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Intertext Pre-WUDC 2023

2023-06-01 · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

36 teams (This edition)

Motions

Intertext Pre-WUDC 2023 (2023)12 motionsCA: Ruth A., 🇨🇳 Ricky J., Ankit S.
  • Round 0THBT developing countries should prioritize the provision of welfare programs over the development of public infrastructure in their poverty alleviation efforts.
  • Round 0This House Supports 'Right to Recall' in democratic states.
  • Round 0THBT developing countries should prioritize the provision of welfare programs over the development of public infrastructure in their poverty alleviation efforts.
  • Round 0THBT developing countries should prioritize the provision of welfare programs over the development of public infrastructure in their poverty alleviation efforts.
  • Round 1THBT developing countries should prioritize the provision of welfare programs over the development of public infrastructure in their poverty alleviation efforts.
  • Round 2THP a world where major religions adopt the notion of divine mercy, as opposed to divine judgement
  • Round 3This House Supports 'Right to Recall' in democratic states.
  • Round 4THW nationalize all systemically important financial institutions (e.g. banks, insurance companies)
  • Round 5TH, as the feminist movement, would prioritize negative advocacy over positive advocacy
  • SemifinalsThis House Opposes the expansion of BRICS membership
  • Grand FinalTHP a world with the dominant narrative of techno-optimism over techno-pessimism.
  • EFL FinalsTHR the prominence of heroism as a value in society

What gets set here

Economics42%
Social & Identity25%
Politics17%
Religion8%
International Relations8%

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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.

  • Economics · 42% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.9.

Last edition: 8 of 36 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break8 teams
  • EFL break4 teams

How scoring works here

75.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.6 and 77.8.

This is 1.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.6

Top-10 pace 77.2

Top-20 pace 75.8

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇰🇷 Park Y.DPMTH, as the feminist movement, would prioritize negative advocacy over positive advocacy82
🇰🇷 Park Y.DLOThis House Supports 'Right to Recall' in democratic states.81
🇵🇭 Lorine D.MOTH, as the feminist movement, would prioritize negative advocacy over positive advocacy81
🇦🇺 Jenny L.PMTH, as the feminist movement, would prioritize negative advocacy over positive advocacy81
🇰🇷 Park Y.OWTHW nationalize all systemically important financial institutions (e.g. banks, insurance companies)81
🇵🇭 Daniel H.DPMTHP a world where major religions adopt the notion of divine mercy, as opposed to divine judgement80
🇰🇷 Park Y.DPMTHP a world where major religions adopt the notion of divine mercy, as opposed to divine judgement80
Jefferson Q.MGTH, as the feminist movement, would prioritize negative advocacy over positive advocacy80
🇦🇺 Jenny L.LOThis House Supports 'Right to Recall' in democratic states.80
🇦🇺 Jenny L.PMTHP a world where major religions adopt the notion of divine mercy, as opposed to divine judgement80
🇦🇺 Jenny L.MOTHW nationalize all systemically important financial institutions (e.g. banks, insurance companies)80
🇵🇭 Daniel H.OWTH, as the feminist movement, would prioritize negative advocacy over positive advocacy80

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