Mission
LemonShark Studio is a non-profit organization founded by Chenglin He (Tony He), who is ranked as the #1 debater by the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) China standings. Led by some of the best debaters in China, LemonShark aims to pass down debate knowledge and experience to younger, novice debaters. LemonShark ultimately aims to promote the debate and speech skills of Chinese students.
Founder: Chenglin (Tony) He
- Ranked as the #1 Debater on the NSDA China Scoreboard for six consecutive years
- 2019 NSDA China National Champion (HS, Public Forum)
- 2020 NSDA China National Champion (HS, PF)
- 2021 NSDA China National Champion (HS, World Schools)
- 2019 NSDA International PF Champion
- 2021 DANEIS (Debating Association of New England Independent Schools) Parliamentary Champion, Cross-EX Champion
- 2019 DANEIS Best Speaker (Parliamentary Tournament)
- 10+ regional Championships in China
- 10+ Best Speaker Awards in China
- 2017 NSDA U.S Final 7th best speaker and International Runner-up
- 2017 NSDA Korea Final Runner-up
- NSDA China Judge
Meet Our Team!
Studying at Harker School
- NSDA Beijing, Wuhan, Shenzhen Champion
- 2018 Harvard Debate International PF Third Place
- 2018 China TOC Third Place
- 2017 Shenzhen Division Best debater
- 2017 NSDA China Final Third Place
Studying at UC Irvine
- 2020 NSDA China National Champion (HS, PF)
- 2019 NSDA International PF Champion
- 2019 3rd China Tournament of Championship High School Division runner-up
- 3rd Place at the 2018 NSDA International Tournament
- 2018 NSDA Shanghai Regional Champion (HS, PF)
- 2017 NSDA Nanjing Regional Best Speaker (HS, PF)
Volunteer Judges
We invite outstanding debaters to serve as our judges.
