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Doxbridge I 2020

2020-06-01 · England · BP

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The field

Above Average

A competitive tournament. Good preparation ground for larger events.

80 teams (This edition)

Motions

Doxbridge I 2020 (2020)8 motions
  • Round 1THS online piracy in developing countries
  • Round 2THBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy (e.g., appealing to corporations for green policies, advocating for individual responsibility and sustainable consumption; rather than lobbying governments for extreme regulation, protesting for divestment)
  • Round 3THBT it is in the interest of Germany to support EU bonds
  • Round 4THP a world with radical honesty
  • Cambridge FinalTHBT it is preferable to be single, than pursuing a successful long-term monogamous relationship
  • Oxford FinalTHW allow companies to buy the rights to govern economically failing cities.
  • Durham FinalTHBT parents should teach morality to their children through religious context (e.g. “it is a sin to lie”; "help thy neighbour" etc.).
  • Schools FinalTHBT, when allocating resources to their children, working class families should allocate most of their resources to support the most talented child in the family.

What gets set here

Social & Identity38%
Economics25%
Law & Crime13%
Environment13%
Religion13%

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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 · 38% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

16% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 80.4.

Last edition: 13 of 80 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Schools break8 teams
  • Durham break13 teams
  • Oxford break9 teams
  • Cambridge break5 teams

How scoring works here

77.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.6 and 79.6.

This is 1.0 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 84.5

Top-10 pace 80.3

Top-20 pace 79.5

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

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 John P.PMTHBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy (e.g., appealing to corporations for green policies, advocating for individual responsibility and sustainable consumption; rather than lobbying governments for extreme regulation, protesting for divestment)88
🇧🇩 Sajid K.LOTHBT it is in the interest of Germany to support EU bonds85
Redacted S.LOTHP a world with radical honesty85
Javier P.DPMTHP a world with radical honesty84
🇬🇧 John P.LOTHP a world with radical honesty84
Antonio F.PMTHP a world with radical honesty84
🇬🇧 John P.MGTHBT it is in the interest of Germany to support EU bonds84
Karthik S.MGTHBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy (e.g., appealing to corporations for green policies, advocating for individual responsibility and sustainable consumption; rather than lobbying governments for extreme regulation, protesting for divestment)84
Kabir S.GWTHBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy (e.g., appealing to corporations for green policies, advocating for individual responsibility and sustainable consumption; rather than lobbying governments for extreme regulation, protesting for divestment)84
Wasif K.DLOTHBT it is in the interest of Germany to support EU bonds84
🇨🇦 Naomi P.LOTHBT environmental movements should be pro-capitalism in their policies and advocacy (e.g., appealing to corporations for green policies, advocating for individual responsibility and sustainable consumption; rather than lobbying governments for extreme regulation, protesting for divestment)84
🇺🇸 Evan S.PMTHBT it is in the interest of Germany to support EU bonds84

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