Pipped at the post

I demand a recount!

The NZ Secondary Schools Debating Team did amazingly to win 11 games in a row to get through to the Grand Final of the World Champs.

They went up against England, proposing the motion:

This House would expand the permanent membership of the UN Security Council

And they lost 4-5. Most decisions are unanimous, so to have four Judges say your team was best and five Judges give it to England is literally as close a call as you can get.

Any congratulations again to the team for a superb set of results. To represent your country while at school is a huge achievement in itself, let alone to make the world champs grand final.