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DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2025

Aug 23, 2025 · India, Online · BP · Online

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The field

Average

A standard open. Solid competition with a mix of experience levels.

44 teams (This edition), 131 teams (2024)

Motions

DTU Monsoons Pre-ABP 2025 (2025)9 motions
  • Round 1THR the glorification of emotional maturity among young people
  • Round 2TH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)
  • Round 3THBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction
  • Round 4THBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good
  • Round 5THS sectoral bargaining
  • Pre-Semi FinalsTH prefers the fundholder-owned model to the shareholder-owned model in investment management firms
  • SemifinalsTHS China monopolizing the electric vehicle industry
  • Grand FinalTHS implementing ethnic federalism in post-conflict states with ethnic fragmentation
  • Novice FinalsTHO the demonization of nationalism

What gets set here

Politics33%
Economics33%
Social & Identity22%
Health & Medicine11%

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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.

  • Politics · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 33% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Health & Medicine · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

30% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 75.9.

Last edition: 13 of 44 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break13 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

How scoring works here

75.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.1 and 76.9.

This is 0.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.0

Top-10 pace 77.0

Top-20 pace 76.0

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

Comparable: Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3), Munich Open 2026 (73.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Pranav P.PMTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)81
🇨🇦 David Z.LOTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)80
🇲🇾 SyakirDLOTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)80
🇨🇦 David Z.MGTHS sectoral bargaining80
🇨🇦 David Z.PMTHBT the rise of small parties as kingmakers has done more harm than good80
GarvitGWTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)80
Arnav G.OWTHBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction79
Bhavisya S.MOTHBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction79
🇯🇵 Rina K.PMTHBT the US government should prioritize the use of alternative medicines over conventional treatment to combat opioid addiction79
SaatvikMGTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)79
Prajwal S.MGTHR the glorification of emotional maturity among young people79
Yuvraj C.DPMTH prefers narrower movements with a specific goal (e.g., BLM with police brutality) instead of one that comprises multiple identities and advocacies (e.g., the LGBT movement)79

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