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Drexel Debate Open

The Drexel University open in Philadelphia.

4 editions2023 to 20261 with results

Breaking here

of teams broke in 2026 (8 of 39)
21%
safe on
10 pts
average speaks of the last team in, 2026
79.7
teams in 2026
39

What gets set here

Share of categorised motions across 1 edition. Bars run to 100%.

8 categorised motions across all editions.

  • Law & Crime25%
  • Sport13%
  • Religion13%
  • Politics13%
  • Social & Identity13%
  • Economics13%

Grand final motions

  1. 2026THW acquit the sailors of murderLaw & Crime

Editions

Open an edition for its motions, break line and top speeches.

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators, from the 1 of 4 editions whose tab lists them.

  • 🇬🇧 Max R.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Jane M.1 edition
  • 🇺🇸 Tejas S.1 edition
  • 🇬🇭 Kelvin D.1 edition
  • Tanay P.1 edition

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How speakers score here

average speaker score, 1 edition
77.0
where most speakers land
75.4 to 78.6

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker81.2
  • 10th speaker78.6
  • 20th speaker77.8

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Records and top speakers

Top speakers in this series

  1. 1Shayor K.81.2
  2. 2Alex M.80.6
  3. 3🇺🇸 Justin Z.80.0
  4. 4🇺🇸 Amy C.80.0
  5. 5Emilio L.80.0
  6. 6Arthur Q.79.6
  7. 7🇺🇸 Darrius T.79.4
  8. 8🇬🇧 Saim K.78.8
  9. 9🇺🇸 Martin H.78.8
  10. 10Yuvraj C.78.6
  11. 11Aryan K.78.6
  12. 12Pratap S.78.4
  13. 13🇬🇧 Mustafaa K.78.4
  14. 14🇺🇸 Josiah B.78.4
  15. 15Kai T.78.4

Best speaker average at any one edition.

Records

  • Best speaker averageShayor K., 202681.2
  • Biggest field202353 teams
  • Strongest fieldPremier2026

Field strength by year

  • 2023Above Average
  • 2024Above Average
  • 2025Above Average
  • 2026Premier

Older editions predate much of the rating data we hold, so early years can read lower than they were.