholic University of Lille (France)

Jeanne Lepers – Jeanne Eva Nguyen – Manon Sampson

(coaches : Sarah Elsahat – Claire Besson-Imbert)

17th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)

Grace Nnachi Amarachukwu – Lawrence Uchendu – Olaide Tosin

(coach : Michael Adedayo)

18th place : UFMG Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Beatriz Rodrigues Rossi – Lívia Luzia Braz – Amanda Ruiz

(coach : Amina Welten Guerra)

19th place : University of Kansas (United States of America)

Israel Nelson – Harrison Polen

20th place : O.P Jindal Global University (India)

Hrishabh Iyer – Tanish Neeraj – Charunivetha Solai Gnanasekar

21st place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

Kristýna Bohlová – Tomáš Neugebauer – Karolína Suchánková

(coach : Martin Švec)

22nd place : University of Malaya (Malaysia)

Thivagar A/L Thullasi Nathan – Pavandeep Singh – Kenneth Chin Yi Wei

(coach : Dr. Najwa Rosli)

23rd place : University of the South Pacific (Fiji)

Adi Salaseini Gonelevu – Samuela Tuinabua – Shivnesh Ram

(coaches : Shivendra Nath – Varunesh Permal)

24th place : University of Zambia (Zambia)

Kapala Gift – Musonda Teddy – Banda Bisalom

(coach : Njavwa Faith Tembo)

25th place : King’s College London (United Kingdom)

Sophie Guzminova – Juozas Cėpla – Carla Roth

26th place : University of Manitoba (Canada)

Tarun Sandhu – Cole Cornies – Nav Nain

27th place : Desh Bhagat University (India)

Mansha Khanna – Sonali Gupta

28th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)

Nedelina Stoyanova – Karolina Hristova

(coaches : Maya Angelova – Martin Kyuchukov)

29th place : IULM University of Milan (Italy)

Giulia Lanzoni – Federico Binaghi – Nathan Amatucci

(coaches : Alberto Mingardi – Beatrice Lemme)

30th place : University of Chile (Chile)

Martina Bilbao López – Tomás Araya – Diego Perret Esparza

(coach : Andrés Rubilar Hernández)

31st place : University of Botswana (Botswana)

Tinotenda Mugomba – Tlamelo Moatshe

(coaches : Kgotla Tshimologo – Neo Ruth Setilo – Ruby Njonde)

32nd place : Yale University (United States of America)

Edition 2024 – 7th edition:

Best Oralist : Joel Law (Monash University)

Champion : University of Lusaka (Zambia)

Asiyatu Thandolwenkosi Mdala – Hilary Tino Miti – Austin Bweendo Kachenga

(coaches: Prof. Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Nicole Tanyaradzwa Bwanya)

Vice-Champion : University of the South Pacific (Fiji)

Varunesh Vikash Permal – Visha Vishalni Prakash – Kaya Naghma Lal

(coaches: Daiana Buresova – Peter Pranesh)

3rd place : Monash University (Australia)

Joel Law – Michael Tan

4th place : Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia)

Hashim Ashram – Leen Hashem – Judy Sahab

(coach: Abdallah Daban – Hend Moughrabiah – Prof. Sofia Adan)

5th place : University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Ranvir Raj – Krisha Sedani – Sarish Mohar

6th place : University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Daniel Svirsky – Whitney Igidi – Thomas Hewitt

(coaches: Prof. Valerie Oosterveld – Spencer Reiser)

7th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)

Maya Angelova – Tereza Mkrtchyan

(coaches: Martin Kyuchukov – Sofia Donskaya)

8th place : University of Manchester (United Kingdom)

Fatimatou Zahra Diallo – Abdullah Atassi – Adalberto Dionisi

9th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)

Dana Vasile – Benancio Aguirre Rosas

(coaches: Rami Fransawi – Andy Zhang)

10th place : University of Bologna (Italy)

Salah Eddine Chkrairi – Elizaveta Vorobey – Chenda Wu

(coaches: Emma Berteau – Luis Felipe Alvarez Vega)

11th place : University of Antioquia (Colombia)*

Melissa Ordóñez Henao – Valeria Cecilia Romero Vásquez – Michelle Barbosa González

(coaches: Camilo Arango Duque – Esteban Muñoz Galeano)

12th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*

Mariam Al Kilanie – Nicholas Rossouw – Lina Tinnemann

(coaches: Miera Veni Montero – Sayed Altamash Khalil – Michaela Stavridou)

13th place : University of Manitoba (Canada)

Sameer Harris – Tia Andrews – Keerat Bhullar

(coach: Diana Gutierrez)

14th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)

Erekiye Ugo – Rahmat Suenu – Esther Nnadozie

(coach: Gloria Oziohu Alonge)

15th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)

Alexander Siourthas – Oscar Calvert – Mitch Dow

(coach: Wayne Jocic)

16th place : University of Chile (Chile)

Amanda Pérez Pérez – Andres Rubilar – Constanza Silva

17th place : University of the Republic (Uruguay)

María Gonzalez – Carolina Silva – Felipe Guerra

(coaches: Santiago Theoduloz – Bruno Rivero)

18th place : King’s College London (United Kingdom)

Aisha Ahmer – Nousha Nematzadeh

19th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)

Terichelle Sorrillo – Jahia Asson – Jerome Mohammed

(coaches: Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts – Dr. Timothy Affonso)

20th place : Luarasi University (Albania)

Keti Gerbi – Klea Biqiku

(coach: Prof. Blerina Shrkurti)

21st place : Kathmandu University (Nepal)

Shikshya Adhikari – Priyadarshani Khanal

(coach: Padma Rijal)

22nd place : Catholic University of Lille (France)

Romane Edelin-Silly – Anaïs Demuynck – Adélie Khaletskaya

(coach: Prof. Ophélie Omnes – Charlotte Pasquier)

23rd place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

Martina Paliariková – Marián Čura – Jakub Škutek

(coach: Prof. Martin Svec)

24th place : University of Botswana (Botswana)

Ruby Njonde – Kgotia Tshimologo – Neo Ruth Setilo

(coach: Arthur Henry)

25th place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)

Kseniia Rykacheva – Fabienne Lucy Golle

(coach: Aleksi Oskar Johannes Kajander)

26th place : University of Akureyri (Iceland)

Hrafnhildur Fönn Ingjaldsdóttir – Emma Ashlock

(coach: Brynn Morse)

27th place : Strathmore University (Kenya)

Shamiah Muchesia – Jeff Melita – Ridhi Kerai

28th place : State University of Tetova (North Macedonia)

Diellza Imeri – Hatixhe Memeti

(coach: Arta Bilalli)

Edition 2023 – 6th edition:

Champion : University of Antioquia (Colombia)

Paula Andrea Gómez Acosta – Cristian Camilo Rico Zapata – Luna María Morales Pulido

(coaches: Prof. Dr. Carolina Vásquez Arango – Prof. Esteban Muñoz Galeano)

Vice-Champion : University of Manchester (United Kingdom)

Andreea-Diana Panait – Adam Beach – Amal El Abida

3rd place : University of Manitoba (Canada)

Liam Brown – Diana Gutierrez – Stefan Leicht

4th place : University of Western Ontario (Canada)*

Jack Walsh – Rebekah Rodrigues – Spencer Reiser

(coach: Prof. Dr. Valerie Oosterveld)

5th place : University of the Republic (Uruguay)

Ignacio Michelini – María Federica Sáenz – Lorenzo Proto

(coaches: Santiago Theoduloz – Matias Danzi – Candelaria Rodríguez)

6th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)

Spyridon Kontos – Lulu Samborska

(coach: Rami Fransawi)

7th place : Universite Francaise en Armenie (Armenia)

Svetlana Mkrtchyan – Tatevik Ghazaryan – Luiza Melkumyan

(coaches: Parandzem Mikayelyan – Arpine Arakelyan)

8th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)

Marvin Williams – Suana Sookdeo – Leamna Lutchman

(coaches: Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts – Dr. Timothy Affonso)

9th place : University of Bologna (Italy)

Luis Felipe Álvarez Vega – Maria Gabrielle Paiva Barbosa – Emma Berteau

(coach: Ieva Malickaite)

10th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*

Tolga Dogan – Simen Kokkvall

(coaches: Sayed Altamash Khalil – Leyla Gayibova – Miera Montero)

11th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)

Jolin B. – Ilan Slonim

12th place : Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)

Anna Tikhomirova – Rishit Singh – Fausta Zykute

(coaches: Zain Safdar – Siddh Nagori)

13th place : Katmandu University (Nepal)

Ojaswini Shah – Nadila Kharel

(coach: Swastika Pradhan – Prof. Prajwal Gyawali)

14th place : University of the South Pacific (Vanuatu)

Harriet Sionetama – Natasha Amani – Brigitte Laboukly

(coaches: Prof. Sofia Shah – Prof. Dr. Morsen Mosses)

15th place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

Dominik Vostál – Adam Dobiáš – Mane Hovhannisjan

(coaches: Prof. Martin Švec – Prof. Zuzana Vikarská)

16th place : Catholic University of Lille (France)

Nina Garcia – Arnaud Begue – Blanche Dwyer

(coaches: Prof. Dr. Aurélien Raccah – Ophélie Omnes)

17th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)

Martin Kyuchukov – Victoriya Malinova – Svetlin Ivanchenko

(coaches: Sofia Donskaya – Maria Merdzhanova)

18th place : University of Porto (Portugal)

Guilherme Alexandre – Miguel Nóbrega Simões – Hugo Rafael Folha Sobral Brito de Almeida

19th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)

Jadesola Shodimu – Kelechi Praise Alpheaus – Adegunju Oluwatomilade Victoria

(coach: Shalom Ajibade)

20th place : Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)***

Maria Eduarda Milagres Fonseca – Sofia Campolina

(coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)

21st place : University of Lusaka (Zambia)

Sydney Miti – Eager Kapambwe – Tanyaradzwa Maponga

(coaches: Prof. Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Mwaka Chizinga)

22nd place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)

Ilkana Aliyeva – Zehra Sevimli – Tsholofelo Emily Letlhage

(coach: Prof. Evhen Tsybulenko)

23rd place : Makerere University (Uganda)

Birungi Primah Elizabeth – Harry Mwesigwa

(coach: Okello Fortunate)

24th place : Qatar University (Qatar)

Ragad Shoukri Mahmoud Elthalatiny – Shoaa Essa A E Al-Mesalam

(coach: Prof. Charles Schnurman)

Edition 2022 – 5th edition:

Most viewed match: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) vs. University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Champion: University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Meghan Hawa – Justine Dryburgh – Dylan Parobec

(Coach: Prof. Dr. Valerie Oosterveld)

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)*

Emily Warchala – Ahmed Amr Nabil Darwish – Yaroslav Zaitsev

(Coach: Leyla Gayibova, Miera Montero, Sayed Altamash Khalil)

3rd place: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)***

Fabricio Lafuente Pena – Laura Gripp Rosas – Lucas Tabanez Murta de Souza

(Coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)

4th place: University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Tharushi Gamage – Methmuthu Navoda Abeywickrama – Kalana Herath

5th place: Reykjavik University (Iceland)

Martin Maron – Maxime Snappe – Dylan Top

(Coach: Prof. Dr. Snjolaug Arnadottir)

6th place: Kathmandu University (Nepal)

Swastika Pradhan – Diksha Dhital – Asmita Pandey

(Coach: Shreya Joshi)

7th place: University of Lagos (Nigeria)

Njoku Augusta Chinweubaum – Alonge Gloria Oziohu – Adedayo Michael Adeshina

(Coach: Shalom Ajibade)

8th place: University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (France)

Marianne Breton – Nellya Fort – Camille Masson

(Coach : Prof. Dr. Michelle Elliot)

9th place: Tilburg University (The Netherlands)

Andy Zhang – Radmehr Khosrokhavar – Rami Fransawi

(Coach: Lenno Telemans)

10th place: Sofia University (Bulgaria)

Sofia Donskaya – Maria Merdzhanova – Spas Hristov

(Coach: Prof. Dimitar Gochev)

11th place: University of Bologna (Italy)

Valeriia Lymischenko – Ieva Malickaite – Saba Ishkhalidze

(Coach: Laura Ferri)

12th place: National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Dee Mu Rui Marcus – Jin Yilei – Shaun Song

13th place: University of Melbourne (Australia)

Ghazal Fashchian – Ben Kingston – Meg Stevens

14th place: Catholic University of Lille (France)

Laetitia Pelaccia – Eloise Andre – Ambre Polycarpe

(Coach: Prof. Dr. Aurelien Raccah)

15th place: University of Burdwan (India)

Chandril Chattopadhay – Sanjib Das – Sadia Sultana

(Coach: Dr. Debdatta Das)

16th place: Qatar University (Qatar)

Fatima Aref A A Khashabi – Shaikha Ali M A Alfehani – Maryam Omar Albader

(Coach: Prof. Charles Schnurman)

17th place: Pontificia University of Chile (Chile)

Emanuel Jimenez Navarro – Esperanza Hope

(Coach: Prof. Jorge Sahd K)

18th place: Chuo University (Japan)

Mao Ihara – Honoka Kawano – Futaba Tamura

(Coach: Chloe Batchelor)

19th place: University of the Free State (South Africa)

Mokgadi Ramatshwi – Ofentse Ramatswi

(Coach: S.C. Zulu)

20th place: Makerere University (Uganda)

Angelo Sewanonda – Fortunate Okello – Asasira Anita

Edition 2021 – 4th edition :

Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

                Sayed Altamash Khalil – Alexandra Sarban – Martin Stumpf (Coach: Leyla Gayibova, Miera Montero)

Vice-Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

Bernardo Leal, Augusto Sergio, Matheus Mendonca

(Coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)

3rd place: Catholic University of Lille (France)

                Camilla Chetioui, Glory Ojesanmi, Valentine Lata

(Coach : Prof. Dr. Aurelien Raccah)

4th place: University of Poitiers (France)

Josepha de Crecy, Tsira Karmazanashvili, Leona Alijevic

(Coach: Chantal Jean)

5th place: Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine)

                Dmytro Fihun, Serhii Andruschenko

(Coach: Yuliia Navrotska)

Edition 2020 – 3rd edition:

Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

Bernardo Leal, Augusto Sergio, Matheus Mendonca

(Coach: Prof. Lorena Bastianetto)

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

                Anas Qazi, Coen Ploeger, Alexander Wiest

(Coach: Leyla Gayibova)

Edition 2019 – 2nd edition:

Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

                Luiza Belem, Augusto Sergio

(Coach: Prof. Lorena Bastianetto)

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

                Mariella Eldirani, Shanya Caspary

Edition 2018 – 1st international edition :

Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

                Camila Loureiro – Augusto Sergio

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

                Irina Csender – Sindi Lama

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