2020
From 1 tab, newest Durham IV 2020.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2020
The last team in averaged 78.2 speaks in 2020.
What will they set?
Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 57 teams made the open break
in 2020
Field strength: Average in 2020, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
Durham IV 202010 motions
- Round 1This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvementPractise this motion
- Round 2TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax)Practise this motion
- Round 3Assuming he wins, THBT President Biden should repair relations to ChinaPractise this motion
- Round 4THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military CorporationsPractise this motion
- Round 5TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culturePractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHBT France should abandon its policy of LaicitePractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHW encourage the loud reclamation of provocative and vulgar language in pop culture (e.g. Cardi B's WAP, Eminem's Insane)Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHR the increasing usage of memes and political satire in political commentaryPractise this motion
- Pro-Am SemifinalsTHBT Muslim majority countries should boycott ChinaPractise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalsAssuming feasibility, THP a world without clothingPractise 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 break16 teams
- Pro-Am break11 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 76.1
- where most speakers land
- 73.4 to 78.8
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 75.1
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker83.2
- 10th speaker79.8
- 20th speaker78.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Munich Open 202673.6
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P. | CGMG | THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations | 85 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Jacklin K. | OOLO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 84 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S. | OGDPM | Assuming he wins, THBT President Biden should repair relations to China | 84 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S. | CGGW | THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations | 84 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P. | COMO | This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Lucie S. | OODLO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 83 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P. | OOLO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 83 |
| 馃嚨馃嚟 Luigi A. | OGDPM | This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement | 83 |
| 馃嚨馃嚟 Quintin C. | OGPM | THW outsource UN Peacekeeping Missions to Private Military Corporations | 83 |
| David A. | OOLO | TH as the European Union would implement a unifrom, common tax policy (e.g. corporate tax, value-added tax, and income tax) | 83 |
| David A. | OGPM | This House prefers a world where people are told to aspire towards self-acceptance rather than self-improvement | 83 |
| 馃嚨馃嚟 Luigi A. | CGGW | TH, as new immigrants, Would prioritise the preservation of their traditional culture in the household over assimilating to the new culture | 83 |