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Curtin Debate Open 2025

Nov 22, 2025 · BP

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The field

Average

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

45 teams (This edition)

Motions

Curtin Debate Open 2025 (2025)8 motionsCA: 🇲🇾 Imran I., 🇲🇾 Syed A., Hinano H.
  • Round 1This house believes that moral education should priorities on moral goodness (e.g. empathy, kindness, why bullying is wrong) rather than consequence of morally bad behaviors (e.g. disciplinary records, social and legal repercussions)
  • Round 2In countries with mandatory military conscription, this house believes that feminist groups should advocate for the conscription of women.
  • Round 3In times of high unemployment, this house would significantly relax minimum labour standards (e.g. workplace health and safety standards, minimum wage, working hours restrictions)
  • Round 4This house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces
  • QuarterfinalsAssuming feasibility, this house would nationalise the drug trade in areas with high crime rates
  • SemifinalsThis house believes that the continued normalisation of relations between Arab states and Israel will do more harm than good to Arab states.
  • Grand FinalThis house prefers a world where individuals who turn 18 can choose a limited set of their own personality traits
  • Novice Grand FinalThis house regrets the glorification of military leaders of colonial revolutions in postcolonial states

What gets set here

Social & Identity38%
Education13%
Economics13%
Law & Crime13%
International Relations13%
Comedy & Novelty13%

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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.

  • Social & Identity · 38% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Comedy & Novelty · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

40% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 7 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.5.

Last edition: 18 of 45 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break18 teams
  • Novice break13 teams

How scoring works here

75.4 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.2 and 77.6.

This is 0.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.3

Top-10 pace 77.5

Top-20 pace 76.8

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
Jovan K.LOThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces80
Seia F.MOThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces80
Shun Y.OWThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces80
Abel M.DLOThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces79
Megumi Y.DLOThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces79
Abel M.OWIn times of high unemployment, this house would significantly relax minimum labour standards (e.g. workplace health and safety standards, minimum wage, working hours restrictions)79
Seia F.MGIn countries with mandatory military conscription, this house believes that feminist groups should advocate for the conscription of women.79
Skye C.PMIn countries with mandatory military conscription, this house believes that feminist groups should advocate for the conscription of women.79
Joshua W.LOThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces79
Emmanuel S.DLOThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces79
Cynthia Y.GWIn countries with mandatory military conscription, this house believes that feminist groups should advocate for the conscription of women.79
RubarbPMThis house regrets the growing reliance on the internet for third spaces79

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