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The RV Debating Tournament 2021

2021-06-01 · BP

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The field

Average

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

87 teams (This edition)

Motions

RV Debating 2021 (2021)10 motionsCA: 🇺🇸 Eva-Marie Q., Vishakha R., 🇳🇱 David M., Akashraj M., 🇵🇭 Luigi A.
  • Round 1THBT developing nations should pay for their students' education in foreign universities under the condition that they will return to work in their home country.
  • Round 2In cases of grave offenses (e.g. murder, armed robbery), THW sentence convicts until they are released by SEEK
  • Round 3THR the shift in focus of startups from achieving profitability to expanding market share.
  • Round 4THP the Western label model to the K-pop model.
  • Round 5THO corporations mandating the use of their own app stores by developers.
  • QuarterfinalsTHP a conception of human rights that derives its authority from a divine being rather than a secular source.
  • Novice SemifinalsTHP a conception of human rights that derives its authority from a divine being rather than a secular source.
  • SemifinalsTHBT the US should refrain from any involvement in Afghanistan (political, military or economic) after its withdrawal.
  • Novice FinalsTHBT the US should refrain from any involvement in Afghanistan (political, military or economic) after its withdrawal.
  • Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of liberal opposition movements in authoritarian democracies to actively employ and embrace strategies of disinformation

What gets set here

Philosophy20%
International Relations20%
Education10%
Law & Crime10%
Economics10%
Media10%

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Practice Philosophy motions ›Read: Weighing arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Philosophy · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

18% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.0.

Last edition: 16 of 87 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break16 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

76.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.9 and 77.8.

This is 0.6 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.0

Top-10 pace 78.2

Top-20 pace 77.8

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Hemant S.MOIn cases of grave offenses (e.g. murder, armed robbery), THW sentence convicts until they are released by SEEK84
Mozaien T.PMTHO corporations mandating the use of their own app stores by developers.83
Abhiroop M.OWTHR the shift in focus of startups from achieving profitability to expanding market share.82
Hemant S.DPMTHO corporations mandating the use of their own app stores by developers.82
Speaker S.MGTHR the shift in focus of startups from achieving profitability to expanding market share.82
Aditya P.MOTHR the shift in focus of startups from achieving profitability to expanding market share.82
🇮🇳 Avyay C.LOIn cases of grave offenses (e.g. murder, armed robbery), THW sentence convicts until they are released by SEEK82
🇮🇳 Ananga R.MGTHP the Western label model to the K-pop model.81
🇮🇳 Shakya C.MOTHP the Western label model to the K-pop model.81
Vibha N.LOTHP the Western label model to the K-pop model.81
Mozaien T.OWIn cases of grave offenses (e.g. murder, armed robbery), THW sentence convicts until they are released by SEEK81
Speaker S.GWTHR the shift in focus of startups from achieving profitability to expanding market share.81

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