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Doxbridge Worlds (Western) 2021

2021-06-01 · England · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

130 teams (This edition)

Motions

Doxbridge Worlds (Western) 2021 (2021)9 motions
  • Round 1This House Regrets the rise of abstract art.
  • Round 2This House Believes That social movements should emphasise an individual’s capacity to change their circumstances in the face of oppression, as opposed to emphasising the structures that restrict and determine an individual’s fate.
  • Round 3TH, as China, would adopt the Chongqing model of economic development instead of the Guangdong model
  • Round 4THBT the West should invest domestically in schools that provide alternative progressive interpretations of religious text to combat radicalism
  • Round 5THR the creation of progressive political icons in the US (e.g. AOC, Bernie Sanders)
  • Round 6THR the rise of Cosmopolitan culture
  • Round 7TH prefers a world where people believe in determinism over one where people believe in free will
  • Round 8THR the NFL's decision to implement interviewing and hiring incentives (i.e. higher draft picks) for African-American coaches rather than pursuing the punishment of management for unequal hiring practices
  • Round 9THBT criminal justice policy should be decided by appointed technocrats rather than elected representatives.

What gets set here

Social & Identity22%
Arts & Culture11%
Economics11%
Education11%
Politics11%
Philosophy11%

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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 · 22% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Arts & Culture · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Philosophy · 11% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

25% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 17 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 78.6.

Last edition: 32 of 130 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break32 teams
  • ESL break14 teams
  • EFL break9 teams
  • Schools break7 teams

How scoring works here

77.2 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 75.1 and 79.2.

This is 0.4 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 82.9

Top-10 pace 80.7

Top-20 pace 79.9

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

Comparable: Vienna Pre-EUDC 2026 (77.2), Warwick Pre-EUDC 2025 (76.6)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇧 Hamza C.PMTHR the rise of Cosmopolitan culture86
🇬🇧 Hamza C.MGTHR the NFL's decision to implement interviewing and hiring incentives (i.e. higher draft picks) for African-American coaches rather than pursuing the punishment of management for unequal hiring practices85
🇺🇸 Daniel J.PMTHBT criminal justice policy should be decided by appointed technocrats rather than elected representatives.84
🇬🇧 Taha I.DPMTHR the rise of Cosmopolitan culture84
🇬🇧 Zarina B.MGTH, as China, would adopt the Chongqing model of economic development instead of the Guangdong model84
🇨🇦 Matthew F.OWTHBT criminal justice policy should be decided by appointed technocrats rather than elected representatives.84
🇨🇳 Josh K.PMTHBT the West should invest domestically in schools that provide alternative progressive interpretations of religious text to combat radicalism84
🇺🇸 Amaar J.MGThis House Believes That social movements should emphasise an individual’s capacity to change their circumstances in the face of oppression, as opposed to emphasising the structures that restrict and determine an individual’s fate.84
🇺🇸 Trent K.DLOTHR the NFL's decision to implement interviewing and hiring incentives (i.e. higher draft picks) for African-American coaches rather than pursuing the punishment of management for unequal hiring practices84
🇬🇧 Hamza C.LOTH prefers a world where people believe in determinism over one where people believe in free will84
🇨🇦 Naomi P.PMThis House Believes That social movements should emphasise an individual’s capacity to change their circumstances in the face of oppression, as opposed to emphasising the structures that restrict and determine an individual’s fate.84
🇺🇸 Greg W.DPMTHBT criminal justice policy should be decided by appointed technocrats rather than elected representatives.84

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