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Ottawa Round Robin 2026

May 2, 2026 · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

16 teams (This edition), 16 teams (2026), 16 teams (2025), 16 teams (2024)

Motions from this series

Ottawa Round Robin 2026 (2026)11 motions
  • Round 1-ATHBT social media has done more harm than good for men's interpersonal relationships
  • Round 1-BTHBT social media has done more harm than good for men's interpersonal relationships
  • Round 2-ATHS American frontier AI labs IPOing
  • Round 2-BTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing
  • Round 3-ATHP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities.
  • Round 3-BTHP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities.
  • Round 4-ATHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda
  • Round 4-BTHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda
  • Round 5-ATHP the use of horror to depict racial inequality in films and literature (e.g., Sinners, Get Out) to realistic depictions (e.g., Green Book)
  • Round 5-BTHP the use of horror to depict racial inequality in films and literature (e.g., Sinners, Get Out) to realistic depictions (e.g., Green Book)
  • Grand FinalTH, as Arab citizens of Israel living in Haifa, W raise their children with the identity of 'Arab-Israeli' rather the identity of 'Palestinian'
Ottawa Round Robin (2026)5 motions
  • Round 1THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)
  • Round 2THP a bipartisan political system to a multipartisan system
  • Round 3TH, as a developing country, P to borrow from the BRI as opposed to the World Bank.
  • Grand FinalThis house, as Socrates, would reject Crito’s offer to escape
  • testThis is just a test
Ottawa Round Robin 2025 (2025)8 motions
  • Round 1ATHO the use of party leadership reviews in Canadian politics
  • Round 2ATHBT openly queer men should refuse sexual and romantic relationships with closeted men.
  • Round 3ATHP a world in which iconoclasm was the dominant belief in the Christian world
  • Round 3BTHP a world in which iconoclasm was the dominant belief in the Christian world
  • Round 4ATHO the expansion of large tech giants into financial services & banking
  • Round 4BTHO the expansion of large tech giants into financial services & banking
  • Round 5ATHO the consolidation of the islamist insurgency in the Sahel under Al Qaeda
  • Grand FinalTHS the recent rise in prominent media that depicts male criminals through the Broken Man narrative (e.g. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Monster: The Jeffery Dhamer Story, Adolescence, 13 Reasons Why)
Ottawa Round Robin 2024 (2024)7 motions
  • Round 1ATHBT professional football leagues should aggressively redistribute income from wealthy clubs to less wealthy clubs including those from ownership sales
  • Round 1BTHBT professional football leagues should aggressively redistribute income from wealthy clubs to less wealthy clubs including those from ownership sales
  • Round 2ATHBT it is in the interest of the US military to prioritise defense startups over traditional defense companies
  • Round 3ATH, as the feminist movement, would publicly advocate for "cyborg feminism"
  • Round 4AIn the aftermath of financial crises, THW ban short selling
  • Round 5ATHS governments recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan
  • Grand FinalTHBT the button should NOT be pressed

What gets set here

Social & Identity23%
Economics16%
Politics13%
Technology10%
Media10%
Religion6%

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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 · 23% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 16% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 23 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.4.

Last edition: 4 of 16 teams broke.

  • 202424 pts · 79.3 speaks4/16
  • 202523 pts · 80.3 speaks4/16
  • 202621 pts · 78.5 speaks4/16
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How scoring works here

77.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 79.0.

This is 0.3 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.2

Top-10 pace 79.1

Top-20 pace 77.1

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 4 editions.

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇨🇦 Daniel S.MOTHP the use of horror to depict racial inequality in films and literature (e.g., Sinners, Get Out) to realistic depictions (e.g., Green Book)83
🇸🇬 Lit W.MOTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing83
🇨🇦 John W.MOTHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda82
🇨🇦 Raymond Q.OWTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6MGTHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda82
🇨🇦 Micaela L.GWTHR the imidugudu system in Rwanda82
🇨🇦 Vijay T.OWTHBT social media has done more harm than good for men's interpersonal relationships82
🇨🇦 Kevin C.MGTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
🇨🇦 John W.MGTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6LOTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
🇨🇦 Hidden debater · 2dm6MOTHP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities.82
🇨🇦 Claire C.OWTHP a world where people with Dissociative Identity Disorder were societally treated as multiple distinct people as opposed to one identity with fluctuating personalities.82

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