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Tokyo IV 2025

Sep 6, 2025 · BP

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

119 teams (This edition), 98 teams (2023)

Motions

Tokyo IV 2025 (2025)13 motions
  • Round 0This House, as a highly educated professional in an authoritarian state, would refuse work in any organization that is controlled or heavily influenced by the government.
  • Round 1THR the expectation that loved ones should take responsibility for others’ mental health.
  • Round 2THBT Elon Musk’s departure is in the interests of Tesla
  • Round 3THR the dominance of third-wave feminism
  • Round 4This House Believes that 'wolf warrior diplomacy' is in China's national interest.
  • Round 5THR the decline of shushin-koyo in Japan
  • Pre-QuarterfinalsTHS tariff diplomacy
  • QuarterfinalsTHS Berserk's approach to depicting trauma in mainstream media
  • SemifinalsTHS Trump's strikes on Venezuelan cartels
  • Grand FinalThis house supports Yukio Mishima's view of life
  • ESL SemifinalsTHS Berserk's approach to depicting trauma in mainstream media
  • ESL FinalsTHS Trump's strikes on Venezuelan cartels
  • Novice FinalsThis House, as a highly educated professional in an authoritarian state, would refuse work in any organization that is controlled or heavily influenced by the government.

What gets set here

Social & Identity31%
Economics23%
International Relations23%
Pop Culture23%

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Practice Social & Identity 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.

  • Social & Identity · 31% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 23% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 23% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Pop Culture · 23% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.8.

Last edition: 26 of 119 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break26 teams
  • ESL break19 teams
  • Novice break8 teams

How scoring works here

77.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.0 and 78.9.

This is 1.1 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 79.4

Top-20 pace 79.0

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Drexel Pre-WUDC 2025 (77.7)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Jayden B.MGTHBT Elon Musk’s departure is in the interests of Tesla84
🇺🇸 Will R.LOTHBT Elon Musk’s departure is in the interests of Tesla84
Audrey E.GWTHBT Elon Musk’s departure is in the interests of Tesla84
🇺🇸 Tejas S.DLOTHBT Elon Musk’s departure is in the interests of Tesla84
🇺🇸 Tejas S.DPMTHR the expectation that loved ones should take responsibility for others’ mental health.84
🇺🇸 Will R.PMTHR the expectation that loved ones should take responsibility for others’ mental health.83
🇬🇧 Hans D.PMThis House Believes that 'wolf warrior diplomacy' is in China's national interest.82
🇬🇧 Chanidu R.DPMThis House Believes that 'wolf warrior diplomacy' is in China's national interest.82
Hidden debater · 2dm6LOTHR the expectation that loved ones should take responsibility for others’ mental health.82
🇦🇺 Alexis M.DPMTHR the expectation that loved ones should take responsibility for others’ mental health.82
🇰🇷 Suhyun L.DPMTHBT Elon Musk’s departure is in the interests of Tesla82
🇯🇵 Kotaro Y.DPMTHR the dominance of third-wave feminism82

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