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IDS Northeast Asian Debating Championships 2022

2022-11-11 · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

127 teams (This edition)

Motions

IDS Northeast Asian Debating Championships 2022 (2022)18 motionsCA: 🇵🇭 Armi R., 🇲🇴 Kiki L., 🇯🇵 Tota T., Houymean L., 🇦🇺 Udai K.
  • Round 0This House would abolish laws against price-gouging.
  • Round 0This House would abolish laws against price-gouging.
  • Round 0THO the practice of vote buying.
  • Round 0THO the practice of vote buying.
  • Round 0This House believes that governments should set up a department dedicated to producing and submitting ‘Sokal papers’ to academic journals, removing academics that admit Sokal papers and shutting down faculties that systemically admit ‘Sokal papers’.
  • Round 1This House would abolish laws against price-gouging.
  • Round 2This House Believes that there are no immoral thoughts, merely immoral actions.
  • Round 3This house, as Nepal, prefers strengthening our long-term relationship with China rather than India.
  • Round 4In post-colonial states, THP education where strong emphasis is placed on multi-culturalism over similarities between different groups
  • Round 5THW allow individuals to sue religious organizations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine.
  • Round 6THBT states should be allowed to auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit
  • Partial Double-OctofinalsTHO the practice of vote buying
  • OctofinalsThis house would legally require all companies to adhere to a model of stakeholder capitalism.
  • QuarterfinalsTHBT social movements should prioritise blaming the structure over particular public figures
  • SemifinalsThis house believes that the world should recognise the Tatmadaw as the legitimate government of Myanmar
  • Grand FinalThis House believes that governments should set up a department dedicated to producing and submitting ‘Sokal papers’ to academic journals, removing academics that admit Sokal papers and shutting down faculties that systemically admit ‘Sokal papers’.
  • EFL Partial OctofinalsTHO the practice of vote buying.
  • EFL FinalsTHS disruptive climate protests by environmental movements (e.g., blocking traffic)

What gets set here

Economics28%
Politics22%
Education17%
International Relations11%
Philosophy6%
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.

  • Economics · 28% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

35% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.4.

Last edition: 44 of 127 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break44 teams
  • EFL break48 teams

How scoring works here

75.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.5 and 76.8.

This is 0.9 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.5

Top-10 pace 78.2

Top-20 pace 77.3

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Liverpool IV 2026 (74.8)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Seokjin Y.GWTHW allow individuals to sue religious organizations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine.83
Minami M.MGTHBT states should be allowed to auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit83
🇨🇳 Ray W.PMThis House Believes that there are no immoral thoughts, merely immoral actions.83
🇰🇷 Park Y.MGTHW allow individuals to sue religious organizations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine.83
Chang Y.DPMIn post-colonial states, THP education where strong emphasis is placed on multi-culturalism over similarities between different groups82
🇯🇵 Yuichi M.DLOTHW allow individuals to sue religious organizations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine.82
Sherry T.OWTHBT states should be allowed to auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit82
🇨🇳 Ricky J.DPMThis House Believes that there are no immoral thoughts, merely immoral actions.82
Kelly S.MOTHBT states should be allowed to auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit81
Kelly S.GWThis house, as Nepal, prefers strengthening our long-term relationship with China rather than India.81
🇯🇵 Kotaro Y.OWTHW allow individuals to sue religious organizations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine.81
🇯🇵 Rina K.LOTHW allow individuals to sue religious organizations for compensation for the harmful effects of choices made as a result of adherence to religious doctrine.81

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