The Senior League 2025/26 debate weekend took place at the DJH Youth Hostel in Heidelberg on the 20th - 22nd March, 2026. Below is a tabular summary of the results.
Octofinal Results
The results of the octofinals are as follows:
| No. | Proposition | Result | Opposition |
| 1 | LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd | 3-0 | Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart |
| 2 | Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe | 1-2 | Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen |
| 3 | Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd | 0-3 | Phorms Frankfurt |
| 4 | Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart | 2-1 | Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe |
| 5 | Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm | 0-3 | Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart |
| 6 | Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg | 3-0 | Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach |
| 7 | Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim | 2-1 | Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg |
| 8 | Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn | 0-3 | International School Frankfurt ISF |
Team Rankings
The ranking table of all teams after Rounds 1-8 is as follows:
| Rank | Team | Wins | Ballots | Points |
| 1 | LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd | 7 | 21 | 5957.75 |
| 2 | Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen | 7 | 19 | 5956.75 |
| 3 | Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd | 6 | 18 | 6014.00 |
| 4 | Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart | 6 | 18 | 5888.57 |
| 5 | Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart | 6 | 17 | 5970.50 |
| 6 | Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg | 6 | 17 | 5934.50 |
| 7 | Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim | 6 | 15 | 5990.25 |
| 8 | Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Heilbronn | 6 | 13 | 5884.00 |
| 9 | International School Frankfurt ISF | 5 | 17 | 5928.25 |
| 10 | Andreae-Gymnasium Herrenberg | 5 | 17 | 5873.50 |
| 11 | Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Marbach | 5 | 16 | 5885.00 |
| 12 | Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm | 5 | 16 | 5864.29 |
| 13 | Goethe-Gymnasium Karlsruhe | 5 | 16 | 5847.00 |
| 14 | Phorms Frankfurt | 5 | 15 | 5949.25 |
| 15 | Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe | 5 | 15 | 5904.00 |
| 16 | Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart | 5 | 14 | 5863.50 |
| 17 | Kepler-Gymnasium Freiburg | 5 | 14 | 5834.00 |
| 18 | Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr | 5 | 12 | 5859.75 |
| 19 | Hegau-Bodensee-Seminar | 4 | 14 | 5849.00 |
| 20 | Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten | 4 | 13 | 5775.75 |
| 21 | Gymnasium Engen | 4 | 12 | 5932.50 |
| 22 | Johannes-Kepler Gymnasium Bad Cannstatt | 4 | 12 | 5858.00 |
| 23 | Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium Singen | 4 | 12 | 5844.75 |
| 24 | Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg | 4 | 12 | 5805.25 |
| 25 | Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Aalen | 4 | 11 | 5827.14 |
| 26 | Lessing-Gymnasium Winnenden | 4 | 11 | 5604.00 |
| 27 | Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Göppingen | 3 | 11 | 5922.25 |
| 28 | Stuttgart High School | 3 | 10 | 5839.75 |
| 29 | Frankfurt International School FIS | 3 | 10 | 5823.05 |
| 30 | Hohenlohe-Gymnasium Öhringen | 3 | 8 | 5802.29 |
| 31 | Friedrich-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen | 3 | 8 | 5794.00 |
| 32 | Max-Planck-Gymnasium Lahr | 3 | 7 | 5732.75 |
| 33 | Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Biberach | 2 | 9 | 5846.00 |
| 34 | European School Rhein-Main ESR | 2 | 6 | 5819.25 |
| 35 | Mörike-Gymnasium Göppingen | 2 | 6 | 5772.50 |
| 36 | Metropolitan School Frankfurt MSF | 2 | 5 | 5421.75 |
| 37 | Max-Born-Gymnasium Backnang | 2 | 5 | 5421.00 |
| 38 | St. Benno-Gymnasium Dresden | 2 | 5 | 5378.00 |
| 39 | Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium Rheinfelden | 1 | 4 | 5750.50 |
| 40 | Josef-Schwarz-Schule Heilbronn | 1 | 4 | 4695.00 |
| 41 | Bavarian International School | 1 | 3 | 5442.75 |
| 42 | Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium Böblingen | 1 | 2 | 5533.50 |
| 43 | Hans-Thoma-Gymnasium Lörrach | 0 | 2 | 5425.00 |
| 44 | Kolleg St. Blasien | 0 | 1 | 5734.25 |
| 45 | Mörike-Gymnasium Esslingen | 0 | 0 | 5189.25 |
Top 15 Individual Speakers
The following 15 debaters achieved the highest average individual speaker scores:
| Rank | Team | Name* | Average |
| 1 | Goethe-Gymnasium Emmendingen | Michael | 72.26 |
| 2 | Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Leonberg | Oliver | 71.94 |
| 3 | Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd | Kasia | 71.92 |
| 4 | Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim | Isabel | 71.80 |
| 5 | Gymnasium Engen | Emma | 71.78 |
| 6 | LGH Schwäbisch Gmünd | Alexandra | 71.76 |
| 7 | Bavarian International School | Austin | 71.75 |
| 8 | Schubart-Gymnasium Ulm | Elif | 71.67 |
| 9 | Bismarck-Gymnasium Karlsruhe | Shihyun | 71.64 |
| 10 | Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart | Eva | 71.60 |
| 11 | Karls-Gymnasium Stuttgart | Amy | 71.59 |
| 12 | Parler-Gymnasium Schwäbisch Gmünd | Alejandra | 71.51 |
| 13 | Ernst-Sigle-Gymnasium Kornwestheim | Helen | 71.41 |
| 14 | Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr | Mantas | 71.37 |
| 15 | Königin-Olga-Stift Gymnasium Stuttgart | Lisa | 71.34 |
* family names omitted for privacy reasons.
We thank all debaters, judges, volunteers and staff for a wonderful competition!