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DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP

25-26 July · Online · BP · Online

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

44 teams (This edition), 105 teams (2026), 44 teams (2025), 131 teams (2024)

Motions from this series

DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP (2026)9 motions
  • Round 1THR the glorification of emotional maturity among young people
  • Round 2TH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)
  • Round 3THBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction
  • Round 4THBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good
  • Round 5THS sectoral bargaining
  • Pre-Semi FinalsTH prefers the fundholder-owned model to the shareholder-owned model in investment management firms
  • SemifinalsTHS China monopolizing the electric vehicle industry
  • Grand FinalTHS implementing ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentation
  • Novice FinalsTHO the demonization of nationalism
DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2026 (2026)9 motions
  • Round 1This house supports the use of religious adherence apps in liberal democracies.
  • Round 2This house believes that Vietnam’s Blazing Furnace campaign has done more harm than good to the people of Vietnam.
  • Round 3This house believes that moral realism is true.
  • Round 4This house regrets the recent expansion of academic accommodations for students with neurodevelopmental or mental health conditions at colleges and universities in the United States.
  • Round 5This house regrets the rise of private credit.
  • Open QuarterfinalsThis house opposes the expectation that married parents considering separation should remain together for the sake of their children.
  • Open SemifinalsThis house regrets the shift in the composition of center-left parties in Western liberal democracies away from politicians with working-class backgrounds and toward career politicians.
  • Grand FinalThis house believes that, in two years, the average overall well-being of people living in Cuba will be better, rather than worse, than it is today.
  • Novice FinalThis house regrets the rise of social movements that seek political change while rejecting electoral politics.
DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2025 (2025)9 motions
  • Round 1THR the glorification of emotional maturity among young people
  • Round 2TH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)
  • Round 3THBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction
  • Round 4THBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good
  • Round 5THS sectoral bargaining
  • Pre-Semi FinalsTH prefers the fundholder-owned model to the shareholder-owned model in investment management firms
  • SemifinalsTHS China monopolizing the electric vehicle industry
  • Grand FinalTHS implementing ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentation
  • Novice FinalsTHO the demonization of nationalism

What gets set here

Politics22%
Economics22%
Social & Identity15%
Health & Medicine7%
Philosophy4%

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You vs this tournament

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

  • Politics · 26% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 15% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 7% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.7.

Last edition: 13 of 44 teams broke.

  • 202510 pts · 75.9 speaks13/44
  • 202610 pts · 75.9 speaks13/44
  • 202611 pts · 78.4 speaks17/105
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Break categories

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

  • Open break13 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

How scoring works here

75.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.1 and 77.3.

This is 0.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.0

Top-10 pace 77.0

Top-20 pace 76.0

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Pranav P.PMTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)81
GarvitGWTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)80
🇨🇦 David Z.PMTHBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good80
🇲🇾 SyakirDLOTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)80
🇨🇦 David Z.MGTHS sectoral bargaining80
🇨🇦 David Z.LOTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)80
Bhavisya S.MOTHBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction79
Yuvraj C.DPMTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)79
Arnav G.OWTHBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction79
GarvitOWTHBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good79
SaatvikMGTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)79
Prajwal S.MGTHR the glorification of emotional maturity among young people79

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