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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

What gets set here

Social & Identity31%
Technology19%
Politics19%
Media13%
Economics6%
History6%

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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 · 31% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 19% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • History · 6% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 21 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.5.

Last edition: 4 of 16 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

76.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.3 and 77.9.

This is 0.5 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 79.7

Top-10 pace 78.4

Top-20 pace 76.5

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: St Andrews Pre-EUDC Part 1 (77.2), UCLA IV 2025 (76.7)

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
🇨🇦 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
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
Hidden debater · 2dm6LOTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
John W.MGTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
🇨🇦 Raymond Q.OWTHS American frontier AI labs IPOing82
🇨🇦 Kevin C.MGTHS 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

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