They've been there before.....

The two finalist teams have been in finals before but not, as far as I know, against each other.

Singapore and Scotland both won in close split decisions (3-2) this afternoon. I watched the best debate I've seen all tournament between Scotland and England in a room full of animated debaters who cheered loudly for both the teams between speeches but sat so intently during their speeches that you could have heard a pin drop.

I was particularly unimpressed with one thing however: the audience member seated next to me who left her mobile phone on despite the chairperson's request at the start of the debate to switch them all off. Then it abruptly rang - of course -during the first prop's speech and - she answered it, covering her mouth with her hand as if that would somehow conceal the sound! Then there were those who thought it was ok to come in and go out during that same speech. Things calmed down after I had a bit of a public whinge after the first speaker had sat down.

Still, at least we had an audience! And a very interested one at that!

So, onto the final tomorrow after what will be a very fractious AGM because people will want to comment about the organisation of this tournament...

CU,

Kiwi Claire