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Johns Hopkins Open 2022

Jun 30, 2022 · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

95 teams (This edition)

Motions

Johns Hopkins Open 2022 (2022)11 motionsCA: 🇮🇪 Jack S., Sher M., Tan H., 🇬🇧 Wajeeh M., 🇨🇦 Jacob S., Ashish K.
  • Round 1THBT you should inform the beings of the simulation that they live in a simulation
  • Round 2TH, as China, would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  • Round 3TH, as Mike Pence in 2020, would go along with the Trump coup attempt.
  • Round 4THW create a social credit program for corporations
  • Round 5THBT the final say in the medical treatment of minors should belong to medical professionals instead of parents.
  • QuarterfinalsTHW impose a heavily progressive tax on university endowments
  • ESL SemifinalsTHS a draft for policing
  • SemifinalsTHW press the button
  • Novice FinalTHR the social narrative that forgiveness is a virtue
  • ESL FinalTH, as Gill Bates, would fund and support clandestine operations aimed at disrupting or destroying all attempts to develop superintelligent AI.
  • Grand FinalTH, as Al Qaeda, regrets 9/11.

What gets set here

International Relations18%
Politics18%
Economics18%
Fiction9%
Health & Medicine9%
Comedy & Novelty9%

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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.

  • International Relations · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Fiction · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Comedy & Novelty · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

17% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.3.

Last edition: 16 of 95 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break16 teams
  • ESL break10 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

77.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.2 and 79.4.

This is 0.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 84.2

Top-10 pace 81.0

Top-20 pace 79.6

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

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇨🇦 Dhananjay A.DPMTH, as Mike Pence in 2020, would go along with the Trump coup attempt.88
🇺🇸 Tejas S.PMTH, as Mike Pence in 2020, would go along with the Trump coup attempt.88
🇺🇸 Greg W.MOTHW create a social credit program for corporations86
🇺🇸 Xiao L.OWTHW create a social credit program for corporations86
🇬🇧 Matt C.MGTHW create a social credit program for corporations85
🇨🇦 Dhananjay A.MGTHW create a social credit program for corporations85
🇬🇧 Ahmed S.GWTHW create a social credit program for corporations85
🇺🇸 Tejas S.GWTHW create a social credit program for corporations85
🇺🇸 Tejas S.DLOTHBT the final say in the medical treatment of minors should belong to medical professionals instead of parents.85
🇨🇦 Dhananjay A.LOTHBT the final say in the medical treatment of minors should belong to medical professionals instead of parents.84
🇺🇸 Greg W.MGTHBT the final say in the medical treatment of minors should belong to medical professionals instead of parents.84
🇬🇧 Keerthana B.MGTHBT you should inform the beings of the simulation that they live in a simulation84

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