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ULAB 2020

2020-06-01 · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

21 teams (This edition)

Motions

ULAB 2020 (2020)6 motions
  • Round 1THS the creation of children's literature which teaches that people are neither good nor evil.
  • Round 2This House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.
  • Round 3THBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice
  • Round 4Assuming it could be done peacefully, THW replace all existing governments with a single global democratic government.
  • SemifinalsIn areas with rapidly rising property prices, THW suspend all restrictions on property development that are not health and safety requirements (for example, environmental zoning regulations, building height restrictions, and regulations on the appearance of buildings)
  • Grand FinalThis House Would transfer management of all water resources to an international body.

What gets set here

Education17%
Media17%
Social & Identity17%
Politics17%
Economics17%
International Relations17%

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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.

  • Education · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Media · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

29% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 8 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.9.

Last edition: 6 of 21 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

76.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.7 and 77.8.

This is 2.0 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.0

Top-10 pace 76.5

Top-20 pace 76.0

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Liverpool IV 2026 (74.8)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Wasif K.MOTHBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice83
Wasif K.MGTHS the creation of children's literature which teaches that people are neither good nor evil.82
Wasif K.PMThis House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.82
🇧🇩 Rifayat W.GWTHS the creation of children's literature which teaches that people are neither good nor evil.81
Wasif K.LOAssuming it could be done peacefully, THW replace all existing governments with a single global democratic government.81
🇧🇩 Rifayat W.DPMThis House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.81
🇧🇩 Rifayat W.OWTHBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice81
Taqi S.MOTHBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice80
Farhan R.OWTHBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice80
🇨🇦 Arjon T.LOThis House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.80
🇨🇦 Syed R.DLOThis House Would ban ownership consolidation of newspapers by a single entity e.g. private equity firms, single media company.80
Amin H.DLOTHBT the feminist movement should encourage women in the developing world to take up vigilante justice80

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