Huber Debates 2025

Nov 15, 2025 · BP

The field

Below Average

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

52 teams (This edition)

Motions

Huber Debates 2025 (2025)11 motions

Round 1THBT wellness influencers do more harm than good.
Round 2THS the regular rewriting of constitutions.
Round 3In times of financial crises, THBT nationalization of the banking sector is preferable to bailouts.
Round 4TH, as a governing body in sport (FIFA, WTA, ATP etc.) W not host sporting events in Saudi Arabia.
Round 5THBT NATO should not support the US in a conflict with Latin America.
Open QuarterfinalsTH, as a progressive teacher is conservative state, W keep the banned books on the shelf.
Novice SemifinalsTH, as a progressive teacher is conservative state, W keep the banned books on the shelf.
Open SemifinalsTHW open the box.
Novice FinalTHBT the environmental movement should embrace the green growth theory.
Rookie FinalTHBT the environmental movement should embrace the green growth theory.
Grand FinalTHR the narrative that we’ve already reached “late stage capitalism.”

What gets set here

Social & Identity18%

Education18%

Environment18%

Politics9%

Economics9%

Sport9%

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 · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Education · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Environment · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Politics · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Economics · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
Sport · 9% 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 wellness influencers do more harm than good.Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: EducationPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 72.8.

Last edition: 20 of 52 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

Open break20 teams
Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

74.8 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.8 and 76.7.

This is 0.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.4

Top-10 pace 77.2

Top-20 pace 76.4

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), QMUL Open 2026 (72.9)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
Thomas P.	PM	THBT NATO should not support the US in a conflict with Latin America.	86
Amrit B.	DPM	THBT NATO should not support the US in a conflict with Latin America.	85
Pax H.	OW	THS the regular rewriting of constitutions.	84
🇺🇸 Bilal N.	MG	In times of financial crises, THBT nationalization of the banking sector is preferable to bailouts.	84
Trent M.	MO	THS the regular rewriting of constitutions.	83
Lavanya P.	GW	In times of financial crises, THBT nationalization of the banking sector is preferable to bailouts.	83
Speaker A.	MO	In times of financial crises, THBT nationalization of the banking sector is preferable to bailouts.	82
Elise J.	OW	TH, as a governing body in sport (FIFA, WTA, ATP etc.) W not host sporting events in Saudi Arabia.	82
🇺🇸 Peyton E.	MO	TH, as a governing body in sport (FIFA, WTA, ATP etc.) W not host sporting events in Saudi Arabia.	81
Speaker A.	OW	In times of financial crises, THBT nationalization of the banking sector is preferable to bailouts.	81
Mitch S.	OW	TH, as a governing body in sport (FIFA, WTA, ATP etc.) W not host sporting events in Saudi Arabia.	80
🇺🇸 Benji W.	MG	TH, as a governing body in sport (FIFA, WTA, ATP etc.) W not host sporting events in Saudi Arabia.	80

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