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Doxbridge 3: Return of the King

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Mon 15 Nov 2021

From 1 tab, newest Doxbridge 3: Return of the King 2021.

How many points did it take?

11points were safe
in 2021

The last team in averaged 79.8 speaks in 2021.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

32of 162 teams made the open break
in 2021

Field strength: Premier in 2021, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Doxbridge 3: Return of the King 202114 motions
  1. Round 1This House Would allocate the majority of government sports funding to encourage grassroots participation (e.g. amateur community clubs, after school sports clubs, etc.) rather than invest in achieving success in prestigious competitions (e.g. intensive coaching academies, player and personnel salaries, etc.)Practise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Supports the adoption of variable minimum wage laws.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3This House Regrets the narrative that the process of overcoming illnesses (e.g. cancer) is a "fight".Practise this motion
  4. Round 4This House Would implement a system of voter insurance for national elections.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5This House Believes That leaders of marginalized minority groups should urge their respective communities to partake in greater social integration at the expense of sustaining unique cultural attributes.Practise this motion
  6. OctofinalsTHBT authors should remain silent on interpretations of their work after the work has been publishedPractise this motion
  7. ESL QuarterfinalsTHW require all art institutions to dedicate a significant portion of funding to commissioning art from new artistsPractise this motion
  8. QuarterfinalsTHBT feminists in Muslim-majority countries should advocate for the abolishment of Sharia Courts rather than working to reform it (e.g. advocating for more female judges, pushing for feminist interpretations of the Quran)Practise this motion
  9. ESL SemifinalsTHBT freedom movements in authoritarian regimes should prioritize women as their leaders (e.g. Maria Kolesnikova in Belarus, Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar, Alaa Salah in Sudan)Practise this motion
  10. Schools SemifinalsTHW ban relatives of past office holders from ever running in electionsPractise this motion
  11. SemifinalsTHBT Asian regimes accused of committing human rights violations should be investigated by TRCs rather than subject to punitive mechanisms (ICTs, ICC)Practise this motion
  12. ESL FinalTH supports BRICS* countries creating regional alternatives to the current international economic institutions (i.e. the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organisation) * Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa"Practise this motion
  13. Schools FinalTHBT western liberal democracies should admit immigrants by lottery rather than by prioritizing factors such as salary, education, and language competency (excluding immigrants with serious criminal convictions)Practise this motion
  14. Grand FinalAssuming the One Ring has been destroyed and Sauron defeated, TH, as a Hobbit, Would never leave the ShirePractise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2021

  • Open break32 teams
  • ESL break22 teams
  • Schools break11 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
76.9
where most speakers land
74.5 to 79.3
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker82.8
  • 10th speaker81.2
  • 20th speaker80.4

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
  • International Metaphysics Open 202176.9