MAKE ARGUINGFUN AGAIN
The UFC of competitive debate. Local clubs in cities and on campuses, online matches across the country, live national championships. Beginner to pro. All welcome.
THE VISION
SuperDebate isn't a tech platform. It's a room, a topic, two sides, and a crowd close enough to see who wins.
Debate was locked up in schools and tournament circuits. We took it out. Anyone walks in, picks a side, and argues. No degree, no résumé, no experience required.
It's a real competition with real winners. You leave sharper, and you make friends who will happily tell you you're wrong. That's rarer than it sounds.
"Show up. Pick a side. Argue it out. Go get a drink with the person who just destroyed your argument. That's the whole idea, and it works everywhere we've tried it."
— John Thomas Connor, Founder
LIVE DEBATE IN EVERY CITY
Weekly nights in every city. Championships that fill rooms. One place to find them and get in. We're just getting started.
Start a ClubTWO SPEEDS. ONE LEAGUE.
Weekly nights build the base. Championships build the stage. Each tier works on its own; together they compound.
The Grassroots Network
The Tuesday Night
A coworking space in Chicago. Twelve people around a table. The topic is whether AI will replace more jobs than it creates. Two people stand up, make their cases, and everyone in the room gets sharper. That's the weekly night. Organizers follow the playbook, keep it low-commitment, and let the format do the work. Small participation fees keep it self-sustaining. We provide the tools and the format. Communities bring the people.
- Events that run themselves
- Hosted by people from your city
- Small fees keep the night going
- Regulars bring friends
The Championship Stage
The Main Event
In February 2026, debaters from seven countries flew to Roatan, Honduras to compete at the Infinita Debate Championship. That's the other speed. Professional-level championships with production value, sponsors, and real stakes. Regional and national tournaments that showcase the best debaters. Every championship is filmed. This is debate as a competitive sport and a content engine.
- Big stages and title fights
- Real sponsors, real prizes
- Streamed and clipped
- Champions get crowned
FROM LOCAL CLUB TO NATIONAL STAGE
Local clubs create talent. Championships create aspiration. The best debater in your city wants to prove it on a bigger stage. The person watching that championship wants to find a club near them. Each side feeds the other. Either works alone, but together they grow fast.
Events Create Regulars
Show up once, come back every week
Championships Create Aspiration
Top performers compete on the big stage
Visibility Drives Interest
Championship events attract new participants
Growth Fuels Both Tiers
More debaters, more clubs, bigger championships
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE ARGUE FACE TO FACE
We're not building a product. We're building a network of rooms in every city where people argue ideas for fun, and come out sharper for it.
Think Before You Talk
Hot takes are cheap when nobody can answer back. In a debate, someone answers back. You have to actually understand the other side to beat them.
Do that every week and it follows you out of the room: into meetings, group chats, and dinner-table arguments. A city with more people who argue like that is a better city to live in.
Argue the Side You Hate
Half the time you're assigned the side you disagree with. It's the fastest empathy training there is: you can't argue a position you haven't understood, and once you understand it, the people who hold it stop being cartoons.
You'll probably still think they're wrong. You'll just finally be right about why.
Replace Noise With Signal
Online algorithms show you what you already believe. Cable news rewards outrage. Social media rewards volume. None of it rewards thinking. SuperDebate does.
When you shake hands with your opponent after a fierce round, you remember they're a person, not a caricature. That's what a good argument does to a room. Do it every week, and it changes a city.
MEET JOHN CONNOR
South Side of Chicago to city-wide debate champion. Startup founder to league builder. How debate turned a 15-year-old jock into someone who believes ideas change the world.
Read His StoryJOIN THE LEAGUE
Debate at your local club. Climb to a championship. Or open your city. Pick your door.
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