HUDC 2024

2024 · BP

The field

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

33 teams (This edition), 42 teams (2023)

Motions from this series

HUDC 2024 (2024)7 motions

Round 1THBT that focusing on labels has done more harm than good to queer communities
Round 1THS Embracing Honjuk Culture
Round 1For nations that have gone through collective trauma (ex: genocide, colonization, civil war, etc), This house prefers narratives that emphasize cultural elements removed from the trauma (ex: regional festivities, shared language, emphasis on looking to the future, etc) over narratives that memorialize the trauma (ex: memorials, monuments, etc)
Round 1TH, as Ayan would confess his love for Alizeh regardless of the outcome.
Round 1THBT Joe Biden Should Not Have Withdrawn from the Presidential Race
Round 1THS Microsoft’s investment into OpenAI.
Round 1THBT re-incarnation is better for the individual than an eternal after-life.

HUDC 2023 (2023)8 motions

Round 1THW cease to exist.
Round 1THW join Bluelock.
Round 1THW ban children based reality TV competitions (i.e. dance moms, honey boo-boo, sa-re-ga-ma-pa lil champs)
Round 1THR the rise of multiverses in movies
Round 1TH, as the feminist movement, Supports the potrayal of Bimbo Feminism in popular culture (the upcoming Barbie movie, Legally Blonde, Jeniffer's Body, etc).
Round 1TH, as a parent, would make an active decision to tell their child that they're extraordinary.
Round 1In nacient democracies, THP Keynesian protectionism to Neoliberalism.
Round 1TH, as a young priest would choose to attempt preaching religion as something rational as oppose to divine power.

What gets set here

Social & Identity33%

Media20%

Pop Culture13%

Economics13%

Religion13%

Politics7%

Practice Social & Identity 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.

Social & Identity · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Media · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Pop Culture · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Religion · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 7% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THBT that focusing on labels has done more harm than good to queer communitiesMotion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: MediaPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

34% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 74.6.

Last edition: 8 of 33 teams broke.

20239 pts · 73.6 speaks18/42
202411 pts · 75.6 speaks8/33

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How scoring works here

73.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 71.2 and 76.0.

This is 1.0 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.4

Top-10 pace 75.8

Top-20 pace 74.8

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Zaid S.	MG	THBT that focusing on labels has done more harm than good to queer communities	83
Arhama S.	PM	THBT that focusing on labels has done more harm than good to queer communities	82
Mustapha V.	OW	—	82
Taha S.	GW	THBT that focusing on labels has done more harm than good to queer communities	82
Asma M.	DPM	THBT that focusing on labels has done more harm than good to queer communities	82
Mustapha V.	GW	—	82
Marziya R.	MO	—	81
Sarmad A.	MG	—	81
Mustapha V.	GW	—	80
Rayyan I.	MG	—	80
Zaid S.	MO	—	80
Airas Q.	MG	—	80

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