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PAUDC 2021

2021-06-01 · BP

Part of the Pan-African Universities Debating Championship (PAUDC) series →

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The field

Average

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

44 teams (This edition)

Motions

PAUDC 2021 (2021)7 motions
  • Round 1THW put lockdown directives to a referendum vote
  • Round 2THP teaching the sanitised history of a nation -one with narratives like "no victim, no vanquished"- to depicting the true horrors of civil strife THIS HOUSE PREFERS
  • Round 3TH as nation states most threatened by climate change will take direct action against the world's worst polluting industries
  • Round 4THBT the IMF should provide term
  • SemifinalsTH supports the use of mirroring in popular culture (eg. music videos, movies, art, literature, etc.)
  • Grand FinalTHBT a proportional response is not obligatory in asymmetric conflicts
  • Novice FinalTHS a reduction in the carbon tax for 3rd world countries

What gets set here

Politics14%
Education14%
Environment14%
Economics14%

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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.

  • Environment · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 29% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 14% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

36% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 9 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.1.

Last edition: 16 of 44 teams broke.

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How scoring works here

75.5 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.1 and 77.9.

This is 0.7 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.0

Top-10 pace 77.8

Top-20 pace 77.0

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
Ihuoma S.OWTHBT the IMF should provide term82
Olanrewaju O.OWTHP teaching the sanitised history of a nation -one with narratives like "no victim, no vanquished"- to depicting the true horrors of civil strife THIS HOUSE PREFERS82
🇳🇬 Douglas L.MOTH as nation states most threatened by climate change will take direct action against the world's worst polluting industries82
🇳🇬 Essian A.DPMTHBT the IMF should provide term82
Ndieze K.MGTHW put lockdown directives to a referendum vote82
Yatharth D.DLOTHBT the IMF should provide term81
Manak K.LOTHBT the IMF should provide term81
Chinedum C.LO—81
Ezeala K.OWTHW put lockdown directives to a referendum vote81
Aakash S.OWTHP teaching the sanitised history of a nation -one with narratives like "no victim, no vanquished"- to depicting the true horrors of civil strife THIS HOUSE PREFERS81
Collins E.GWTHW put lockdown directives to a referendum vote81
Ayafa T.DPMTHBT the IMF should provide term81

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