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Constructive,
Competitive

is returning to stuents in China.

Adopted from the National High School Ethics Bowl.

At China High School Ethics Bowl,
participants face tricky moral situations and
collaborate with others to seek truth by dialogue:
construct reasonable and relevant argument,
accurately communicate their argument,
constructively engage with others' argument

2025/26 Season

For the 2025/26 season,

China High School Ethics Bowl will be held online.


Eligibility:
Participants in the China High School Ethics Bowl must reside in China or HongKong and be under 21 years old on Januarary 15, 2026.


Format:
Participants will participate through teams of 3-7 people, with 3-5 people seated in any given match. We plan on following NHSEB rules and proecdures.

If you and your teammates are all closest to the same city, you will be registered into your closest Division. If you and your teammates are closest to different cities and are within 500km from each other, you regionals locaiton will be determined based on event logistics. If you and your teammates are more than 500km from Shenzhen, Hongkong, Beijing, Shanghai, or Chengdu, or are more than 500km from each other, you will be registered into the Open Division.


Sign-up here.
Deadline for sign-up is December 20, 2025. There are no fees.



Details

Rounds:

Shenzhen & Guangzhou Division: 10 teams

Pool A: 5 teams

Pool B: 5 teams


Hongkong Division: 10 temas

Pool A: 5 teams
 Pool B: 5 teams


Beijing Division: 10 teams
 Pool A: 5 teams
 Pool B: 5 teams


Shanghai Division: 10 teams
 Pool A: 5 Teams

Pool B: 5 teams


Open Division: 10 teams

Pool A: 5 teams
 Pool B: 5 teams



Regionals

Each team participates in 4 preliminary matches. The top 2 teams in number of wins (e.g. 4-0-0, 3-0-1) advances to Divisional playoffs. In the case of equivalent number of wins, advancement will be determined by the following, in the order of priority:


  1. Lowest number of losses

  2. Highest number of judges’ votes

  3. Greatest point differential

  4. Highest points total

  5. A coin toss



Divisional Playoffs

For each division:

Pool A1 vs Pool B2

Pool A2 vs Pool B1.


The winner of each match (2 per division) advances to the National Championship.

Two wildcards to the National Championship will be given to two teams with the highest points among teams of all divisional playoffs.



National Championship
One team from each division is randomly put in either Pool A or B. The other team is put in the other pool.


Each team will participate in four preliminary matches, with matchups assigned by random draw. 


Teams are ranked by the number of wins. In the case of equivalent number of wins, advancement will be determined by the following, in the order of priority:


  1. Lowest number of losses

  2. Highest number of judges’ votes

  3. Greatest point differential

  4. Highest points total

  5. A coin toss



The top 8 teams after the four preliminary matches will advance to Quarterfinals, with the matchups:


1 vs 8
2 vs 7

3 vs 6

4 vs 5



Rules and procedures of the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals rounds are identical to the other rounds. Winners of each round advance to the next.

Third-place match

The losing teams of the semifinals can participate in a third-place match, where the winning team will be named Third Place and the losing team will be named Fourth Place of the 2026 China High School Ethics Bowl. 


Finals

The winning team of the Finals will be named the 2026 China High School Ethics Bowl Champions. In the event of a tie of judges’ votes during the Finals, the two teams will be named Co-Champions.