Ottawa Round Robin

Apr 25 - 26 2026 · Hybrid · BP

Below Average

A smaller or newer tournament. Good for building confidence and getting reps.

16 teams (This edition), 16 teams (2025), 16 teams (2024)

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

Technology20%

Politics20%

Economics20%

History20%

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

Built from what this tournament sets most. Import more tabs and this plan tunes itself to your weak spots.

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Technology motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Technology motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Technology motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: PoliticsPull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

75.0 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.3 and 76.7.

This is 0.9 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 78.3

Top-10 pace 76.3

Top-20 pace 74.3

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

Comparable: Sheffield Pro-Am 2026 (74.1), Fred Scheller Invitational 2026 (75.1)

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

Debater	Speech	Motion	Score
🇨🇦 NItin A.	MO	THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)	80
🇨🇦 Hayden S.	OW	THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)	80
Rose Z.	MG	TH, as a developing country, P to borrow from the BRI as opposed to the World Bank.	80
🇨🇦 Amylee B.	DPM	THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)	79
🇨🇦 Zain I.	PM	TH, as a developing country, P to borrow from the BRI as opposed to the World Bank.	79
Matthew R.	PM	THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)	79
Danté F.	DPM	THP a bipartisan political system to a multipartisan system	79
Duncan M.	DPM	THR the development of generative AI (i.e. chatGPT)	79
🇨🇦 Zain I.	MG	THP a bipartisan political system to a multipartisan system	79
Danté F.	GW	TH, as a developing country, P to borrow from the BRI as opposed to the World Bank.	79
🇨🇦 Owen L.	DPM	TH, as a developing country, P to borrow from the BRI as opposed to the World Bank.	78
🇨🇦 Amylee B.	LO	THP a bipartisan political system to a multipartisan system	78

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