Fri 5 Apr 2024
From 5 tabs, newest HWS Round Robin 2024.
How many points did it take?
17points were safe
in 2024
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 22 (17, 24, 22, newest first). The last team in averaged 81.2 speaks in 2024.
What will they set?
- Social & Identity45%
- International Relations2 of 11
- Arts & Culture1 of 11
- Politics1 of 11
Out of 11 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 28 teams broke
in 2024
Field strength: Premier in 2024, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
HWS Round Robin 202411 motions
- Round 1THBT the UK should have provided extensive military support to the independent state of Biafra.Practise this motion
- Round 2THP the establishment of an inclusive literary canon to the elimination of any literary canon.Practise this motion
- Round 3THBT social policies should be decided by mini-publics.Practise this motion
- Round 4THW choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world.Practise this motion
- Round 5Assuming it is possible to safely and easily move fetuses into safe artificial wombs, THBT womxn should not have the right to an abortion.Practise this motion
- Round 6THW break up the largest asset management firmsPractise this motion
- Round 7THR the glorification of ethno-nationalist figures associated with pro-democracy movements (e.g. Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar, Alexei Navalny in Russia, Sirimavo Bandaranaike in Sri Lanka, etc.)Practise this motion
- Round 8THR the predominance of romantic love in popular culture.Practise this motion
- Round 9THP a world where post-colonial states adopted and use Interlanguages over the usage of colonial languages (e.g. English, French, etc.)Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT it is in the Houthis' interest to attack ships in the Red Sea.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTH, as the chemist, would take the chemical weapons jobPractise 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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 81.2 | 8 of 28 |
| 2023 | 24 | 82.0 | 4 of 16 |
| 2022 | 22 | 81.6 | 4 of 16 |
| 2021 | 22 | 80.9 | 4 of 16 |
| 2020 | 22 | 81.6 | 4 of 16 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 5 editions
- 80.3
- where most speakers land
- 78.8 to 81.8
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker83.4
- 10th speaker82.0
- 20th speaker81.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Sandy G. | CGGW | THW choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world. | 86 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Ravi S. | CGMG | THW choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world. | 86 |
| 馃嚚馃嚘 Reana Y. | COMO | THW break up the largest asset management firms | 86 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Max R. | COOW | THW break up the largest asset management firms | 86 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Toby T. | CGGW | THP a world where post-colonial states adopted and use Interlanguages over the usage of colonial languages (e.g. English, French, etc.) | 86 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Tejas S. | CGGW | Assuming it is possible to safely and easily move fetuses into safe artificial wombs, THBT womxn should not have the right to an abortion. | 85 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Xiao-Ke L. | OODLO | THP the establishment of an inclusive literary canon to the elimination of any literary canon. | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Max R. | COOW | THP a world where post-colonial states adopted and use Interlanguages over the usage of colonial languages (e.g. English, French, etc.) | 85 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Dennis S. | OGPM | THW choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world. | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Max R. | OODLO | THW choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world. | 85 |
| Manuel M. | CGMG | THP the establishment of an inclusive literary canon to the elimination of any literary canon. | 84 |
| Matthew S. | OGDPM | THP the establishment of an inclusive literary canon to the elimination of any literary canon. | 84 |