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Technion Open 2023

2023-11-24 · BP

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The field

Average

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

58 teams (This edition)

Motions

Technion Open 2023 (2023)10 motionsCA: 🇬🇧 Zarina B., Klaudia M., Pranav K., Joy H., 🇮🇱 🍃 G.
  • Round 0THS the implementation of the Rooney Rule in elite football (soccer).
  • Round 1THS the implementation of the Rooney Rule in elite football.
  • Round 2THS academic piracy
  • Round 3THR the globalisation of religion.
  • Round 4THBT the Finkbeiner test should be widely adopted in media.
  • Round 5THBT consumers should predominantly aim to buy locally produced goods and services
  • Partial Double SemifinalsTHBT history education in post-conflict societies should focus on reconciliation at the cost of truth (e.g. limiting the information on the severity of harm done, etc.).
  • SemifinalsTHS the Migrate to Educate to Migrate model
  • Grand FinalTHS all constitutional amendments being approved via public referendum.
  • ESL FinalsTHS the Migrate to Educate to Migrate model

What gets set here

Education40%
Sport10%
Religion10%
Media10%
Economics10%
Politics10%

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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.

  • Education · 40% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.9.

Last edition: 13 of 58 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break13 teams
  • ESL break9 teams

How scoring works here

76.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.0 and 79.0.

This is 1.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.2

Top-10 pace 79.8

Top-20 pace 78.4

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
🇺🇸 Tejas S.OWTHS academic piracy84
🇦🇺 Chris R.OWTHR the globalisation of religion.83
🇬🇧 Shaurya C.DLOTHS academic piracy83
🇮🇱 Ro’i M.MOTHBT consumers should predominantly aim to buy locally produced goods and services83
🇺🇸 Tejas S.DPMTHBT the Finkbeiner test should be widely adopted in media.83
🇮🇱 Guy W.OWTHS academic piracy83
🇺🇸 Amitai P.OWTHS academic piracy83
🇮🇱 Ayal M.MOTHS academic piracy83
🇬🇧 Mark R.DPMTHBT the Finkbeiner test should be widely adopted in media.82
🇬🇧 Pranav B.GWTHR the globalisation of religion.82
🇬🇧 Aidan W.PMTHR the globalisation of religion.82
🇬🇧 Elena R.GWTHBT the Finkbeiner test should be widely adopted in media.82

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