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Vienna Pre-WUDC

The Vienna Pre-WUDC, a recurring warm-up for the world championship.

Editions

Greyed years are editions we don’t have a tab for yet. Know where one is?

Field strength over the years

How strong each edition’s field was, on the cross-tournament strength scale.

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

  • 2022Premier
  • 2024Premier
  • 2025Premier

What gets set here

The topic mix across 3 analysed editions. Tap a year to see that edition alone.

39 categorised motions across all editions.

Politics28%
Social & Identity26%
Education8%
International Relations8%
Economics8%
Abstract5%
Grand final motions, year by year
  • 2025This House believes that Angela Merkel's Chancellorship did more harm than good. · Politics
  • 2024This House would set sail to find the distant land · Abstract
  • 2022THP university admission standards to be based solely on a single ‘high-stake’ standardised exam, as opposed to solely on the average of the pupil’s performance over the course of their studies. · Education

What it takes to break here

  • 202210 pts · 80.3 speaks26/122 broke
  • 202411 pts · 79.1 speaks25/133 broke
  • 202510 pts · 80.0 speaks35/164 broke

10 points has guaranteed the break in 2 of 3 editions with break data.

How scoring works here

Field average 77.0 across 3 scored editions.

  • Top speaker pace83.0
  • Top-10 pace81.4
  • Top-20 pace80.2

Median average speaks at each finishing position, across 3 editions.

Records

  • Best speaker average83.2 🇵🇭 David A., 2022
  • Biggest field164 teams 2025
  • Strongest field2024 Premier

Top speakers in this series

The highest speaker averages recorded across every analysed edition.

  1. 1🇵🇭 David A.83.2
  2. 2🇵🇭 Tobi L.83.0
  3. 3🇦🇺 Jack S. · 2 editions83.0
  4. 4🇦🇺 Udai K. · 2 editions82.8
  5. 5🇺🇸 Madeleine W.82.4
  6. 6🇬🇧 Max R.82.4
  7. 7🇬🇧 Matt C.82.2
  8. 8🇬🇧 Chris C.82.2
  9. 9🇬🇧 Sophie H.82.2
  10. 10🇬🇧 Leo M.82.2
  11. 11🇬🇧 Max P.82.2
  12. 12🇺🇸 Enting L.82.0
  13. 13🇺🇸 Tejas S.82.0
  14. 14🇺🇸 Muzzi G. · 2 editions82.0
  15. 15🇬🇧 Tanush A. · 2 editions82.0

Who chairs it

Adjudication-core members from the editions where we know the panel.

  • 🇬🇧 Andrew C.2 editions
  • 🇺🇸 Pranav A.2 editions
  • Njuguna M.1 edition
  • 🇬🇧 Lucie S.1 edition
  • Katharina J.1 edition
  • Jeremiah E.1 edition
  • 🇮🇪 Oisín B.1 edition
  • 🇮🇱 Annie S.1 edition
  • Jack S.1 edition
  • 🇦🇹 Marina K.1 edition
  • 🇦🇹 Paula B.1 edition
  • 🇵🇭 Bea L.1 edition