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The IITB Grand Prix

Feb 9, 2024 · BP

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The field

Average

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

45 teams (This edition)

Motions

IITB Grand Prix (2024)10 motions
  • Round 1THO major news organizations (e.g. newspapers, television channels) having editorial stances on political issues.
  • Round 2THBT minority artists should create street art and other art in public spaces rather than art intended for display in galleries and traditional artistic venues.
  • Round 3TH, as Ukraine, would seek an immediate permanent ceasefire with Russia.
  • Round 4In countries with first-past-the-post voting systems, THP a dominant norm of voters electing their national representatives on the basis of local concerns (e.g. what your MP has done for your constituency) to a norm where votes are cast based on national politics (e.g. whether your MP votes on policies for the entire country that you agree with).
  • Round 5THP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.
  • Pre-SemifinalsWithin broad budgetary constraints, THW give high-ranking military and intelligence officials complete decision-making power over all defence policy.
  • Novice FinalsTHBT animal advocacy groups should focus their advocacy on creating a world where farmed animals are treated well and killed humanely, rather than on eradicating animal-based products.
  • ESL FinalTHBT positively influencing the far future (i.e. 100+ years from now) should be the key moral priority of our time.
  • SemifinalsTHR Javier Milei’s victory in the Argentinian presidential election.
  • Grand FinalTHW break up Reliance Industries, the Adani Group, and the Tata Group.

What gets set here

Politics30%
Media10%
Arts & Culture10%
International Relations10%
Religion10%
Social & Identity10%

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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.

  • Politics · 30% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

27% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.9.

Last edition: 12 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 break12 teams
  • ESL break10 teams
  • Novice break6 teams

How scoring works here

75.7 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.7 and 77.7.

This is 0.2 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.6

Top-10 pace 78.2

Top-20 pace 77.2

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
🇬🇭 Andrews T.LOTHP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.82
🇮🇱 Roi M.DLOTHP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.82
🇬🇭 Erasmus S.DLOTHP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.82
🇦🇺 Cormac M.PMTHP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.82
🇺🇸 Will R.PMTH, as Ukraine, would seek an immediate permanent ceasefire with Russia.82
🇯🇵 Rina K.LOTHP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.81
🇦🇺 Abhinav M.MOTHP a world with a widespread belief in deus otios.81
🇦🇺 Alexis M.MGTH, as Ukraine, would seek an immediate permanent ceasefire with Russia.81
Speaker S.OWTH, as Ukraine, would seek an immediate permanent ceasefire with Russia.81
🇦🇺 Cormac M.GWTH, as Ukraine, would seek an immediate permanent ceasefire with Russia.81
🇮🇱 Dvij M.PMTH, as Ukraine, would seek an immediate permanent ceasefire with Russia.81
🇦🇺 Abhinav M.MOTHO major news organizations (e.g. newspapers, television channels) having editorial stances on political issues.81

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