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Leiden Open
2026 · BP
Motions from this series
Leiden Open (2026)8 motions
- Round 1THS European countries sending combat troops to Ukraine.
- Round 1THBT the de-internationalisation of the Dutch labour market is NOT in the interests of the Netherlands.
- Round 1THR the rise of trauma-bonding.
- Round 1THBT the feminist movement should attempt to normalise female rage as opposed to attempting to stigmatise male rage.
- Round 1THR the scoring of artistic sports (e.g. figure skating, gymnastics) shifting from a focus on presentation (e.g. artistry, overall impression) to a focus on technical elements (e.g. higher scores for more difficult elements).
- Round 1THP a universal public pension to mandatory individual savings accounts as the primary way of providing pensions.
- Round 1THP the pursuit of equality of outcome to the pursuit of equality of opportunity.
- Round 1THR the formation of the 2026 Dutch minority government.
Leiden Open 2025 (2025)8 motions
- Round 1THBT it is in the interest of the LGBTQIA+ community to splinter into single-issue movements (i.e. trans people forming advocacy groups that focus exclusively on trans advocacy, lesbians forming groups that focus exclusively on lesbian advocacy, etc.) as opposed to adhering to one collective movement (i.e. advocating on behalf of the entire LGBTQIA+ community)
- Round 2THS glamorized depictions of sex work in the media
- Round 3In minority communities, THP the narrative that reality is controlled by the material rather than the narrative that reality is controlled by the ideational
- Round 4THBT the US should recognize the new goverment of Syria
- Round 5THO the implementation of more "immersiveness" in metaverses
- Novice FinalsTHBT humanitarian aid organisations, when allocating aid budgets, should allocate towards causes with the percieved highest probability of succeeding at alleviating suffering rather than towards causes perceived to impact the most vulnerable
- Partial SemifinalsTH, as China, would place radical restrictions on money outflows (i.e. heavily limiting the exchange of RMBs to other currencies, placing stricter controls on international remittances, abolishing chinese insurance on assets overseas, placing higher taxes on MNCs operating in China, etc.)
- Grand FinalTHO the stigmatization of epistemological anarchism
Leiden Open 2024 (2024)9 motions
- Round 1TH prefers a world where people focus on changing rather than finding their authentic self
- Round 2Assuming no coalition is formed, THS the Netherlands implementing a 'business cabinet' rather than calling re-elections
- Round 3THW break up tech giants (such as Microsoft, Apple, Samsung, etc.)
- Round 4 (Closed)THP a world in which post-gnostics is the dominant Christian belief system over one where Proterism is dominant
- Round 5 (Closed)THBT it is in the interest of MERCOSUR to seek closer ties to the EU over China
- Open SemifinalsTHO the prioritisation of privacy in Western Liberal Democracies
- Open FinalsTH would prefer to be born on Plan(et) B over Planet A
- Pro-Am FinalsTHW completely cut off contact with their ex over actively trying to stay friends
- Novice FinalsTHP a world in which people seek short relationships (<5 yrs) over one where they seek long term partners
Leiden Open 2023 (2023)8 motions
- Round 1THBT the parents of a child with exceptional talent in sport should aggressively push the child to maximise their sporting potential.
- Round 2THO the perception of owning art as an investment.
- Round 3TH, as Joe Biden, would NOT run for re-election as US President in 2024.
- Round 4THP a tight labour market to a loose labour market.
- Round 5THBT progressive media should highlight success stories of immigrants over portraying immigrants as vulnerable.
- SemifinalsTHBT the European Union should create unified drug policies based on the European Rating of Drug Harms.
- Grand FinalTHP a world where everyone has relationship crystals.
- Pro-Am FinalTHO the narrative that one should derive meaning from their work.
What gets set here
Social & Identity24%
Economics15%
International Relations12%
Sport6%
Media6%
Comedy & Novelty6%
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29% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 76.0.
Last edition: 12 of 27 teams broke.
- 202312 pts · 74.0 speaks12/41
- 202411 pts · 79.2 speaks8/54
- 202510 pts · 76.4 speaks6/21
- 20268 pts · 74.6 speaks12/27
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Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niya B. | DLO | — | 82 |
| 🇳🇱 Yusuf B. | OW | — | 82 |
| Niya B. | DPM | — | 82 |
| Martijn L. | MG | — | 81 |
| Martijn L. | DLO | — | 81 |
| Niya B. | GW | THS European countries sending combat troops to Ukraine. | 81 |
| 🇳🇱 Marin M. | MO | — | 81 |
| Emiliano H. | GW | — | 81 |
| Max M. | LO | — | 81 |
| Leon K. | DLO | — | 81 |
| Leon K. | DLO | — | 81 |
| Max M. | MG | THS European countries sending combat troops to Ukraine. | 80 |
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