▁debate ▁events . ▁These ▁events ▁vary ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁tournament ▁and ▁its ▁spons oring ▁ag ency . ▁A ▁typical ▁tournament ▁is ▁spread ▁over ▁two ▁days , ▁and ▁usually ▁occurs ▁on ▁the ▁week end ▁( F rid ay - S aturday ) ▁ ▁Day ▁one ▁is ▁usually ▁reserved ▁for ▁speech ▁events ▁and ▁pre lim inary ▁debate ▁r ounds . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁pre lim inary ▁r ounds ▁var ies ▁from ▁tournament ▁to ▁tournament , ▁r anging ▁from ▁only ▁three ▁r ounds ▁up ▁to ▁eight ▁at ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁tournament s . ▁The ▁pre lim in aries ▁of ▁speech ▁are ▁often ▁concluded ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁some ▁cases ▁the ▁events ▁alternate ▁with ▁one ▁round ▁of ▁speech , ▁then ▁one ▁round ▁of ▁debate ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁Day ▁two ▁is ▁usually ▁reserved ▁with ▁the ▁" out - r ounds " ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁in ▁which ▁those ▁that ▁qualified ▁( based ▁on ▁pre - el im ination ▁records ) ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁elim ination ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁into ▁Out - R ounds ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁" clear ing ", ▁deb aters ▁are ▁scored ▁based ▁upon ▁win - loss ▁record , ▁speaking ▁ability , ▁and ▁the ▁win - loss ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁they ▁opposed . ▁To ▁first ▁decide ▁who ▁qual ifies , ▁win - loss ▁record ▁is ▁used , ▁then ▁moving ▁down ▁the ▁list ▁to ▁break ▁t ies . ▁The ▁w inners ▁are ▁seed ed ▁into ▁a ▁bra cket ▁that ▁is ▁either ▁" power - protected " ▁or ▁" power