Welcome to the 2026 Clash of Titans! 

 DECISION-IN-ROOM tournament

This is a qualifying Stoa Debate-ONLY Tournament hosted by Mars Hill Speech & Debate Club. All participants must be members of Stoa.

Dates: April 23-25, 2026 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday)

Location: Mesa Baptist Church 2425 S Alma School Rd, Mesa, AZ 85210

Events: Debate: LD, TP, and Parli

Fees: $50 per competitor per debate type

Family Fee: $20 per family

Payment: Registration is not complete until your fees have been paid! We use Stripe to process payments. A small surcharge will be added to cover Stripe fees. If fees are not paid at the close of registration, unpaid events will be dropped. No refunds will be given for drops after registration closes.

Registration

Opens: March 14, 2026 8:00 AM Mountain Standard Time (Note: This is 9:00 AM Arizona Time)
Closes: March 25, 2025 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time 

DECISION-IN-ROUND - What does this mean? 

Within fifteen minutes of the round ending, the competitors will come back in the room and hear from their judge what side they voted for and why. They will be able to ask the judge questions. Why is this important?  It provides an opportunity for the debaters to adjust their style and case between rounds.

Debate Note:

• Team Policy and Lincoln Douglas will have 6 rounds with Semi Finals and Finals.
• Parliamentary will have 6 rounds with Semi Finals and Finals.  See Parlimentary Debate: Preparation and Information Link.

Meals: Lunch and dinner breaks must be kept to only thirty (30) minutes in order to keep the tournament on time. We recommend you pre-purchase your meals or bring your own as there will not be time available to go out between rounds. 

Refund and Drop Fees:
Drop Fees are standard practice at many tournaments. Drop Fees are utilized to discourage late drops to events. Late drops negatively impact the tournament in a number of ways. Please double-check your events prior to April 7th. If you decide to drop any events, please log into your StoaHub account and make those adjustments. In order to be eligible to compete drop fees must be paid prior to the tournament.

• March 14 - March 25 ~ Refunds available.
• March 26 - April 14 ~ No Refunds
• April 15 - April 22 ~ Drop Fee of $20 per event.
• April 23 (On Site) ~ "Ouch" Drop Fee of $25 per event.

Waitlists

During registration, some events might show that only a waitlist is available. If you desire that event, add yourself to the waitlist. We will let you know if space becomes available. Watch your email for notification of being cleared from a waitlist OR log back into your registration to check.

Judge Orientation:

All judge orientation will be online.

Parent or Chaperone Judges

Thank you for your assistance to keep our tournament running on time. Please plan on judging every other round. Check with the ballot push table 45-30 minutes before each round to see what the judging needs are for the upcoming round. The Ballot Push Team will be happy to see you! 

A special note to local families -- please consider having family/alumni/friends come and judge a round or two. We will have training available online a week before the tournament. An email with a link to the training will be sent to all registered judges.

Dress: All competitors are required to follow the Stoa Dress Code found Here. (Click "Dress Code" under the photo). Students not in compliance with the dress code may be disqualified from competition.

More Information: For questions, please email MarsHillTournaments@gmail.com