← All tournaments

Sheffield Novices 2026

47 days away · In Person, Sheffield, UK · BP

Sign in to mark goingTabbycat ›

The field

Below Average

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

46 teams (This edition), 46 teams (2023)

Motions

Sheffield Novices 2026 (2026)8 motions
  • Round 1THO varied sentencing.
  • Round 2THBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.
  • Round 3TH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritising a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change)
  • Round 4THW Ban the development of TalkToys.
  • Grand FinalTH, as the contestant, would vote off your friend
  • Silver FinalsTHW accept the offer.
  • Bronze FinalsTH, as John Owens, would accept an invitation to appear on “The Dinosaur Hour”.
  • Non-Schools FinalsTHO the retelling of female villains from well-known stories to present them as sympathetic characters

What gets set here

Technology25%
Abstract25%
Law & Crime13%
Environment13%
Social & Identity13%
Media13%

Sign in to see how your strengths match this tournament’s topics.

Practice Technology motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Technology · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

Built from what this tournament sets most. Import more tabs and this plan tunes itself to your weak spots.

0 of 7 done. Ticks save on this device.

How scoring works here

73.3 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 71.4 and 75.1.

This is 0.5 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.8

Top-10 pace 75.0

Top-20 pace 74.3

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

Comparable: QMUL Open 2026 (72.9), NUDC Untan 2026 (70.8)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Zachary T.OWTHW Ban the development of TalkToys.83
🇬🇧 Zachary T.DLOTHBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.80
Speaker S.MOTHBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.79
Tom H.LOTHW Ban the development of TalkToys.79
🇬🇧 Zachary T.GWTH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritising a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change)79
Marli S.MOTHW Ban the development of TalkToys.78
Jeremiah K.MGTHBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.78
Maher G.PMTHBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.78
Marli S.LOTHBT the rise of social media platforms focusing on short-form content (e.g., Twitter with 140 word max character limit, TikTok with 60 second videos) has done more harm than good.78
Speaker S.PMTH prefers environmental movements heavily prioritising a local agenda over a global one (e.g., focusing on local pollution rather than climate change)78
Esther Z.MGTHW Ban the development of TalkToys.78
Tom H.PMTHO varied sentencing.78

Scout a CA

Search for a Chief Adjudicator to see what topics they tend to set and review past motions.

Type a CA name...

Prep with these too

Same kind of motions, same kind of field. Worth running through their past motion sets too.

Sign in to see the rest: scoring culture, who’s judging, similar tournaments, and your break chances.

Sign in to unlock