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Shanghai (SIDO) - Hanoi ABP 2021

2021-10-23 · BP

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

193 teams (This edition)

Motions

Shanghai (SIDO) Hanoi ABP 2021 (2021)17 motionsCA: Shudipto A., Sally L., Uphie A., Juanita R., 🇵🇭 Luigi A., Banun S., 🇺🇸 Enting L.
  • Round 1This House, as a financially comfortable citizen in an East Asian society, would pursue 'warabel'
  • Round 2Assuming empathy could be accurately measured, this House would restrict voting to individuals with a high level of empathy for those outside of their immediate circle
  • Round 3This House believes that the queer community should oppose the glorification of white gender-fluid icons (e.g. Harry Styles, Ruby Rose, Troye Sivan, Nico Tortorella, Sam Smith, etc.)
  • Round 4This House believes that South Asian states should actively prioritize forming stronger regional alliances with each other (e.g. by forming closer intra-state defense ties, increasing economic integration etc.) over forming ties with non-regional allies
  • Round 5This House believes that states should aggressively invest in gaming technology and e-sports
  • Round 6This House regrets the commercialization of counterculture art
  • Round 7In cases where a public official is accused of corruption, this House would lower the evidentiary standard to “balance of probability” instead of “beyond reasonable doubt”
  • Round 8This House believes that it is justified for an individual to prioritise their own self-interest over alleviating universal suffering
  • Double-OctofinalsThis House believes that political opposition parties should focus their electoral campaigns on portraying the voting base of the incumbent party as reasonable and rational, rather than portraying them as being systematically manipulated through undemocratic means (e.g. disinformation on social media, historical revisionism, paid troll farms, etc.)
  • OctofinalsThis House prefers a world where religions adopted the concept of "God's light"
  • QuarterfinalsThis House regrets the dominant narrative that increasing automation and the future of labor are irreconcilable.
  • SemifinalsThis House regrets the use of the imagery of the "Abused Goddess" in campaigning for women's rights in India
  • Grand FinalThis House prefers to live as a person who adopted the "closed off" model
  • EFL Pre Quarter FinalThis House opposes the practice of granting political power to violent insurgent groups in developing nations (examples include but are not limited to FARC in Colombia, Hamas in Palestine, Taliban in Afghanistan)
  • EFL Quarter FinalThis House believes that wages should be determined solely based on the direct contribution produced by each worker in the company
  • EFL Semi FinalThis House believes that South Korean feminists should actively denounce the term "hannamchoong".
  • EFL Grand FinalThis House would allow the use of Nepenthes

What gets set here

Social & Identity35%
Politics12%
International Relations12%
Video Games6%
Arts & Culture6%
Law & Crime6%

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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.

  • Social & Identity · 35% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 12% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 12% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Video Games · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 15 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.

Last edition: 48 of 193 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break48 teams
  • EFL break37 teams

How scoring works here

76.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.9 and 78.2.

This is 1.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 83.1

Top-10 pace 80.6

Top-20 pace 79.4

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇨🇳 Josh K.PMThis House believes that the queer community should oppose the glorification of white gender-fluid icons (e.g. Harry Styles, Ruby Rose, Troye Sivan, Nico Tortorella, Sam Smith, etc.)87
🇵🇭 David A.PMThis House believes that states should aggressively invest in gaming technology and e-sports85
🇵🇭 David A.MOThis House regrets the commercialization of counterculture art85
🇯🇵 Kanan I.MGThis House believes that it is justified for an individual to prioritise their own self-interest over alleviating universal suffering84
🇯🇵 Tota T.GWThis House believes that it is justified for an individual to prioritise their own self-interest over alleviating universal suffering84
🇵🇭 David A.LOThis House believes that it is justified for an individual to prioritise their own self-interest over alleviating universal suffering84
🇯🇵 Tota T.DPMThis House regrets the commercialization of counterculture art84
🇵🇭 Armi R.MOThis House regrets the commercialization of counterculture art84
🇵🇭 David A.MGAssuming empathy could be accurately measured, this House would restrict voting to individuals with a high level of empathy for those outside of their immediate circle83
🇵🇭 Maeca P.DLOThis House believes that South Asian states should actively prioritize forming stronger regional alliances with each other (e.g. by forming closer intra-state defense ties, increasing economic integration etc.) over forming ties with non-regional allies83
🇵🇭 Maeca P.OWThis House believes that the queer community should oppose the glorification of white gender-fluid icons (e.g. Harry Styles, Ruby Rose, Troye Sivan, Nico Tortorella, Sam Smith, etc.)83
🇮🇳 Jaymal L.PMThis House, as a financially comfortable citizen in an East Asian society, would pursue 'warabel'83

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