Tournaments
Astana European Universities Debating Championships 2020
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
2020
From 1 tab, newest Astana EUDC 2020.
How many points did it take?
18points were safe
in 2020
The last team in averaged 79.3 speaks in 2020.
What will they set?
Out of 16 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
24of 168 teams made the open break
in 2020
Field strength: Premier in 2020, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Who has set the motions?
- Monica F.
- Raffy M.
- Melda E.
- 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P.
- Tom M.
Chief adjudicators in 2020, the newest tab that lists them.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Astana EUDC 202016 motions
- Round 1THW only allow university admission on the basis of standardized testing, as opposed to non-quantitative methods (e.g. essays, alumni interviews)Practise this motion
- Round 2This House Would ban Amazon's internal arbitration courtsPractise this motion
- Round 3This House Opposes the commercialization of MindfulnessPractise this motion
- Round 4This House Believes That pro-democratic activists should use fake news and synthetic media (e.g. "deepfake", fake video or audio recordings) to advance their cause.Practise this motion
- Round 5THR the trend of central banks setting extremely low interest rates after the 2008 financial crisisPractise this motion
- Round 6THBT 10 Minute School should remove the videos.Practise this motion
- Round 7Given the technology, This House Would erase society's memory and evidence of the criminal past of former convicts after their release from prison.Practise this motion
- Round 8This House Believes That leaders of an occupied nation should not assist the occupying powers in maintaining stability.Practise this motion
- Round 9This House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.Practise this motion
- Partial Double QuartersThis House Would ban insurance coverage for sexual misconduct claims.Practise this motion
- ESL QuartersThis House Would force individuals suspected of being a "stolen child" under the junta to undergo DNA testing to establish whether they are indeed stolen children.Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsThis House Would transfer management of all water resources to an international body.Practise this motion
- ESL SemifinalsTHBT countries should suspend all elections in times of severe health crisesPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH, as Israel, would form a strategic military alliance with the Kurds in Syria.Practise this motion
- ESL FinalTHW only recruit atheists to be part of the group, and would not allow any religious books or items of worship on boardPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW allow police officers to refuse orders on grounds of consciencePractise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
Every break in 2020
- Open break24 teams
- ESL break16 teams
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.
- 2020Monica F., Raffy M., Melda E., 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P., Tom M.
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 75.9
- where most speakers land
- 73.1 to 78.7
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.4
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker83.2
- 10th speaker81.2
- 20th speaker80.1
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
- Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alastair S. | COMO | This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness | 86 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alex B. | COOW | This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness | 86 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Jamie B. | CGMG | This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness | 86 |
| 馃嚦馃嚤 Emma L. | OGDPM | THR the trend of central banks setting extremely low interest rates after the 2008 financial crisis | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Ron L. | OOLO | This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness | 85 |
| Ido B. | OOLO | This House Believes That leaders of an occupied nation should not assist the occupying powers in maintaining stability. | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Sara B. | CGGW | This House Opposes the commercialization of Mindfulness | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Joshua Y. | OODLO | This House Would ban Amazon's internal arbitration courts | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Hamza C. | COOW | THR the trend of central banks setting extremely low interest rates after the 2008 financial crisis | 85 |
| Jack S. | CGMG | This House Believes That pro-democratic activists should use fake news and synthetic media (e.g. "deepfake", fake video or audio recordings) to advance their cause. | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Goh Y. | OOLO | This House Would ban Amazon's internal arbitration courts | 85 |
| 馃嚦馃嚤 Emma L. | OODLO | THBT 10 Minute School should remove the videos. | 85 |