2025 International Speech Contest Semifinals
The Toastmasters International Speech Contest Semifinals lead up to the World Championship of Public Speaking®, the highest level of competition at Toastmasters. Competition begins at the club level and proceeds through the Area, Division, District, and quarterfinal levels.
Quarterfinal results are in! The top two contestants from each contest are advancing to the semifinals, where they compete for a chance to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. Contestants are randomly assigned to one of the two contests within each semifinal round. View the chart below to learn who is representing your region.
The 2025 International Speech Contest Semifinals and World Championship of Public Speaking® will be conducted live and in person in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Toastmasters International Convention.
Semifinal |
Region |
District |
Contestant |
Finalists |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
6 | 29 | Hritik Bhansali | |||
| 6 | 83 | Tarshara Baker-Moore | ||||
| 8 | 127 | Sven D'Souza | ||||
| 9 | 87 | Allen Ang Boon Kiat | ||||
| 10 | 108 | Michelle Bartkoske | ||||
| 7 | 47 | Franky Camille | ||||
| 1 | 7 | Matthew Douglass | ||||
2
|
1 | 4 | Henry O. Miller | |||
| 3 | 25 | Elaine Royal | ||||
| 5 | 31 | Faye LaCasse | ||||
| 14 | 88 | Johnson Zhang | ||||
| 14 | 89 | Edward Teh | ||||
| 6 | 40 | Taylor Candella | ||||
| 12 | 90 | Remona Moodley | ||||
3
|
5 | 123 | Diren Dantanarayana | |||
| 6 | 27 | Len Tran | ||||
| 6 | 38 | Leslie Crudup | ||||
| 6 | 119 | Mario Lewis | ||||
| 8 | 41 | Sanskriti Acharya | ||||
| 10 | 95 | Martin Svaneborg | ||||
| 7 | 48 | Derek Lott | ||||
4
|
2 | 12 | Rich Politiski | |||
| 3 | 22 | Wally Long | ||||
| 8 | 105 | Rasiah Raslyn Agatha | ||||
| 12 | 72 | Fazla Dulficar | ||||
| 10 | 59 | Sabyasachi Sengupta | ||||
| 9 | 75 | Neb Perez | ||||
| 13 | 51 | Mas Mahathir Bin Mohamad | ||||