Skip to content
Tournaments

Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

Fri 16 Dec 2022

From 1 tab, newest Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open 2022.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2022

The last team in averaged 80.3 speaks in 2022.

What will they set?

Out of 12 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

How many teams, and how many break?

26of 122 teams made the open break
in 2022

Field strength: Premier in 2022, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Who has set the motions?

  • Njuguna M.
  • 🇬🇧 Lucie S.
  • 🇦🇹 Katharina J.
  • 🇬🇧 Andrew C.

Chief adjudicators in 2022, the newest tab that lists them.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open 202212 motions
  1. Round 1THS the normalisation of prenuptial agreements.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2THBT social movements should adopt the approach of ‘joyful militancy’.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT for students over the age of 14, art and literature curricula should actively include works with violent or sexual themes, as opposed to minimising their role in the curriculum.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THP energy policy and resources across EU Member States to be entirely controlled by an EU-run energy agency.Practise this motion
  6. Partial OctofinalsTHBT it is in the interests of highly developed countries to have immigration policy that favours immigrants that are projected to be high-paid instead of low-paid.Practise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsTHO the focus on coming out in LGBTQ media and popular culture.Practise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHBT advocacy for indigenous people should prioritise influencing general government policy over obtaining legal recognition of their status and historical grievances.Practise this motion
  9. Grand FinalTHO established states actively curating and promoting a patriotic sense of national identityPractise this motion
  10. ESL SemifinalsTHBT Biden should lift all sanctions on Venezuela.Practise this motion
  11. ESL FinalsTHP a world where everyone is equipped with a rePlayer.Practise this motion
  12. Novice FinalsTHP university admission standards to be based solely on a single ‘high-stake’ standardised exam, as opposed to solely on the average of the pupil’s performance over the course of their studies.Practise 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 2022

  • Open break26 teams
  • ESL break15 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2022Njuguna M., 🇬🇧 Lucie S., 🇦🇹 Katharina J., 🇬🇧 Andrew C.

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 1 edition
77.0
where most speakers land
74.5 to 79.6
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.8

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker83.2
  • 10th speaker81.6
  • 20th speaker80.6

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

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇺🇸 Enting L.CGGWTHS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.86
🇵🇭 Tobi L.OGDPMTHBT for students over the age of 14, art and literature curricula should actively include works with violent or sexual themes, as opposed to minimising their role in the curriculum.85
🇺🇸 Madeleine W.OGDPMTHS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.85
🇺🇸 Matti T.CGMGTHS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.85
🇧🇩 Sadid M.CGMGTHP energy policy and resources across EU Member States to be entirely controlled by an EU-run energy agency.85
David A.OGPMTHBT for students over the age of 14, art and literature curricula should actively include works with violent or sexual themes, as opposed to minimising their role in the curriculum.85
🇧🇬 Alek S.OOLOTHBT social movements should adopt the approach of ‘joyful militancy’.84
David A.CGMGTHS the normalisation of prenuptial agreements.84
🇧🇬 Rumen M.OOLOTHBT for students over the age of 14, art and literature curricula should actively include works with violent or sexual themes, as opposed to minimising their role in the curriculum.84
🇬🇷 Panagiotis G.OGDPMTHS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.84
Gerge A.OGPMTHS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.84
David A.OOLOTHS political centrism (e.g. favouring moderate policies and bipartisan approaches to political engagement, "reaching across the aisle") as a dominant political ideology.84