Tournaments
The Earlsfort Open 2023
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Fri 7 Jul 2023
From 2 tabs, newest Earlsfort Open 2023.
How many points did it take?
11points were safe
in 2023
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (11, 8, newest first). The last team in averaged 79.9 speaks in 2023.
What will they set?
Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
9of 54 teams made the open break
in 2023
Field strength: Premier in 2023, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Earlsfort Open 20238 motions
- Round 1THP religious beliefs of Collective Salvation, rather than religious beliefs of Individual SalvationPractise this motion
- Round 2THO the use of fear* as a tactic for instilling moral values in children (*The use of fear does not include physical violence)Practise this motion
- Round 3THS governments' policies of not talking with terroristsPractise this motion
- Round 4THW retire from the NFLPractise this motion
- Round 5THW mandate corporations with over 100 employees to allocate a majority of the corporation's shares to their employeesPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH, as the African Union, would provide significant support to the SAFPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW Ban PornPractise this motion
- ESL FinalsTH, as the last warrior of Masada, would not commit suicidePractise this motion
Earlsfort Open 20216 motions
- Round 1THW remove patents and intellectual property rights on technological goods and processes which do not reach a 'reasonable sustainability standard'.Practise this motion
- Round 2THW support a significant return of Pink Tide ideology in Latin America.Practise this motion
- Round 3THP a world where people predominantly believe that life possesses no intrinsic meaning.Practise this motion
- Round 4THW devolve immigration policy to regional governments in states where there is strong regional governance.Practise this motion
- Silver FinalTHW make Ulysses' contracts enforceable in court.Practise this motion
- Gold FinalTHW allow restorative justice policies to be used for all crimes.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.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 79.9 | 9 of 54 |
| 2021 | 8 | 79.5 | 8 of 33 |
Every break in 2023
- Open break9 teams
- ESL break7 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 77.3
- where most speakers land
- 74.7 to 80.0
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.8
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker83.0
- 10th speaker80.5
- 20th speaker79.4
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Vienna Pre-EUDC 202677.2
- Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馃嚪馃嚧 Ana C. | COMO | THP religious beliefs of Collective Salvation, rather than religious beliefs of Individual Salvation | 88 |
| 馃嚪馃嚧 Carasel V. | COOW | THP religious beliefs of Collective Salvation, rather than religious beliefs of Individual Salvation | 87 |
| Dylan C. | COOW | THO the use of fear* as a tactic for instilling moral values in children (*The use of fear does not include physical violence) | 86 |
| Wajeeh M. | COMO | THO the use of fear* as a tactic for instilling moral values in children (*The use of fear does not include physical violence) | 86 |
| 馃嚚馃嚘 Ethan C. | COMO | THW retire from the NFL | 84 |
| 馃嚭馃嚫 Ted C. | OGDPM | THS governments' policies of not talking with terrorists | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Alexander F. | CGMG | THW retire from the NFL | 84 |
| 馃嚠馃嚤 Ro鈥檌 M. | CGMG | THP religious beliefs of Collective Salvation, rather than religious beliefs of Individual Salvation | 84 |
| Joshua L. | OGDPM | THW retire from the NFL | 84 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Karen C. | COMO | THP religious beliefs of Collective Salvation, rather than religious beliefs of Individual Salvation | 83 |
| 馃嚞馃嚙 Keerthana B. | OGPM | THS governments' policies of not talking with terrorists | 83 |
| 馃嚪馃嚧 Dragos S. | COMO | THW retire from the NFL | 83 |