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HYDS x SDS BP RT 2025

Oct 11, 2025 · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

64 teams (This edition)

Motions

HYDS x SDS BP RT 2025 (2025)10 motionsCA: Hyeon L., Yeonjae P., Jiho N.
  • Round 1THS the use of COMPAS
  • Round 2THP developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state
  • Round 3TH, as parents who have moved to a new country, would prioritize assimilation into the new culture over the preservation of their traditional culture when raising children
  • Round 4THR the glorification of self-sacrifice
  • Pre-QuarterfinalsTHS '10 SNUs' policy
  • QuarterfinalsTHBT LGBTQ+ movement should oppose the dominance of the 'Gay Best Friend' trope in popular media
  • SemifinalsThis House would grant combatant status under international law to non-state armed actors engaging in combat during war (e.g. mercenaries, militias, and volunteer fighters).
  • Grand FinalThis House prefers a world where a strong cultural emphasis is placed on 'Hyo'(孝)
  • EFL Semi-finalsTH, as a feminist movement in a conservative society, would adopt 'mirroring'
  • EFL Grand FinalsTHW criminalize hate speech

What gets set here

Social & Identity50%
Law & Crime20%
Politics10%
Abstract10%
International Relations10%

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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 · 50% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 74.0.

Last edition: 24 of 64 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break24 teams
  • EFL break8 teams

How scoring works here

74.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.1 and 76.4.

This is 0.5 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.3

Top-10 pace 77.0

Top-20 pace 76.5

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), QMUL Open 2026 (72.9)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Jiwon L.MGTH, as parents who have moved to a new country, would prioritize assimilation into the new culture over the preservation of their traditional culture when raising children80
Jiwon L.DPMTHP developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state80
Phoon Y.MOTHR the glorification of self-sacrifice80
Sae B.MGTHP developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state80
Federica S.MGTH, as parents who have moved to a new country, would prioritize assimilation into the new culture over the preservation of their traditional culture when raising children79
Piper G.GWTH, as parents who have moved to a new country, would prioritize assimilation into the new culture over the preservation of their traditional culture when raising children79
Wonjun S.MOTHP developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state79
Seungyeon S.DLOTHP developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state79
Kenza Z.GWTHP developmental authoritarianism over political pluralism in the post-conflict state79
Laiyba M.MGTHS the use of COMPAS79
Jiyoung H.GWTHS the use of COMPAS79
Natalia C.GWTH, as parents who have moved to a new country, would prioritize assimilation into the new culture over the preservation of their traditional culture when raising children79

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