The details below were originally outlined in communication from Director of Forensics, Chrissy Sweetman, on September 18, 2020.
The 2021 competition season will kick off with online national qualifying tournaments. Every region will have three opportunities to participate in national qualifying tournaments according to the schedule below, and the number of invitations to the National Championship will remain the same. Moot Court competition will be hosted online on separate dates, eliminating the need from last year to limit speech events for moot court competitors.
January 6-9, 2021: National Open 1A “East Regions” (Regions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
January 13-16, 2021: National Open 1B “West Regions” (Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 12)
February 3-6, 2021: National Open 2A “Even-Numbered Regions” (Regions 2, 6, 8, 10, 12)
February 10-13, 2021: National Open 2B “Odd-Numbered Regions” (Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
March 3-6, 2021: National Open 3 “All Regions” (tentative, see explanation below)
March 10-13, 2021: National Open 3B, IF dividing the third National Open is deemed necessary
February 8-9, March 1-2, and April 5-6, 2021: Moot Court “All Regions”
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