53rd Annual Tournament of Champions

2025 — Lexington, KY/US

We are excited about hosting you at the 53rd annual JW Patterson Tournament of Champions in April 2025.

Invitation can be found at this link and to the right.

NEW this year: World Schools Debate will be offered! This year will be an application process, and we will welcome up to 30 teams. Teams can be domestic or international. Schools or international programs may apply for up to 3 different teams. To apply as a WSD team for the 2025 TOC, a coach or director should fill out this application form.

In the meantime, we encourage you to apply to be a bid tournament on our website. (Scroll to the blue "Application Link" area at the end of the page.)
Location
Clarion Hotel Conference Center - North Embassy Suites Lexington/UK Coldstream University of Kentucky (TOC 2024)
Contacts
TOC Admin Team
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In Attendance
Pages & Uploads
Tournament Invitation
Circuits
NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) TOC-UK – Tournament of Champions Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 EST
Tournament Dates Apr 25 to Apr 28 2025
Registration Opens Sat Feb 1 at 3:00 PM
Registration Closes Sat Apr 5 at 11:59 PM
Fees Freeze After Mon Apr 7 at 2:59 AM
Judge Information Due Sat Apr 19 at 11:59 PM
Drop online until Thu Apr 24 at 8:00 PM
Change fees apply after Mon Apr 7 at 2:59 AM
CD Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
CX Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
DI Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
DUO Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
EXT Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
HI Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
INF Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
LD Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
OI Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
OO Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
PF-G Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
PF-S Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
POI Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM
WSD Entry Deadline Mon Mar 17 at 3:59 AM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.