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Guangdong DC 2022

2022-06-01 · China · BP

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The field

Below Average

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

111 teams (This edition)

Motions

Guangdong DC 2022 (2022)12 motions
  • Round 0TH prefers that the dollar lose its status as the primary global reserve currency
  • 赛1THW force elected politicians and their families to use only public services (e.g: public health and education services)
  • 赛2THS governments using social impact bonds to address social problems
  • 赛3TH supports the growing presence of remotely conducted university education. (e.g. Fully online classes and exams, campus-less universities, MOOCs with degree/certificates)
  • 赛4This House prefers a world where the response to the 2008 Financial Crisis focused on assigning responsibility and punishing individual instances of wrongdoing, instead of passing policies to reduce overall risk in the system moving forward (eg. regulatory capital requirements, bans on proprietary trading, statutory underwriting standards for residential mortgages)
  • 赛5TH regrets the rise of management consultancy
  • Pre-QuarterfinalTHBT feminists in developing countries should celebrate female leaders from prominent political families (e.g. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India, President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, and State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar)
  • 八强赛THBT states should prioritize high employment rates at the expense of significantly slowing down technological advancement (e.g. taxing automation,. setting a minimum quota for human employees, or banning/limiting use of certain technologies)
  • 四强赛TH prefers that the dollar lose its status as the primary global reserve currency
  • 总决赛This House believes that it is legitimate for states to impose expatriation controls.
  • Novice的四强赛THW implement a women's quota for professional esports teams
  • Novice的决赛TH prefers a world where solo polyamory is the norm

What gets set here

Economics50%
Social & Identity17%
Politics8%
Education8%
Law & Crime8%
Sport8%

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Practice Economics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Economics · 50% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 17% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Politics · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Education · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Sport · 8% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

22% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 77.2.

Last edition: 24 of 111 teams broke.

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Break categories

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

  • Open break24 teams
  • Novice break15 teams

How scoring works here

75.6 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 74.0 and 77.1.

This is 0.9 points above tournaments of similar calibre.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 80.4

Top-10 pace 78.0

Top-20 pace 77.4

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

Comparable: Macau Debate Open 2026 (75.6), Tilburg Open 2026 (75.3)

Top speeches

The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
FoxDLOThis House prefers a world where the response to the 2008 Financial Crisis focused on assigning responsibility and punishing individual instances of wrongdoing, instead of passing policies to reduce overall risk in the system moving forward (eg. regulatory capital requirements, bans on proprietary trading, statutory underwriting standards for residential mortgages)84
🇺🇸 Trent K.LOTHS governments using social impact bonds to address social problems83
FoxDLOTH regrets the rise of management consultancy83
🇨🇳 Ivy Y.DPMTHW force elected politicians and their families to use only public services (e.g: public health and education services)82
🇺🇸 Trent K.MGTH regrets the rise of management consultancy82
🇺🇸 Trent K.MOTH supports the growing presence of remotely conducted university education. (e.g. Fully online classes and exams, campus-less universities, MOOCs with degree/certificates)81
🇨🇳 Joi C.MGThis House prefers a world where the response to the 2008 Financial Crisis focused on assigning responsibility and punishing individual instances of wrongdoing, instead of passing policies to reduce overall risk in the system moving forward (eg. regulatory capital requirements, bans on proprietary trading, statutory underwriting standards for residential mortgages)81
Arthur S.MOTHS governments using social impact bonds to address social problems81
🇲🇴 Donner T.LOTHW force elected politicians and their families to use only public services (e.g: public health and education services)81
Megan L.OWTHS governments using social impact bonds to address social problems81
Sally L.MGTHS governments using social impact bonds to address social problems81
Eric M.MOTH supports the growing presence of remotely conducted university education. (e.g. Fully online classes and exams, campus-less universities, MOOCs with degree/certificates)81

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