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Western InterVarsity 2022

Jun 1, 2022 · BP

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

104 teams (This edition)

Motions

Western IV 2022 (2022)10 motions
  • Round 1THS corporate neutrality policies
  • Round 2THW grant senior military officers a veto over military decisions made by politicians (e.g. troop deployments, specific missions).
  • Round 3TH, as the CCP, would abolish the Hukou system.
  • Round 4THR the glorification of suffering in art.
  • Round 5THW build social housing exclusively in high social-economic areas
  • Open QuarterfinalsTHP life as the individual with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception as opposed to living an average anonymous life
  • Open SemifinalsTHBT European governments should impose energy price caps for all households.
  • Open Grand FinalThis House prefers a world in which everyone considers morality to be universal as opposed to a world in which everyone considers morality to be culturally specific
  • Novice FinalsTHR the use of national referendums to make political decisions.
  • ESL FinalsTHR the use of military aid by the United States to non-state actors (e.g. funding rebel groups in Syria).

What gets set here

Economics30%
Politics30%
Arts & Culture10%
Fiction10%
Philosophy10%
International Relations10%

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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Fiction · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

16% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.5.

Last edition: 17 of 104 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break17 teams
  • ESL break8 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How scoring works here

76.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.6 and 78.8.

This is 0.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.2

Top-10 pace 80.8

Top-20 pace 79.6

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Isabelle S.DLOTHR the glorification of suffering in art.85
🇨🇦 Naomi P.DLOTH, as the CCP, would abolish the Hukou system.85
Katharina J.DLOTHR the glorification of suffering in art.84
🇨🇦 Claire C.GWTH, as the CCP, would abolish the Hukou system.84
Alastair B.OWTHR the glorification of suffering in art.84
🇺🇸 Emery T.LOTH, as the CCP, would abolish the Hukou system.84
🇮🇱 Ayal M.PMTHR the glorification of suffering in art.83
🇨🇦 Matt A.LOTHW grant senior military officers a veto over military decisions made by politicians (e.g. troop deployments, specific missions).83
🇺🇸 Emery T.MOTHS corporate neutrality policies83
Katharina J.DPMTHS corporate neutrality policies83
Asaf U.DPMTHR the glorification of suffering in art.83
🇮🇱 Omar S.OWTH, as the CCP, would abolish the Hukou system.83

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