The team from Maastricht University was the smallest with only three students, but showed a great amount of enthusiasm in the past five months. That enthusiasm, mixed with extensive coaching by their mentors Sander Jansen, Assistant Professor Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Louise Verboeket, Education-/Research Officer Constitutional and Administrative Law, was rewarded with a second place after the written preliminary round (notice of appeal and statement of defense). The strong performance of Esmée, Rik and Johanna during the two oral preliminary rounds secured a third place for Maastricht University in the closing argument competition. The three finalists (Maastricht, Nijmegen and Leiden) were secluded and had only 45 minutes to prepare a subsidy case. The closing arguments were nerve-raising, but in the end the jury concluded that the team from Maastricht excelled in terms of both legal substance and verbal performance.