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Unity Cup 2025

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

Sat 25 Oct 2025

From 2 tabs, newest Unity Cup 2025.

How many points did it take?

10points were safe
in 2025

Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (10, 9, newest first). The last team in averaged 75.9 speaks in 2025.

What will they set?

Out of 8 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 24 teams made the open break
in 2025

Field strength: Below Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Unity Cup 20258 motions
  1. Round 1This House Believes That American Universities should attempt to correct the significant Liberal bias among professors.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2This House Prefers a world where modern policing follows the “mercenary police model.”Practise this motion
  3. Round 3This House Hopes for an increase in vigilante attacks on factory farmsPractise this motion
  4. Round 4This House Opposes the narrative that individuals should not settle in their romantic relationshipsPractise this motion
  5. Round 5Provided he wins, This House Believes That Zohran Mamdani will do more good than harm.Practise this motion
  6. SemifinalThis House Opposes the recent West African coupsPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalThis House Prefers a world where the gnostic conception of Christianity became the dominant form of Christianity.Practise this motion
  8. Novice FinalsThis House Believes That the Martin family should go to London over Tanzania.Practise 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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
20251075.98 of 24
2024976.04 of 13

Every break in 2025

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break4 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.

average speaker score, 2 editions
75.0
where most speakers land
72.7 to 77.2
average at tournaments of similar strength
74.3

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker80.4
  • 10th speaker76.6
  • 20th speaker74.4

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • Macau Debate Open 202675.6
  • Tilburg Open 202675.3

Top speeches

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Edward W.COMOThis House Opposes the narrative that individuals should not settle in their romantic relationships82
🇨🇦 Andrew L.COOWThis House Hopes for an increase in vigilante attacks on factory farms82
Edward W.OGDPMThis House Prefers a world where modern policing follows the “mercenary police model.”81
🇨🇦 Sherry S.COMOProvided he wins, This House Believes That Zohran Mamdani will do more good than harm.81
🇨🇦 Hamza A.OODLOThis House Opposes the narrative that individuals should not settle in their romantic relationships81
🇨🇦 Andrew L.OGPMThis House Prefers a world where modern policing follows the “mercenary police model.”81
🇨🇦 Aarian B.OODLOThis House Hopes for an increase in vigilante attacks on factory farms81
Edward W.CGMGThis House Believes That American Universities should attempt to correct the significant Liberal bias among professors.81
🇨🇦 Sherry S.COMOThis House Prefers a world where modern policing follows the “mercenary police model.”81
🇨🇦 Ashlyn L.COMOProvided he wins, This House Believes That Zohran Mamdani will do more good than harm.81
🇨🇦 Andrew L.COOWThis House Opposes the narrative that individuals should not settle in their romantic relationships80
🇨🇦 Bill L.COOWProvided he wins, This House Believes That Zohran Mamdani will do more good than harm.80