Under the leadership of head coach Prof. Yin De-gang and the team leader Cheong Hok Sam, the UM Mandarin Debate Team constituted by Liu Jing-jing, Qiang Wen and Luo Le beat out TaiWan Soochow University and National University of Singapore, unprecedentedly heading into the final match of The International Varsity Debates, which is widely regarded as the Olympic Games in Chinese debate competitions. In addition, Liu Jing-jing was honored “Best debater of the Match” in semi-final match. The team will encounter Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in the final match played on 29 November, which has recently claimed the championship of National Cyber Debate.