002 ↓  (debater) — seoul

DEBATE

2021—present · domestic / international

Five years of competitive debate, from domestic rounds to international finals—and a 2025 place among South Korea’s top eight.

Joseph Kang with fellow debaters at the Korea World Schools event
debate / korea world schools

5

years competing

3

championships

6

finals

top 8

in South Korea · 2025

national team

In 2025, I joined the South Korean National Debate Team as a B team member, selected as one of the top eight debaters in Korea.

Joseph Kang and Team Korea holding the South Korean flag
debate / team korea
Joseph Kang working with another debater during a classroom session
debate / coaching session

since 2025

Since Team Korea, I’ve moved from competing toward hosting, judging, and captaining Seoul International School’s KAIAC Forensics Varsity Parliamentary Debate Team.

complete record

  • 2025Oldham Cup6th-place team · top 12% / top-26% speaker197 participants · 50 teams
  • —Junior World Schools Debating Championshipsgrand finalists
  • —Paris World Schools Debating Championshipsquarterfinalists · top-27% speaker319 participants
  • 2025South Korean National Debate TeamB team · one of Korea’s top 8 debaters
  • 2024Zimbabwe International WSDCquarterfinalists · 4th-place team44 teams
  • 2024Autumn WSDCsemifinalists
  • 2024Cambridge Schools BP Championshipsgrand finalists · 2nd-place team28 teams
  • 2024Singapore International Debating Championshipstop-25% speaker274 participants
  • 2023Oxford Schools East AsiaU15 champions · 1st breaking · top speaker
  • 2023Oxford Schools Korea Regionaloverall champions · finals best speaker
  • 2023Oldham Cupquarterfinalists
  • 2022Oxford Schools East AsiaU15 finalists · 2nd breaking · 10th overall speaker
  • —Korea National Debating ChampionshipsU15 champions · top U15 speaker · 3rd of 72 speakers
  • —East Asia Round Robingrand finalists
  • —Korea Schools Debate Opengrand finalists
  • —IDS International Debating ChampionshipssemifinalistsKyung Hee University
  • —KAIAC Forensics · Parliamentaryfinalists · 2nd-place team
  • —BDGT Debating Championshipschief adjudicator · 2nd-best judge
  • —SDGT Debating Championshipsinvited adjudicator
Joseph Kang speaking with debaters beside a trophy table
debate / adjudication
Joseph Kang with a team of student debate judges
debate / adjudication team