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PAUDC 2022

2022-06-01 · 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.

64 teams (This edition), 44 teams (2021)

Motions from this series

PAUDC 2022 (2022)13 motions
  • Round 1THR the establishment of regional blocs in Africa e.g. COMESA, EAC, SADC, ECOWAS
  • Round 2THR the dominance of the narrative that love is only legitimate if it is long-term.
  • Round 3THBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.
  • Round 4THP a cashless world
  • Round 5THS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.
  • Round 6THP afterlife A over Afterlife B
  • Round 7THP a world with the BCS
  • Round 8Without foresight, THW rather be a late bloomer than a child prodigy
  • Round 9THBT globalization has failed
  • Partial QuarterfinalsTHS the creation and use of municipal bonds within developing countries in Africa.
  • QuarterfinalsTHW establish universal jurisdiction for biodiversity.
  • SemifinalsTHS the continued existence of consumer company monopolies in Africa.
  • Grand FinalTHBT that the AU should recognise the statehood of Somaliland.
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

Economics30%
Social & Identity15%
International Relations10%
Abstract5%
Sport5%
Law & Crime5%

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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.

  • Economics · 35% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 20% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Environment · 10% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Abstract · 5% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 5% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

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Breaking here

38% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 76.8.

Last edition: 25 of 64 teams broke.

  • 20219 pts · 77.1 speaks16/44
  • 202215 pts · 76.4 speaks25/64
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How scoring works here

75.1 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 72.6 and 77.6.

This is 0.1 points below tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.0

Top-10 pace 77.9

Top-20 pace 77.0

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 2 editions.

Comparable: Meta Open 2026 (74.8), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
🇬🇭 Prosper A.DPMTHP afterlife A over Afterlife B83
🇬🇭 Elisha A.GWTHP a world with the BCS82
🇬🇭 Desmond D.LOTHBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.81
Wesoamo Z.MGTHP a world with the BCS81
🇬🇭 Elisha A.OWTHBT globalization has failed81
Swing A.LOTHS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.81
Ayafa T.MGTHS the decision by the Government of Kenya to lift the ban on GMOs.81
Ayafa T.LOTHBT the rise of public intellectuals has done more harm than good.81
🇰🇪 Becky A.DPMTHP a world with the BCS81
Ayafa T.LOTHP a world with the BCS81
🇰🇪 Ted I.GWTHP afterlife A over Afterlife B81
Swing A.MOTHP a world with the BCS81

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