2026 International Speech Contest Semifinals

The World Championship of Public Speaking trophy, First Place

The 吃瓜头条 Speech Contest Semifinals lead up to the World Championship of Public Speaking庐, the highest level of competition at 吃瓜头条. Competition begins at the 吃瓜头条 level and proceeds through the Area, Division, District, and quarterfinal levels.

Quarterfinal judging took place in June, and the top two contestants from each contest proceed to the semifinals, where they compete for a chance to become the World Champion of Public Speaking.

The 2026 International Speech Contest Semifinals and World Championship of Public Speaking庐 was conducted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as part of the 2026 International Convention.

Semifinalists
Semifinal Region District Contestant Finalists
1
  • 2
  • 9
  • 4
  • 11
  • 13
  • 7
  • 52
  • 87
  • 50
  • 129
  • 51
  • 48
  • Marcus Juniel
  • Theodorus Clarence Tessensohn
  • Kenny Ray Morgan
  • Sharmila Kalachand
  • Gurmeet Singh Gurcharan Singh
  • Jay Kamhi
  • Kenny Ray Morgan, Region 4, District 50
  • Gurmeet Singh Gurcharan Singh, Region 13, District 51
2
  • 7
  • 1
  • 10
  • 5
  • 13
  • 14
  • 21
  • 59
  • 53
  • 92
  • Katherine Greene
  • Stefano Cossalter
  • Dirceu Da Silva
  • Khushi Pasquale
  • Rajarshi Roy
  • Rajarshi Roy, Region 13, District 92
  • Dirceu Da Silva, Region 10, District 59
3
  • 6
  • 5
  • 3
  • 13
  • 4
  • 6
  • 11
  • 38
  • 62
  • 78
  • 97
  • 56
  • 46
  • 104
  • Viv Tyndall
  • Shawna Smith
  • Rich Breiner
  • Irene Quoico
  • Yolanda Paige
  • Hill Krishnan
  • Azaharuddin Mohammed
  • Yolanda Paige, Region 4, District 56
  • Hill Krishnan, Region 6, District 46
4
  • 1
  • 6
  • 12
  • 9
  • 7
  • 4
  • 2
  • 4
  • 83
  • 112
  • 76
  • 47
  • 11
  • F
  • Aaron Samson
  • Queena Bergen
  • Kimberly Harpur
  • Toshiki Tanaka
  • Ralph Hughes
  • Anukool Vasudevan
  • Daniel Midson-Short
  • Toshiki Tanaka, Region 9, District 76
  • Aaron Samson, Region 1, District 4

Table showing four semifinals with grouped region, district, and contestant columns. Semifinals one and two contain six rows per cell, while semifinals three and four contain seven rows. The finalists column contains a single row per semifinal.

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