Well the team made it to Leuven (just, but this is not the place for discussing team members antics that may or may not have held up entire planes) for the last pre-moot before the main event. Leuven is a lovely town just a short train ride away from Brussels, the hub of the EU. To provide you with a loose comparison, Leuven is the Paraparaumu of Wellington, but with a touch more history.
The first day of mooting went well, so well in fact that at the end of day one, the rankings put Victoria number one out of 16 teams. We were rather chuffed. Of course that meant that the next day involved more mooting in a knock-out round style. We made it right through to the "semi" finals, that is, the final 4 teams before the final of just 2 teams. Alas while David and Katherine mooted their little hearts out against the nicest opponents you will ever meet (ILS - India) the panel were impervious to our kiwi charms and we were knocked out. Don't tell David, but Katherine was pleased because it allowed her the chance to relax for the evening with an ice cream and watch the final moot. (A novelty of sorts, with only 2 team members, we cannot send members to watch other moots, so it was an interesting opportunity to sit in the audience and watch the process.)
Anyhoo, that was it for the pre-mooting stage of the competition. David and Katherine were to have a well deserved (and needed) rest before the real competition began in Vienna. Petra placed us on a mooting ban, that is no mooting, no discussion of the moot problem for 3 whole days! Needless to say Katherine regained her passion for mooting by indulging in some light retail therapy (new moot clothes were needed, having mooted 32 times in the same suit) and David by enjoying a very European lunch in Brussels with an afternoon lounging in a park. Katherine and David met up at Brussels airport for the flight to Vienna, and where the 8 months of long hard work, blood sweat and tears would (hopefully) pay off... (cue Rocky music)
The first day of mooting went well, so well in fact that at the end of day one, the rankings put Victoria number one out of 16 teams. We were rather chuffed. Of course that meant that the next day involved more mooting in a knock-out round style. We made it right through to the "semi" finals, that is, the final 4 teams before the final of just 2 teams. Alas while David and Katherine mooted their little hearts out against the nicest opponents you will ever meet (ILS - India) the panel were impervious to our kiwi charms and we were knocked out. Don't tell David, but Katherine was pleased because it allowed her the chance to relax for the evening with an ice cream and watch the final moot. (A novelty of sorts, with only 2 team members, we cannot send members to watch other moots, so it was an interesting opportunity to sit in the audience and watch the process.)
Anyhoo, that was it for the pre-mooting stage of the competition. David and Katherine were to have a well deserved (and needed) rest before the real competition began in Vienna. Petra placed us on a mooting ban, that is no mooting, no discussion of the moot problem for 3 whole days! Needless to say Katherine regained her passion for mooting by indulging in some light retail therapy (new moot clothes were needed, having mooted 32 times in the same suit) and David by enjoying a very European lunch in Brussels with an afternoon lounging in a park. Katherine and David met up at Brussels airport for the flight to Vienna, and where the 8 months of long hard work, blood sweat and tears would (hopefully) pay off... (cue Rocky music)
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Excellent news of your success. Well done and hooray!
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