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Doxbridge Pre-WUDC 2022

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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2022

From 1 tab, newest Doxbridge Pre-WUDC 2022.

How many points did it take?

11points were safe
in 2022

The last team in averaged 80.0 speaks in 2022.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 14 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise International Relations motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

32of 180 teams made the open break
in 2022

Field strength: Premier in 2022, from the ratings of the debaters who went.

Who has set the motions?

  • 馃嚘馃嚭 Jessica M.
  • Sher M.
  • 馃嚞馃嚙 Matt H.

Chief adjudicators in 2022, the newest tab that lists them.

Every panel

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Doxbridge Pre-WUDC 202214 motions
  1. Round 1THS the transition of media coverage of sports to social media (e.g. athletes promoting themselves on social media, sports associations streaming games for free online) at the expense of traditional sports journalism (e.g. televising of games on TV, journalists providing long-form features of athletes)Practise this motion
  2. Round 2Assuming the prevalence of any given gene in the total human population remains the same, THP a world where babies were born with a random genetic profile, rather than one inherited from their parentsPractise this motion
  3. Round 3THP a world in which Islam had a strong central authority since inception (cf. the papacy in Catholicism)Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THS the demonisation of neutral states that refrain from taking action in international conflicts with a clearly identifiable oppressorPractise this motion
  5. Round 5THW would give industry representatives (e.g unions or professional associations) a veto over political appointments made in their area of expertise (e.g. bar associations when selecting judges, teachers unions when appointing an Education Minister, etc.)Practise this motion
  6. OctofinalsTHP a world where the norm is that people hold multiple part time jobs instead of the current norm of one full time jobPractise this motion
  7. QuarterfinalsTHBT the International Criminal Court should abolish its practice of complimentarityPractise this motion
  8. SemifinalsTHW press the buttonPractise this motion
  9. Grand FinalTHR the rise of for-profit debating.Practise this motion
  10. ESL QuarterfinalsTHP a world where the norm is that people hold multiple part time jobs instead of the current norm of one full time jobPractise this motion
  11. ESL SemifinalsTHBT the International Criminal Court should abolish its practice of complimentarityPractise this motion
  12. ESL FinalsTHW press the buttonPractise this motion
  13. Schools SemifinalsTHW create public housing for the poor in wealthy areasPractise this motion
  14. Schools FinalsTHW take a gap year and reapply to OxbridgePractise this motion

The break, year by year

The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.

Every break in 2022

  • Open break32 teams
  • ESL break29 teams
  • Schools break10 teams

Who sets the motions

Chief adjudicators by edition, where the tab lists them.

  • 2022馃嚘馃嚭 Jessica M., Sher M., 馃嚞馃嚙 Matt H.

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
77.3
where most speakers land
75.2 to 79.3
average at tournaments of similar strength
76.6

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker82.4
  • 10th speaker81.2
  • 20th speaker80.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.

Similar-strength tournaments

  • GME Pra-KDMI 202576.0
  • Doxbridge 3: Return of the King76.9