Sat 19 Jun 2021
From 1 tab, newest KCL Open 2021.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2021
The last team in averaged 79.2 speaks in 2021.
What will they set?
Out of 12 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.
How many teams, and how many break?
25of 91 teams made the open break
in 2021
Field strength: Premier in 2021, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Who has set the motions?
- 馃嚠馃嚜 Lucy M.
- 馃嚚馃嚘 Ruth S.
- 馃嚨馃嚟 Mikko V.
- 馃嚟馃嚪 Vladimira 艩.
- 馃嚥馃嚲 Ploopy
Chief adjudicators in 2021, the newest tab that lists them.
Past motions
1 edition with motions on record, newest first.
KCL Open 202112 motions
- Round 1THBT developing states should place significant caps on the construction of high-rise residences in urban areasPractise this motion
- Round 2THBT the Biden administration should adopt a diplomatic rather than an antagonistic approach to RussiaPractise this motion
- Round 3THBT capitalism brings more harm than good for disenfranchised groups.Practise this motion
- Round 4In countries with private healthcare, THS the creation of hospitals with free healthcare where there鈥檚 a random chance patients participate in government research trials in addition to receiving treatment.Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT it is in the interest of independent secessionist movements to prioritize creating autonomous zones within preexisting countries over full on statehood.Practise this motion
- Open Partial OctofinalsTHBT NGOs in developing countries should prioritize advocacy for changing institutional norms (e.g. transparency, democracy) over advocacy for tangible goods (e.g. building water systems, raising incomes by set amounts).Practise this motion
- Open QuarterfinalsTHO the use of the "it gets better" narrative by queer organisations and movements in the developing worldPractise this motion
- ESL SemifinalsTHO the use of the "it gets better" narrative by queer organisations and movements in the developing worldPractise this motion
- Open SemifinalsTHS the use of extraction rights to natural resources as a form of collateral for external debtPractise this motion
- ESL FinalsTHP a world where people believe that judgment and entry into the afterlife happens through a metric of peer review versus a metric that takes into account the net sum of your actions on the world.Practise this motion
- Pro-Am FinalTHP a world where the government made public a list of individuals and their niche.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHS a widespread implementation of San Pedro's prison structurePractise 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 2021
- Open break25 teams
- ESL break18 teams
- Pro-Am break7 teams
Who sets the motions
Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.
- 2021馃嚠馃嚜 Lucy M., 馃嚚馃嚘 Ruth S., 馃嚨馃嚟 Mikko V., 馃嚟馃嚪 Vladimira 艩., 馃嚥馃嚲 Ploopy
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 1 edition
- 77.1
- where most speakers land
- 74.8 to 79.4
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker83.0
- 10th speaker80.8
- 20th speaker79.8
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.
Similar-strength tournaments
- GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
- Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Jack S. | COOW | THBT developing states should place significant caps on the construction of high-rise residences in urban areas | 86 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Joseph L. | CGGW | THBT the Biden administration should adopt a diplomatic rather than an antagonistic approach to Russia | 86 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Caoimhin H. | COMO | THBT developing states should place significant caps on the construction of high-rise residences in urban areas | 85 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Enshia L. | OGDPM | In countries with private healthcare, THS the creation of hospitals with free healthcare where there鈥檚 a random chance patients participate in government research trials in addition to receiving treatment. | 85 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Vivian Z. | OGPM | In countries with private healthcare, THS the creation of hospitals with free healthcare where there鈥檚 a random chance patients participate in government research trials in addition to receiving treatment. | 84 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Xiao-Ke L. | OODLO | THBT the Biden administration should adopt a diplomatic rather than an antagonistic approach to Russia | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Ron L. | CGMG | THBT the Biden administration should adopt a diplomatic rather than an antagonistic approach to Russia | 84 |
| Muhammad L. | OGDPM | THBT capitalism brings more harm than good for disenfranchised groups. | 84 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P. | COMO | In countries with private healthcare, THS the creation of hospitals with free healthcare where there鈥檚 a random chance patients participate in government research trials in addition to receiving treatment. | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Muhammad Z. | OGPM | THBT capitalism brings more harm than good for disenfranchised groups. | 84 |
| 馃嚠馃嚜 Caoimhin H. | CGMG | In countries with private healthcare, THS the creation of hospitals with free healthcare where there鈥檚 a random chance patients participate in government research trials in addition to receiving treatment. | 84 |
| 馃嚟馃嚪 Tin P. | OOLO | THBT the Biden administration should adopt a diplomatic rather than an antagonistic approach to Russia | 84 |