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South Atlantic Debate Championship 2025

Nov 1, 2025 · Brazil, Online · BP · Online

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

152 teams (This edition)

Motions

South Atlantic Debate Championship 2025 (2025)11 motions
  • Round 1TH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information
  • Round 2This house would abolish conscription in South Korea.
  • Round 3THP a world where one's own failures are a frequent subject of conversation
  • Round 4This House supports the rise of AI fact-interveners in online political discussions.
  • Round 5THW ban corporate ownership of family housing
  • QuarterfinalsAs an average individual, THP to be agro-rich than urban-rich
  • SemifinalsTHS debt forgiveness for highly indebted developing countries
  • Grand Final‘In countries that are currently democratic, TH predicts that the nationalist-populist wave of the late 2010s and early 2020s will be remembered as being in the wrong side of history as opposed to the correct in 50 years time.
  • ESL SemifinalWhere resources are significantly limited, THBT states should actively promote religion in areas of high poverty
  • ESL FinalThis House prefers a world in which brawn is valued on par with brains in the status quo
  • Novice FinalThis House, as a begginer hero in high crime city, would choose to follow Batman's philosophy over Punisher's philosophy

What gets set here

Social & Identity36%
Politics18%
Economics18%
Technology9%
Religion9%
Fiction9%

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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 · 36% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 18% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Technology · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Fiction · 9% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

12% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.

Last edition: 18 of 152 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break18 teams
  • ESL break26 teams
  • Novice break10 teams

How scoring works here

75.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 71.8 and 78.7.

This is 0.4 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.4

Top-10 pace 79.0

Top-20 pace 78.2

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Malaysia IV 2026 (76.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Ceos P.MGTHP a world where one's own failures are a frequent subject of conversation83
Zobia J.MOTH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information83
🇬🇧 Rohan C.DLOThis house would abolish conscription in South Korea.82
Zachary C.MOTHW ban corporate ownership of family housing82
🇬🇧 Rohan C.DPMTHP a world where one's own failures are a frequent subject of conversation82
🇨🇦 Allenna T.MOTH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information81
Zihad H.OWTH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information81
🇨🇦 Parker K.OWTH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that information81
Na'ama B.MGThis house would abolish conscription in South Korea.81
Yubert C.PMTHP a world where one's own failures are a frequent subject of conversation81
Nayyara S.LOTHP a world where one's own failures are a frequent subject of conversation81
Dhaneshwar S.MOTHW ban corporate ownership of family housing81

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